Epidendrum longicolle Lindley in Bot. Reg. 24 (1888) 
Mise. p. 84, no. 49; Fol. Orch. Epidendrum (1853) 
p. 81, no. 255—Hooker in Bot. Mag. 71 (1845) t. 4165. 
Epidendrum oliganthum Schlechter in Fedde Repert. 
Beih. 9 (1921) 90; ex Mansfeld in Fedde Repert. Beih. 
57 (1929) t. 120, nr. 470. 
Epidendrum nocturnum Jacq. var. minor Schlechter 
in Fedde Repert. Beih. 27 (1924) 69, probably. 
On the sheet in Lindley’s Herbarium bearing the type 
of Hpidendrum longicolle from British Guiana are speci- 
mens from Brazil (San Gabriel, Spruce 2391) which have 
slightly broader (narrowly elliptic-oblong) leaves and 
smaller flowers than those of the type. All of these have 
been considered not only by Lindley but subsequently 
by Cogniaux (in Mart. Fl. Bras. 3, pt. 5 (1898) 184) to 
represent E. longicolle and appear to be a good match 
for Cogniaux’ E.nocturnum var. minus from Peru. 
The character and measurements given for /. noctur- 
num Jacq. var. minus also correspond surprisingly well 
with those of the concept called H. oliganthum Schitr., 
concerning which the author says (in Fedde Repert. 
Beih. 9 (1921) 90): ‘‘Im Habitus erinnert die Art am 
meisten an J”. nocturnum L., doch sind die Bliiten kaum 
grosser als bei ZZ. longicolle Ldl.”’ 
Although no measurements are cited for the Colom- 
bian ZZ. nocturnum var. minor Schltr. (1.c.) and hence no 
positive means of identification is given, there appears to 
be little doubt that this form also represents the variety 
minus Cogn. 
It therefore seems advisable to treat all these small, 
slender, narrow-leaved plants with small flowers (all of 
varying proportions) as representing the var. minus of 
the widely variable #. nocturnum. 
Epidendrum Porpax Reichenbach filius in Bonpl. 
3 (1855) 220, non 1865. 
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