longo, 3 mm. lato; inflorescentia capillari, erecta vel 
paulo arcuata, subdense pluriflora, ca. 2 cm. longa; 
bracteis infundibuliformibus, 0.1 mm. longis; sepalis 
ovatis, acutis, extus sparse glanduloso-pilosulis, ca. 0.5 
mm. longis; petalis obovatis, apice acutis, margine 
glanduloso-pilosulis, sepalis paulo brevioribus; labello 
ovato-lanceolato, leviter cochleato, apice acuminato, 
sepalis magnitudine, disco nudo; columna humili, crassa, 
generis; ovario cum pedicello quam bracteis longiore. 
This new species is easily separable from the others 
in the genus by its glandular-hirsute floral segments. 
VENEZUELA: New road, Santa Teresa to Altagracia. Dec. 28, 1953. 
G. C. K. Dunsterville 114 (Tyrr in Herb. Ames). 
Octomeria deltoglossa Garay sp. nov. 
Epiphytica, caespitosa, usque ad 8 em. alta; radicibus 
filiformibus, flexuosis, glabris; caulibus secundariis erec- 
tis vel paulo arcuatis, vaginis 8, arcte adpressis omnino 
obtectis, 2-5 cm. longis; folio carnoso, oblongo-ligulato 
vel oblongo-lanceolato, apice acuto vel acutiusculo, basim 
versus sensim angustato, 2-4 em. longo, 1-3 mm. lato; 
floribus aggregatis, diaphanis; sepalis inter se simillimis, 
ovatis vel oblongo-ovatis, acutis, 8-5 mm. longis, 1-1.5 
mm. latis; sepalis lateralibus paulo obliquis; petalis sepa- 
lis simillimis sed paulo minoribus, 8-4.5 mm. longis, 
1-1.2 mm. latis; labello valde carnoso, deltoideo, apice 
acuto et pulvinato-incrassato, 1.5-1.8 mm. longo, 1—1.3 
mm. lato; columna crassa, arcuata; ovario pedicellato 
ca. 2 mm. longo. 
This new species is closely related to the Brazilian Octo- 
meria rhodoglossa Schitr., but differs from it in having 
smaller flowers and a dissimilar lip. 
Venezugta: Rio Carrao. G. C. K. Dunsterville 289 (Tyre in Herb. 
Ames).—Territorio Amazonas, Cerro Sipapo (Paraque), 1400 m. alt. 
B. Maguire & L. Politi 27727 (Herb. N.Y. Bot. Gard.). 
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