bus abbreviatis, ca. 4-foliatis; foliis satis carnosis, oblongo- 
lanceolatis, acutis, basi articulatis, 2.5—4 cm. longis, 4-8 
mm. latis; inflorescentiis erectis, vel leviter flexuosis, 
quam foliis duplo longioribus, apice 2—4-floris; pedunculo 
compresso, alato, usque ad 7 cm. longo; bracteis ovato- 
lanceolatis, dorso leviter carinatis, ovariis duplo breviori- 
bus; floribus in genere inter mediocres; sepalis ovato- 
triangularibus, acutis, 3-nerviis, dorso prominenter car- 
inatis, 14 mm. longis, supra basim 6 mm. latis; petalis 
rhombeo-ovatis, acutis vel subacuminatis, 11-nerviis, 16 
mm. longis, 13 mm. latis; labello transverse subrotundo, 
acuto, in medio breviter apiculato, 17-nervio, 138 mm. 
longo, 17 mm. lato; disco basim callo deltoideo, hirsuto 
ornato; columna humili, hispido-setacea; ovario gracili- 
ter pedicellato, cum pedicello ca. 2 cm. longo. 
Telipogon Teuscheri differs from T. semipictus Rchb.f. 
in having a well developed callus at the base of the lip and 
somewhat smaller flowers. Velipogon Wallisii Rchb.f. 
is very similar to this new species, but its flowers are 
smaller and its petals are only 7-nerved. 
Ecuapor: Santa Rosa. 11,000 ft. alt. June 1956. H. Teuscher 12 
(Tyrer in Herb. Ames). 
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