Colombian &. tovarense Reichb.f. in having more nu- 
merous leaves, an indistinct peduncle, and_ relatively 
elongate floral bracts. 
Hvancavetica: Prov. of Tayacaja, Ampurco woods, on trail between 
Saleabamba and Surcubamba, at 2900 meters altitude, common epi- 
phyte on mossy tree trunk, January 15, 1939, H. FE. Stork and O. B. 
Horton 10427 (Tyee in Herb. Ames No. 65457). 
Orleanesia peruviana C. Schweinfurth sp. nov. 
Herba pro genere mediocris.. Rhizoma radicesque de- 
sunt. Caulis crassus, erectus, vaginis tubulatis imbrica- 
tis omnino celatus. Folia angusta, laxe disticha, late 
patentia, in siccitate conduplicata, oblongo-lanceolata vel 
lanceolato-linearia, apice inaequaliter bilobulata. Pedun- 
culus semisigmoideus, vaginis tubulatis arctis multis 
ornatus. Inflorescentia laxe paniculata cum ramis paucis 
brevibus paucifloris. Flores parvi. Sepalum dorsale 
ovato-lanceolatum, breviter acuminatum. Sepala later- 
alia breviora sed latiora, oblique oblongo-ovata, acuta. 
Petala linearia, leviter decurva. Labellum simplex, late 
obovatum, apice leviter retuso-truncatum, basi cunea- 
tum, ecallosum. Columna brevis, arcuata, bialata, in 
pedem brevem extensa. 
Plant medium-sized for the genus. Rhizome and roots 
lacking in our specimen. Stem erect, apparently stout, 
about 18 cm. tall, entirely concealed by about 10 tubu- 
lar imbricating sheaths which are largest in the middle, 
and all except the lower ones leaf-bearing. Leaves nar- 
row, loosely distichous, conduplicate in the dried plant, 
wide-spreading and lightly decurved, oblong-lanceolate 
to lanceolate-linear when expanded, abruptly and un- 
equally bilobulate at the apex, 6.5-18.3 cm. long, about 
1 cm. wide or less when viewed from the side, rigid- 
coriaceous. Peduncle in our specimen semisigmoid, about 
27 cm. long, adorned with 15 close tubular scarious 
sheaths which are larger and imbricating at the base, and 
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