vicinity of El Barriol, alt. 1200-1700 m., Oct. 28, 1939, J. A. Steyermark 
80826 (Herb. Ames, Herb. Field Mus.); Jalapa, Voleén Jumay, north 
of Jalapa, alt. 1300-2200 m., Dec. 1, 1939, J. A. Steyermark 32471 
(Type in Herb. Field Mus. No. 1043068). 
Lepanthes excedens Ames & Correll sp. nov. 
Herba minuta, caespitosa, epiphytica, erecta vel ad- 
scendens. Caulis filiformis, monophyllus, vaginis pluribus 
infundibuliformibus obtectus. Vaginae caulinae eylindra- 
ceae, leviter costatae, supra dilatatae, costis et margine 
apicali ciliolatis. Folia elliptica vel oblanceolata, obtusa 
vel subacuta cum apice tridenticulato,in petiolum brev- 
em angustata, carnosa, glabra. Inflorescentiae unicae vel 
binae, quam folium paulo breviores, laxiflorae. Florum 
bracteae ovato-cucullatae, acutae, ovario pedicellato long- 
iores. Flores perparvi, leviter arcuato-decurvati. Sepala 
basi connata. Sepalum dorsale_ elliptico-lanceolatum, 
acutum, infra medium concavum, trinervium. Sepala 
lateralia paene usque ad medium connata, oblique ovato- 
elliptica,acuta. Petala oblique et late flabelliformi-biloba- 
ta, in sinu apiculata; lobus posterior oblongo-lanceolatus, 
obtusus; lobus anterior oblique quadratus, truncatus vel 
retusus. Labellum ab ungui lato in circuitu obovatum, 
trilobatum; lobi laterales valde incurvi, lineari-oblance- 
olati, crescentiformes, apice rotundati, alter alterum ex- 
cedens; lobus medius parvus, ovato-triangularis, subacu- 
tus, valde pubescens. Columna cylindracea, dorso cum 
lacinia subapicali; clinandrium tridentatum. 
Plant minute, erect or ascending, caespitose, epiphytic, 
usually less than 4 cm. tall. Roots simple, white, filiform. 
Secondary stem filiform, red, monophyllous, less than 1.5 
em. long, concealed by two or more infundibuliform 
sheaths. Sheaths dilated and acute at the apex, lightly 
costate, with the costae and apical margin ciliolate. 
Leaves dark green or ruddy especially on the lower sur- 
face and near the margins, elliptic to oblanceolate, obtuse 
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