‘ Scaphyglottis minutiflora Ames & Correll sp. nov. 
Herba diffusa, saepe ramosa, nodis radicans. Caules- 
fasciculati, teretes, tenuiter fusiformes, nodis constrictis 
basibus vaginis pluribus tubulatis imbricatis celatis. Folia 
in nodis bina, linearia vel lineari-lanceolata, apice acumi- 
nato oblique bidentata, erecta vel erecto-patentia. In- 
florescentiae in nodis glomeratae. Flores minuti, plures 
vel numerosi, succedanel, subsessiles. Sepala ovato-ellip- 
tica, acuta vel subobtusa, trinervia, concava, lateralia 
leviter obliqua et mentum parvum formantia. Petala 
lineari-oblonga, leviter obliqua, obtusa, uninervia. La- 
bellum columnae pedi subarticulatum, leviter trilobatum, 
apice expanso truncatum vel leviter retusum; lobi later- 
ales parvi, rotundati, mediani, in positu naturali erecti; 
lobus medius expansus quadratus marginibus crenulatis 
incurvatis. Columna generis. 
Plant fasciculate, straggly, frequently branching, with 
adventitious roots at the nodes, 2.5—7.5 dm. tall. Stem 
terete, slender-fusiform, constricted at the nodes, the in- 
dividual internodes enveloped at the base by several scar- 
ious tubularimbricated sheaths; lowermost internode up 
to 26 cm. long and 5 mm. in diameter. Leaves produced 
in pairs at the nodes, erect to erect-spreading, articulated 
with the leaf-sheaths, linear to linear-lanceolate, obliquely 
bidentate at the acuminate apex, firmly membranaceous, 
5-18 cm. long,3-10 mm. wide. Inflorescences glomerate, 
produced at the nodes, composed of several or numerous 
almost sessile flowers appearing successively from be- 
tween dry fibrous bracts which form tufts around the 
flowers. Flowers minute, with pedicellate ovaries which 
are 3-4 mm. long, white or greenish white marked with 
maroon or deep violet. Sepals ovate-elliptic, subobtuse 
to acute, 3-nerved, concave, 2.2-8 mm. long, 1.2—1.5 
mm. wide; lateral sepals slightly oblique and connate 
below the column-foot to form a small mentum. Petals 
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