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acute in E. fucatum. The flowers are apparently somewhat smaller 

 than those of E. fucatum. E. tampense Lindley is also very closely 

 related to E. obcordatum, but the flowers of E. tampense are much 

 larger than those of the Isle of Pines species. 



226. Epidendrum brevifolium sp. nov. (Plates X and XIX.) 



Epiphytes. Pseudo-bulbs aggregated, about 20-30 in number, 

 ovoid, somewhat compressed, at the apex 2- (i-3)-leaved, 3-5 cm. 

 long, leaves coriaceous, erect-spreading, narrowly oblong-ligulate, 

 somewhat obtuse, conduplicate at the base, 5-9 cm. long, 1.2-2 cm. 

 wide, peduncle simple or laxly sparsely branched, 3-4 dm. long, above 

 laxly few-flowered, much longer than the leaves, pedicels slender, 

 with the ovary 2-2.5 cm. long, bracts broadly triangular, acute or 

 somewhat obtuse, the lower up to 10 mm. long, sheathing, the upper 

 about 3-4 mm. long, flowers spreading, with spreading segments; 

 sepals narrowly obovate, 2-2.5 cm. long, 6-8 mm. wide, acute to 

 somewhat obtuse, 7-nerved, petals narrowly oblong spatulate, some- 

 what obtuse, 2-2.5 cm. long, 5-7 mm. wide, the lip short-clawed, 

 25-30 mm. long, about 20 mm. wide, deeply three-lobed, the lateral 

 lobes 12-15 rnm. long, oblong, subfalcate, obtuse, erect, the apex 

 somewhat recurved, the middle lobe shortly clawed, broadly rounded, 

 at the base broadly cuneate, at the apex deeply emarginate, the 

 margin crisped, the disk bicarinate below with fleshy ridges, column 

 triquetrous, 10-12 mm. long, canaliculate along the front side, the 

 apex with membranaceous, incurved, rounded auricles. Flowers 

 purplish brown, the lip white, towards the base with numerous radi- 

 ating purple lines. 



Planta epiphytica: pseudobulbis aggregatis, numerosis, circiter 

 20-30, ovoideis, paulo compressis, apice 2- (i-3)-phyllis, 3-5 cm. 

 longis; foliis coriaceis, erecto-patentibus, coriaceis, anguste oblongo- 

 ligulatis, obtusiusculis, basi conduplicatis, 5-9 cm. longis, 1.2-2 cm. 

 latis; pedunculo simplici vel laxe pauciramoso, 3-4 dm. longo, superne 

 laxe paucifloro, foliis multo longiore; pedicellis gracilibus, cum ovario 

 2-2.5 cm. longis; bracteis late triangularibus, acutis vel obtusiusculis, 

 inferioribus usque 10 mm. longis, superioribus circiter 3-4 mm. longis; 

 floribus patulis, segmentis patulis; sepalis anguste obovatis, 2-2.5 cm, 

 longis, 6-8 mm. latis, acutis vel obtusiusculis, 7-nervulosis; petalis 

 anguste oblongo-spathulatis, obtusiusculis, 2-2.5 cm. longis, 5-7 mm. 

 latis; labello brevissime unguiculato, 25-30 mm. longo, circiter 20 mm. 



