Guildingiane. N. O. Orchidez. 
TAB. CCCXIV. 
EPIDENDRUM RIGIDUM. Jacq. 
Caule erecto ancipiti-compresso, foliis distichis lineari-oblongis 
coriaceis obtusis, spicae rachi ancipiti, sepalis ovatis coriaceis, 
petalis oblongis membranaceis, labelli postici cordato-ovati 
obtusi concavi palato calloso cuniculo inflato, columna apice 
dentato-laciniata, bracteis foliaceis dolabriformibus carinatis 
ovarii longitudine, 
Epidendrum. Jacg. Amer. p. 222. t. 134. Sw. Fl. Ind. Oc. 3. p. 
1507. Lindl. Gen. et Sp. Orchid. p. 110. 
8. labello subrotundo. Lind. i. c. (an species distincta ?) 
Has. West Indian islands. Our specimen here figured is 
from St Vincent. Rev. L. Guilding.—8. Mexico. (Lindley.) 
A frequent inhabitant of Jamaica and other of the West 
Indian islands, and sometimes cultivated in our stoves, though 
gaeaa little beauty to recommend it. 
Fig. 1. Flower. f. 2. Portion of do. f. 3. Column, from 
which the anther is removed. Jf. 4. Anther-case. f. 5, Pollen- 
masses :-—magnified. | 
