1Q2 Fr« Kränzlin. — Orchidaceae-Odontoglosseae II. 



centia ad 50 cm longa, scapus tenuis, gracilis, vaginulis perpaucis obsitus. Flores in 

 paniculam diflusam laxam multiflo/am dispositi, bracteae anguste triangulae, acutae, 

 3 mm longae, pedicelli cum ovariis ad 2 cm longi. Sepalum dorsale lanceolatum, 

 acutum; lateralia in synsepalum ligulatum, apice tantum biapiculatum, post labellum 

 absconditum coalita, omnia 5 mm longa, ad 2 mm lata. Petala obovato-oblonga, subito 

 acutata, 6 mm longa, 3 mm lata, omnia lutea, basi purpureo-signata. Labelli lobi 

 laterales parvi, reflexi, lineares, ansiformes, obtusi, isthmus brevis, lamina lobi inter- 

 medii late reniformis, basi cordata antice emarginata, crista labelli biseriata, seriebus 

 postpositis, utraque tridentata, dentibus medianis longioribus, totum labellum 1,5 cm 

 longum, 2 cm latum, luteum, basi praesertim in crista purpureum. Gynostemii alae 

 obtusae, dolabriformes, rotundatae, margine integrae. — Fl. Martio. 



Westindische Provinz. Antigua (Wullschlaegel n. 578, Bradford). — In 

 Europa kultiviert seit 1840. 



18. 0. variegatum Swartz in Nov. Act. Holm. XXI. (1800) 2 40; Flora Ind. occ. III. 

 1483; Willd. Spec. IV. 113; Spreng. Syst. III. 728; A. Rieh, in Ramon de la Sagra, Gub. 

 XI. 246; Lindl. Gen. et Sp. Orch. 198; Fol. Orch. Oncid. 13; Paxton, Fl. Gard. I. 165, 

 t. 33 [N. Ed. II. 73, t. 51]*, Reichb. f. in Walp. Ann. VI. (1861) 718; Griseb. Fl. Brit. 

 W. Ind. Isl. 632 e. p.; Duss, Fl. Antill. Franc. 598; Urban, Fl. Portor. 181; Arnes, Orch. 

 I. 109 c. ic; Cogn. in Urban, Symb. Antill. VI.. 656; Sander, Orch. Guide 194; Wil- 

 liams, Orch. Grow. Man. 7. ed. 635; Lemaire, Jard. Fl. 99. — Epidendrwn varie- 

 gatum Swartz, Prodr. (1788) 122. — Oymbidium variegatum Swartz in Nov. Act. 

 Ups. VI. (1799) 74. — Epidendru?n carinatum Vahl in West Bidr. St. Groix. (1793) 

 203. — Pseudobulbi subnulli. Folia ad 8 basilaria, rigida, lanceolata, acuminata, 

 cartilagineo-serrulata, reeta vel plus minus falcata, complicata, carnosa, ad 8 cm longa, 

 8 ad 15 mm lata. Scapus 15 ad 40 cm altus, erectus, gracilis, superne racemosus 

 aut paniculatus, pluri- ad multiflorus, rami in dimidio superiore tantum floriferi, bracteae 

 triangulae vel lanceolatae, acuminatae, 2 ad 3 mm longae, pedicelli cum ovariis 1,5 cm 

 longi. Sepalum dorsale oblongum, subspathulatum, coneavum, lateralia apicem usque 

 connata, synsepalum post labellum absconditum oblongum, excavatum, ceterum aequi- 

 magnum formantia, utrumque 5 ad 6 mm longa, circ. 3 mm lata. Petala majora, ob- 

 ovata vel euneata, acuta vel apiculata, 6 ad 8 mm longa, medio 5 ad 6 mm lata. 

 Labelli lobi laterales parvi, ligulati oblongive reflexi, apice rotundati, 6 mm longi, a 

 lobo intermedio sinu amplo sejuneti, lobus intermedius isthmo vel ungue lato cum basi 

 conjunetus, transverse oblongus, antice leviter repandus, medio apiculatus, leviter crenu- 

 latus, 1,5 cm latus, totum labellum ad 1,2 cm longum; omnia phylla rosea, crista 

 labelli biseriata, tubercula 3 in serie quaque, ' tuberculum medianum seriei cujusque 

 parvum, anticum in dentem reflexum auetum, crista lutea. Gynostemii alae sat magnae, 

 ovatae, acutae, androclinium et antheram superantes. — Fig. 1 F: a — b. 



Westindische Provinz und Florida. Von allen Sammlern seit Sloane und 

 Plumier gefunden; in Europa kultiviert seit 1824. — Ich zitiere: St. Thomas, Flaghill 

 (Eggers n. 173!); Porto Rico (Sintenis n. 509! u. 572l!); Cuba, bei Cahobas(Poeppig); 

 Monte Verde (Sammler unbekannt); Sto. Domingo, ohne genaueren Standort (Ehren- 

 berg!). 



Nota. Cl. Dr. Ren die dubitat, an haec species re vera in insula Jamaica crescat, cum 

 nulla speeimina authentica in herbariis anglicis ipsi notis praestent. [Cfr. Fawcett et Rendle, 

 Flora of Jamaica I. 130 in adnot.] 



19. 0. velutinum Lindl. in Paxton, Fl. Gard. I. (1851) 166 sub t. 33; Fol. Orch. 

 Oncid. 13; Reichb. f. in Walp. Ann. VI. 717; Cogn. in Urb. Symb. Antill. VI. 658. — 

 O. variegatum Lindl. Orch. Lind. (1846) 13 non Swartz; Griseb. Fl. Brit. W. Ind. Isl. 

 632 e. p. — O. variegatum Lindl. var. velutinum Griseb. Gat. pl. cub. (1866) 2 66. — 

 Rhizoma alte scandens, longe radicosum. Folia ad 6 sessilia, lanceolata, acuta, coriacea, 

 toto margine cartilagineo-dentata, plus minus falcata et conduplicata , ad 8 cm longa, 

 7 ad 8 mm lata. Inflorescentia strieta, 30 ad 50 cm alta, plerumque racemosa, rarius 

 paniculata, pauciramosa, plerumque multiflora, scapus vaginulis paucis brevibus valde 





