EPIDENDRUM 



EPIDENDRUM 



1119 



co. Pseudobulbs 1-2- , rarely 3-lvd.: labellurn adnate at 

 base, or not up to the middle; column not winged. 

 (Encyclium.) 



D. Fls. cinnabar. 



15. vitellinum, Lindl. Pseudobulbs ovoid, 2 in. long: 

 Ivs. 6-9 in.: peduncles 15-18 in., 10-15-fld.; fls. cinna- 

 bar-red; lip and column orange. Mex., 6,000-9,000 ft. 

 B.M. 4107. G.C. III. 10:141. 



Var. ma jus, Veitch. Pseudobulbs shorter: racemes 

 denser; fls. larger and more brilliant. G.C. III. 12:159. 

 Very superior to the species; type no longer imported. 



DD. Fls. rose. 



16. nemorale, Lindl. Pseudobulbs subglobose, 3-4 

 in. high: Ivs. 9-12 in. : peduncles 2 ft. long, covered with 

 warts; fls. 3-4 in. diam., rose-colored; lip rosy mauve, 

 streaked with purple. Mex. B.M. 4606 (as E. verru- 

 cosum). G.C. II. 24:332. A.F. 6:633. 



DDD. Fls. other than above. 

 E. Sepals and petals white. 



17. dichromum, Lindl. Fls. white, lip rose-colored, 

 yellow and downy at base. Brazil. 



EE. Sepals and petals green. 



18. osmanthum, Rodr. (E. Godseffianum, Rolfe. E. 

 Capartidnum, Lindl.). Fls. \Y"i in. across, in large 

 panicles, light green, suffused with brown; lip white, 

 lined with rose-purple, fragrant. Brazil. B.M. 7792. 

 One of the handsomest species. 



19. prismatocarpum, Reichb. f. (E. maculdtum, 

 Hort.). Pseudobulbs ovoid, tapering, 4-5 in. : Ivs. 12-15 

 in.: fls. \Y<i in. across, pale yellow-green, with purplish 

 black spots; lip pale purple, with yellow tip and white 

 border. Cent. Amer., 5,000 ft. B.M. 5336. G.W. 5, 

 p. 126. O.R. 12:57. 



EEE. Sepals and petals purple or brown. 



20. atropurp&reum, Willd. (E. macrochilum, Hook.). 

 Pseudobulbs ovoid, 3-4 in high: Ivs. lanceolate, 12-15 

 in. long, dull purple-colored: peduncle 6-10-fld.; fls. 

 2^2 m - diam., purplish brown upon greenish ground; 

 lip yellowish white, with crimson stripes. Mex. to 

 Venezuela. B.M. 3534. A.F. 6:609. J.H. III. 51:243, 

 401. 



Var. Randianum, Lind. & Rod. Sepals and petals 

 margined with light yellowish green, the white middle 

 lobe of lip with a red-purple-rayed blotch. 



Var. roseum, Reichb. f. Sepals and petals purplish, 

 lip bright rosy. Guatemala. P.M. 11:243. 



21. Brassavolae, Reichb. f. Pseudobulbs pear- 

 shaped: Ivs. 6-9 in.: racemes 18-24 in., 6-9-fld.; fls. 

 4 in. across; sepals and petals narrow, yellowish bro"~ri; 

 lip trowel-shaped, purple, white and green. Mex. to 

 Guatemala, 8,000 ft. B.M. 5664. 



ccc. Pseudobulbs 1-2-, rarely 3-lvd.: lip adnate up 



to apex of column. (Aulizeum.) 



D. Lip fringed. 



22. ciliare, Linn. Fig. 1398. Pseudobulbs clavate, 

 4-6 in.: Ivs. 4-6 in., springing from sheathing bract: 

 peduncles 5-7-fld.; fls. yellowish green; lip white. Trop. 

 Amer., between 5th and 20th parallel of north latitude. 

 B.R. 784. Plant resembles a cattleya. Intro, to cult, 

 in 1790. 



no. Lip not fringed. 



E. Fls. vermilion. 



23. aurantiacum, Batem. Once classed in the sepa- 

 rate group of Epicladium, now often accepted as a spe- 

 cies of Cattleya, where it was first referred by Don. 

 The plant grows with, and much resembles Cattleya 

 Skinneri. Fls. 1J^ in. across, orange-red, appearing in 

 Feb. and March and lasting several weeks. Guatemala. 

 Gt. 5:130. 



EE. Fls. not vermilion. 



p. The lip deeply 3-lobed, the middle lobe long and 

 lanceolate. 



24. falcatum, Lindl. (E. Parkinsonianum, Hook.). 

 Pseudobulbs thin, rising from running rhizomes, 

 monophyllous: Ivs. 6-12 in., fleshy, channeled on one 

 side: peduncles 2-5, sheathed, 1-fld.; fls. 5 in. across, 

 greenish yellow; lip white, greenish at apex. Mex. to 

 Guatemala. B.M. 3778. G.C. III. 44:378. Plants 

 grow inverted. 



FF. The lip not as in F. 



25. vendsum, Lindl. BUTTERFLY ORCHID. Scape 1 

 ft., with white sheaths: Ivs. 3, 46 in. long, linear-lanceo- 

 late: scape tumid at base, 5-7-fld.; fls. pink, chocolate 

 and green, about 1 in. long, lasting a long time. On 

 oaks, etc., Mex. Of easy cult. The Fla. representa- 

 tive of this species is E. tampense, Lindl. See 9th Rept. 

 Mo. Bot. Gard. 137, pis. 38, 39. 



26. fragrans, Swartz. Pseudobulbs fusiform, mon- 

 ophyllous, 3-4 in.: Ivs. 8-12 in.: fls. inverted, 2 in. 

 diam., very fragrant, pale greenish or whitish; lip crim- 

 son-streaked. Guatemala, through the W. Indies to 

 N. Brazil. B.M. 1669. 



27. cochleatum, Linn. Pseudobulbs 3-4 in. : Ivs. 6 in. : 

 racemes 4-7-fld.; fls. 3^4 in. across, greenish white; lip 

 deep purple beneath, light green above, with maroon 

 blotch on each side, column white. Trop. Amer. from 

 Fla. to Colombia. B.M. 572. Intro. 1787; first epiphy- 

 tical orchid to flower in England. 



Garden hybrids: E. Berkeleyi (E. StamfordianumxE. O'Brien- 

 ianum). E. Burtonii (E. O'Brienianum X E. ibaguense). E. 

 Clarrlssa superbum (E. elegantulum X E. Wallisii). E. dellense 

 (E. xanthinum X E. radicans). E. elegdntulum (E. Wallisii XE. 

 Endresio- Wallisii). G.C. III. 19:361. E. Endresio-WdUisii.E. 

 kewense (E. evectumxE. xanthinum). E. O'Brienianum (E. evec- 

 tum X E. radicans). G.C. III. 3 : 771. E. Phoebus (E. O'Brienianum 

 XE. vitellinum). E. radicdnti-Stamfordidnum. E. rddico-vilel- 

 llnum. E. Wdllisio-cilidre. E. xdntho-radicans. 



Euepidendrum: E. arachnoglossum, Andr6. Sts. 4-5 ft.: fls. 

 rich purple-lilac; lip fringed, with orange calli. Colombia. R.H. 

 1882:554. E. Clxsianum, Cogn. Sts. up to 2 ft. tall: racemes 

 numerous, pendulous; fls. pure white. Colombia. G.C. III. 29:70. 

 E. cnemidophorum, Lindl. Sts. 4-6 ft.: racemes ample, drooping; 

 fls. purple, brown and yellow, fragrant. Guatemala, 7,000 ft. B.M. 

 5656. E. conopseum, R. Br. Scape few- to many-fld. : Ivs. 1-3, thick: 

 fls. green, tinged with purple, the sepals spatulate and revolute, 

 the petals narrower and obtuse. S. Fla. and S. Once offered by 

 Reasoner. E. Cooperidnum, Batem. Sts. 2-3 ft.: fls. yellow-green; 

 lip bright purple. Brazil. B.M. 5654. E. costdtum, Rich. & Gal. 

 Raceme nodding; fls. about 1 in. across, the sepals and petals 

 reddish brown, the lip whitish, purple-marked. Mex. G.C. III. 

 44:425. E. dec ipiens, Lindl. Fls. orange or vermilion. Colombia. 

 E. Ellisii, Rolfe. Fls. carmine-rose, very handsome. Colombia. 

 E. fulgens, Brongn. Fls. orange-scarlet, in crowded racemes. 

 Guiana to Brazil. E. grdcilis, Lindl., was once offered by John 

 Saul. E. ibaguense, HBK. Sts. 2-3 ft.: fls. orange - scarlet ; lip 

 yellow. Colombia to Peru, 4,500 ft. E. Lambeaudnum, De Wild. 

 Sepals and petals whitish, the lip claret. G.C. III. 44:228. E. 

 myridnthum, Lindl. Sts. 3-5 ft.: enormous panicles of rich purple 

 fls.; lip with 2 yellow calli. Guatemala. B.M. 5556. E. noc- 

 turnum. Linn. Sts. 2-3 ft. : peduncles 8-10-fld. ; fls. white and yel- 

 lowish, 5 in. across, very fragrant. S. Fla. and Mex. to Peru and 

 W. Indies. B.M. 3298. Once offered by Reasoner. E. palpigerum, 

 Reichb. f. Fls. beautiful lilac. Mex. E. Pfdmi, Rolfe. Sts. 4-6 ft. 

 high: fls. light purple; lip with white disk, in numerous racemes. 

 Costa Rica. E. Pseudepidendrum, Reichb. f . Sts. 2-3 ft. : fls. 3 in. 

 diam., green; lip orange-red and yellow. Cent. Amer., 4,000 ft. 

 B.M. 5929. E. raniferum, Lindl. Sts. 2-3 ft.: fls. yellow-green, 

 thickly spotted with purple. Mex. to Guiana. B.R. 28:42. E. 

 rigidum, Jacq., was once catalogued by Reasoner. E. Schom- 

 burgkii, Lindl. Sts. 2-3 ft.: fls. vermilion. Guiana, Brazil, Quito. 

 B.R. 24:53. E. stenopetalum, Hook. Sts. up to 2 ft.: fls. 1 1 A 

 in. across, rosy mauve, the lip with a white blotch. Jamaica. B.M. 

 3410. E. syringothyrsis, Reichb. f. Sts. 4-5 ft.: fls. deep purple; 

 lip and column with orange and yellow, crowded in long racemes. 

 Bolivia, 8,000-9,000 ft. B.M. 6145. E. Wdllisii, Reichb. f. Sts. 

 4-6 ft.: fls. yellow, some purple spots; lip orange and purple, upon 

 white ground. Colombia. 4,000-7,000 ft. Has lateral as well as 

 terminal racemes. 



Encyclium: E. ddvena, Reichb. f. Fls. yellow, veined brown; 

 lip yellowish white, purple-streaked. Brazil. E. aldtum, Batem. 

 Fls. 2 in. across, purple and green; lip yellowish, streaked with 

 purple, fragrant. Cent. Amer. B.M. 3898. E. blfidum, Aubl. 

 Fls. pale green, dotted with purple; lip rose, orange and white. W. 

 Indies, Guiana. B.R. 1879. E. Friderici-Guilielmi, Warsc. & 

 Reichb. f. Bulbs 4-5 ft.: fls. dark purple; base of lip white and yel- 

 low. Peru, 6,000-8.000 ft. I. H. 18:48. E. gaUopannum, Reichb. f. 

 Fls. brown in large racemes; lip yellow. Brazil. E. oneidioides, 

 Lindl. Panicles up to 6 ft. long; fls. yellow and brown, sweet- 



