420 A. CoGNiAUX: 



C. Micraiithae Cogn. tn Mart. Fl. Bras. III. 4 (1896) ]). 563. — 

 Spec. 150 — 152. 



150. Plcurotliallis cubeiisis Liudl. caulibiis robiistis, late bialatis, 

 prope basin uniarticulatis, 8— 15 cm. longis; folio sessili, crasse coria- 

 ceo, oblonge, obtiiso, basi satis angustato, 5 — 6 cm. longo, 15— 24 mm. 

 lato; floribus subsessilibiis, saepius geminatis, segmentis omnibus car- 

 nosulis; bracteis membranaceis, ochreatis, laevibus, truncatis, 2 mm. 

 longis; sepalis obtusiusculis, 5-nerviis, extus tomentosis, dorsali ob- 

 ovato-oblongo, 6 mm. longo, 2^/.^ mm. lato, lateralibus liberis, late ob- 

 longis, falcatis, 5 mm. longis, 2 mm. latis; petalis obovntis, abrupte 

 obtusiusculis, uninerviis, 2^/., mm. longis, IY2 mm. latis; labello bre- 

 vissime angusteque uuguiculato, ovato, obtuso, superne leviter constricto, 

 bilineato, 2^/2 mm. longo, IY2 ^'^^- lato; columna 1^2 longa, apice truncata. 



PleurothalUs ciibensi.s Liudl. in Ann and Mag. Nal. Hist III. scr. I 

 (1858) p. 328, Orch. Wright. p.4, Fol. Orch., Pleuroth. jj. 14; Griseb. 

 Cat. 2). 257; Sauv. Fl. Cub. p. 225. 



Flores flavescentes, petalis atroviolaceis. Fl. IV, V. 



Hab. in Cuba supia arbores prope Mouteverde, ad Pinal de 

 Sta. Anna alt. 800 m.: Wright n. 653, Eggers n. 5044. 



151. Pleurothallis riil)roviri(lis Lindl. caule alato, folio paulo 

 longiore; folio sessili, coriaceo, ovali, obtuso; pednnculo brevit^simo, 

 trifloro; bracteis brevibus, diaphanis, ochreatis, patulis, obtuse acu- 

 minatis; floribus tomentosis; sepalis subaequilongis, intus aphthosis, 

 lateralibus liberis; petalis obtusissimis; labello membranaceo, oblongo, 

 bicristato; columna clavata, marginata, apice truncata. 



Pletfrothallis rnbroviridis Lindl. iti Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. III. 

 ser. I (1858) p. 327, Orch. Wright. p. 3, Fol. Orch., Pleuroth. p.14; 

 Griseb. Cat. p.257; Sauv. Fl. Cub. p.225. 



Flores extus virides, petalis obscure rubris, labello apice viridi. 



Hab. in Cuba orientali supra arbores prope Monteverde : Wright 

 sine n. ex Lindl. loc. cit. 



152. Pleurothallis sicaria Lindl. caulibus robustis, superne late 

 trialatis, inferne uniarticulatis, 12 — 21 cm. longis, alis lateralibus in 

 folium expansis; folio sessili et decurrente, coriaceo, oblongo, apice 

 obtuso et tridenticulato, 9 — 12 cm. longo, 2— 2V2 cm. lato; floribus 

 fasciculatis, breviter pedicellatis; sepalis submembranaceis, oblongo- 

 lanceolatis, acutis, trinervulosis, extus tenuiter puberulis, 7 mm. longis, 

 2 mm. latis, lateralibus primum leviter cohaerentibus demum liberis; 

 petalis lanceolatis, breviter acuminatis, trinervulosis, 4 mm. longis, 

 1 mm. latis; labello carnosulo, oblongo, acute, utrinque minute uni- 

 dentato, 4 mm. longo, 172 mm. lato, disco bicristato; columna gracili, 

 37.3 mm. longa, apice tridentata. 



