THE JAMAICAN SPECIES OF LEPANTHES. 9 
8. LEPANTHES SANGUINEA, Hook. in Curtis, Bot. Mag. 4112 (1844); Reichenb. f. Xenia 
Orch. i. 147 (1858); Griseb. Fl. Brit. W. Ind. 611 (1864). (Plate 1. figs. 16, 17.) 
Herba pusilla, caulibus quam folia elliptica brevioribus; vagin: ore ciliolata acute, in 
striis longitudinalibus muriculate. Racemi pauciflori, plures, congesti, quam folia 
triplo vel quadruplo breviores, bracteolee acute plus minus hirsutule. Sepala 
ovata, subacuta, glanduloso-ciliata, lateralia $-connata. Petala utrinque sub- 
equaliter extensa, lobis oblongis vel oblongo-ellipticis, ciliolatis. Zadbellwm trilobum, 
lobo medio brevi, ciliato, lobis lateralibus ad latera columne appressis, supra medium 
expansis et transverse ellipticis, columnam amplectentibus. Columna brevis, 
superne dilatata. 
Stems 1 cm. or Jess in length. Leaves subsessile, 12-18 mm. long, 5-8 mm. broad, 
shortly apiculate. Racemes 4-6 mm. long; braeteoles more or less hirsutulous on 
dorsal nerve and margin. Sepals magenta-crimson, 4 mm. long, the dorsal 2:5-3 mm. 
. wide. Petals rose-coloured and crimson, 2 mm. long, 2:5-3 mm. wide, the apex forming 
an almost straight line or slightly retuse. Lip deep crimson, the upper margins of the 
lateral lobes elliptical to elliptical-lanceolate. Anther obovately orbicular, emarginate. 
- Capsule not seen. 
Hab. Near Mabess River, growing on trees at 4000 ft., W Harris, Feb. 22, Nov. 25; 
near John Crow Peak, W. Harris, Jan. 24; Road to John Crow Peak, at 5300 ft., 
JF. Harris, April 29; Mount Diabolo, at 2500 ft., W. Harris, May 21. 
Mount Diabolo is of limestone formation, near the centre of the island. There are 
frequent showers but no running streams. 
9. L. COCHLEARIFOLIA, Sw. in Nov. Act. Upsal. vi. 86, t. 5. figs. 6a, b (1799); in 
Schrad. Journ. Bot. ii. 241, t. 2. 2. figs. a, b (1799); in K. Vetensk.-Akad. Handl. 
xxi. 249 (1800); et in Fl. Ind. Occ. iii. 1563 (1806); Wickstr. Adnot. Bot. t. 2. fig. 1 
(1829); Reichenb. f. Xenia Orch. i. 148 (1858); Griseb. Fl. Brit. W. Ind. 611 
(1864). (Plate 2. figs. 18-21.) 
Epidendrum cochlearifolium, Sw. Prodr. 126 (1788). 
Type in Herb. Mus. Brit. 
Herba parva ; caules folia orbicularia vel rotunde elliptica vel interdum elliptica longe 
excedentes; vaginæ hirsute cum ore late aperto et apice acuto. Racemi sepissime 
plures fasciculati, quam folia plus dimidio breviores; flores pauci, laxi. Sepala 
ovata, acuminata, lateralia i-connata. Petala apice obtusa, transverse rhomboidea, 
.utrinque in cornu longum subincurvum producta. Labelli lobi laterales supra 
medium expansi columnam amplectentes, postice obtusi, antice acuti. Columna 
brevis, sub apice dilatata. | 
Stems 2—6 cm. long; the ridges on the sheath and the margin of the wide open mouth 
bearing numerous stiffish white hairs. Leaves varying in shape from orbicular to broadly 
elliptical, shortly apieulate and narrowing at the base into a short stalk, the marginal 
and three principal veins uniting below the apex; blade 15-25 mm. long, 10-18 mm. 
broad, sometimes tinged with purple. Racemes generally less than 1 cm. long. Sepals 
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