61S ORCHIDE^. 



oeonr in the Jamaica collections. V-3' Ugh; leaves 6"-4", perigone 9'" long. — Hab. 

 Jamaica? (Sis.) ; Trinidad!, Pd. 



75. E. jamaicense, Lindl. I Stem leafy above ; leaves oHong-lanceolate, poiated j 

 flouiers pale, in a simple raceme: bracts lanceolate-linear ; perigonial divisions pointed, 

 exterior spathulate-lanceolate, interior spathulate-linear ; lip undivided, roundish, or broader 

 than long, undulate-subentire, mucronate, 2-calloa8 at the base. — Aflied to the preceding, ■ 

 but bracts 6"'-8"' long ; 1' high ; leaves 5"-3", perigone 8'" long.— Hab. Jamaica I, Pd., 

 on trees, Dunrobbin Castle. 



76. E. bifarium, Sw. (i.). Stem short, leafy; leaves hmceolate-linear, rounded- 

 anricled at the clasping base ; flotHers "greenish-white," distantly distichous in an elongated, 

 spiciform raceme : bracts keeled-compressed, deltoid, tubular beloio and decurrent along 

 the compressed rhachis ; perigonial divisions exterior ovate-lanceolate, " interior shorter, 

 setaceous: lip S-lobed: laterd lobes roundish, entire, middle i-lobed." — Stem W-i", ra- 

 ceme 6"-10" long ; leaves 2"-l", perigone 2"'-3"' long : flowers 3"'^6"' distant.— Hab. Ja- 

 maica !, Macf., March, on trees, in high mountains. 



77- E. rigidum, Jacq. (L. R). Stem leafy ; leaves oblong, blunt, equal at the base ; 

 flowers greenish, distantly distichous in a spike; bracts vaulted-ovate, heeled: keel decur- 

 I rent along the compressed rhachis ; perigonial divisions exterior ovate, interior lanceolate- 

 linear ; lip undivided, cordate-ovate, blunt : disk callous ; column dentate. — Jacq. Amer. 

 Pict. t. 204. Hook. Ic. t. 314.— 6"-10" high; leaves 2", perigone 2"'-3"' long.— Hab. 

 Jamaica !, Macf., Pd., Wullschl., on trees ; S. Vincent !, Guild, j Trinidad !, Cr., Bradf. 

 [Cuba I, and Mexico to Brazil !] . 



78. E. strobiliferum, Q. Rchb. Stem branched, leafy ; leaves lanceolate or ovate- 

 lanceolate, emarginate ; flowers " white," distichous in short, straight, terminal or lateral 

 spikes: bracts vaulted-ovate, bluntish, not decurrent, exceeding the ovary; perigonial divi- 

 sions exterior ovate-oblong, or oblong-lanceolate, interior oblong-linear, or linear ; lip undi- 

 vided, cordate-ovate, pointed : disk concave, devoid of prominent calli. — 8"-3" high ; leaves 

 12"'-8"', perigoue li'" long. 



a. Diffuse ; perigonial divisions exterior lateral oblique at the base, interior oblong- 

 linear. 



p. Swartdi, G. Rchb. ms. Low ; spikes few-flowered, usually lateral ; perigonial divisions 

 exterior oblong-lanceolate, interior linear. — B. ramos'um, var. Sw. 



Hab. Jamaica I, March, Wullschl. {$) ; Trinidad!, Or., Bradf.; [Guiana!]. 



79. E. ramosum, Jacq. (L. R.). Stem branched, leafy; leaves linear or lanceolate, 

 emarginate ; flowers greenish-white, distantly distichozis in short, flexuose, terminal spikes i 

 bracts ovate-oblong, or oblong, concave, blunt, not decurrent, exceeding the ovary ; perigo- 

 nial divisions exterior ovate-lanceolate, interior linear, or oblong-linear ; lip undivided, cor- 

 date-ovate, pointed (or bluntish) : disk concave, udih two approximate short calli at the 

 base. — /«cff..4me»-.P«c<.<.202.^8"-li'high,spreading-branched, ascending; leaves \\"-i", 

 perigone 3'''-4"' long, the latter rigid. 



a. Leaves linear ; perigone 3'" long : interior divisions linear. 



;8. lanceolatum. Leaves lanceolate ; bracts larger, lower often sterile ; perigone 4'" long : 

 interior divisions oblong-linear. 



Hab. Jamaica I, all coll., on trees and rocks (a, /3) ; Dominica !, Imr. ; [Cuba ! and 

 Mexico ! to Brazil]. 



80. E. umbellatum, Sw. (L.). Stem leafy; leaves oblong, or ovate-oblong, blunt, or 

 rounded-emarginate ; flowers greenish, umbellate, or corymbose : bracts ovate, pointed ; 

 perigonial divisions veiny, exterior oblong-lanceolate, or oblong, interior linear, or spathnlate ; 

 lip obsoletely 3-lobed, broader than long, reniform-roundish, flabellate-veiuy, 2-callous at 

 the base : middle lobe emarginate ; column cut-denticulate. — E. difforme, Jacq. Amer. Piet. 

 t. 206 ; an unusual form with broad leaves, and whitish flowers. — 6''-12'' high ; leaves 

 li"-3" long : sheath compressed ; perigone 6"'-8"' long : lip vai'iable. 



a. Leaves oblong ; perigone 6'" long ; exterior divisions oblong-lanceolate, interior linear ; 

 lip about twice as broad as long. 



3. latilabre, Lindl. I Leaves ovate-oblong, or oval ; perigone 8'" long : exterior divisions 

 oWong, interior spathnlate, or spathulate-linear ; lip 1" broad or more, often four times as 

 broad as long. 



