8 ORCHIDACE^ LINDENIAN^. {Epidenc 



4o5. E. Boothianum ; (Lindley in Bot, Reg., 1838 ; misc. No, 7J 



'' Epiphyte in the forests of the coast of Saltadero, Guantanamay 8^c,^ 



Cuba; Augitst^ 1844. Pseudo-bulbs like those of Broughtonia. Mowers 



sweet-scented, ydlovnsh orange^spotted with purple. Lip white'' {No. — ^). 



46. E. (Encyclium) oxypetalum ; pseudobulbis parvis ovatis acu- 

 minatis, foliis rigidis linearibus scapo paniciilato flexuoso aequalibus, 

 sepalis petalisque lineari-lanceolatis acutis, labelli tripartiti laciniis 

 lateralibus elongatis obtusis pubescentibus iDtermedia unguiculata 

 ovata acuta venis scabriusculis. 



''An epiphyte from the forests of Cfuantanama, in Cuba; July. Pseudo- 

 bulbs oval, rounded, acute. Leaves linear-lanceolate, coriaceous. Scape 

 afoot high. Flower dull yellow'' (No.—). 



Very near E. fucatum, but it differs in tbe characters expressed in 

 the definition. 



47. E. (Spathium) leucochilum ; (Klotzsch in Gartenzeit., 1843, 

 p. 145). 



'' This beautiful species occurs on half-submersed rotten trees in the marshes 

 of Laguneta, in the province of Merida, at the height of 8000 feet; July. 

 It is three or four feet high. The flowers are large, numerous, arranged 

 in an umbel, of the purest white.'' {No. 684). 



Dr, Klotzsch describes his plant with yellowish-green flowers and a 

 white lip ; but the want of light in a German forcing-house is 

 probably the cause of the greenness. 



48. E. (Spathium) jiavidum ; foliis coriaceis obtusis, spatha 

 magna solitari^ pedunculo longiore, umbella brevi cernui, sepalis 

 petalisque lineari-lanceolatis patentissimis, labelli trilobi lobis lateral- 

 ibus magnis oblique orbiculatis intermedio ovali basi trilamellato, 

 clinandrio cucuUato truncate. 



'' A terrestrial plant from the cold region near Ghitaga, in the province of 

 Pamplona, at the height of 9000 feet; April. Leaves fleshy, oval, acute. 

 Flower yellovnsh." {No. 2213). 



49* E. (Spathium) caii^ieum ; foliis oblongis obtusis, spatha soli- 

 taria falcata v. recta carinata pedunculo sequali v. breviore, raceme 

 nutante, bracteis setaceis, sepalis linearibus acuminatis, petalis fili- 

 formibus, labelli hastati lobis lateralibus subrotundo-cuneatis planis 

 intermedio carnoso lineari acuminate basi trilamellato, clinandrio 

 integerrimo marginato. 



'^A terrestrial plant from the forests ofJaji, in the province of Merida, at 

 the height of 5000 feet; August. Petals yellow. Lip flesh-coloured. {Nd. 

 675). An epip)hyte from the forests of Pamplona, at the height df 

 9000 feet; November. Flowers yellotv." {No. 1266). ] 



These two plants are very near E, Trinitatis, but they have large^ 

 flowers, much broader leaves, and a much shorter and widcji 

 spathe. They seem to be mere varieties of each other. 



50. E. (Osmophytum) Sceptrum ; foliis lanceolatis obtusis emaij 



