NEW OR NOTEWORTHY ORCHIDS 
Lepanthes fimbriata Ames sp. nov. Radices fibratae. 
Caules secundarii monophylli, caespitosi, vaginis hispidulis 
obtecti. Folium ovatum, acuminatum, coriaceum, in pet- 
iolum brevem contractum. Flores succedanei, in racemum 
compactum dispositi. Sepala lateralia supra medium co- 
haerentia, laminam ovatam bilobatam formantia. Sepalum 
dorsale ovatum, acutum. Petala bilobata, margine ciliato; 
lobo posteriore anguste ovato; lobo anteriore oblongo- 
triangulo. Labellum trilobatum, margine ciliatum; lobis 
lateralibus ad apicem convergentibus, triangularibus; lobo 
medio anguste oblongo. Columna supra basim dilatata. 
Plants about 9 cm. tall. Roots fibrous, clustered. 
Secondary stems caespitose, about 5.5 cm. long, slender, 
concealed by as many as seven elongated closely appressed 
sheaths which become infundibuliform-acute at the summit, 
nerves of the sheaths and margin of the expanded tip his- 
pidulous. Leaf about 3 cm. long, up to 1.5 mm. wide, 
ovate, acuminate, coriaceous, rigid, contracted at base into 
a short petiole. Peduncles solitary or several, 1-2 cm. long, 
very slender. Inflorescence racemose, up to 8 mm. long, 
flowers opening in succession. Bracts of the inflorescence 
distichous, crowded, narrowly lanceolate, hispidulous, acute, 
shorter than the obliquely ascending pedicels. Lateral 
sepals 3 mm. long, united for nearly two thirds of their 
length, forming an ovate bilobed 4-nerved lamina which 
is 3 mm. wide near the middle; lobes triangular, acute. 
Dorsal sepal 3.5 mm. long, 2 mm. wide near the middle, 
ovate from a broad base, tapering gradually to an acute tip, 
3-nerved. Petals about 1 mm. long, 3 mm. wide, bilobed, 
3-nerved, ciliate on the margin; posterior lobe narrowly 
ovate, obtuse, 1 mm. wide; anterior lobe narrower, oblong- 
triangular, obtuse. Labellum ciliate on the margin, 3- 
lobed, 2 mm. long, 1.5 mm. wide, cordate at base, the basal 
auricles subacute; lateral lobes porrect, the tips slightly 
convergent, about 1 mm. long, narrowly triangular, sub¬ 
acute; middle lobe about 1 mm. long, narrowly oblong, 
subacute, ciliate on the margin, porrect, almost equaling the 
lateral lobes. Disc 3-nerved, the lateral nerves clavate in out¬ 
line. Column 1.6 mm. long, slightly dilated above the base. 
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