CENTRAL AMERICAN ORCHIDS 
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Epidendrum amandum Ames sp. nov. Herba epi- 
phytica. Radices validae, albidae. Pseudobulbi uni- vel 
bifoliati, pyriformes. Folia ligulata, coriacea, acuta, as- 
cendentia. Pedunculus folia subaequans, pauciflorus. Brac- 
teae inflorescentiae triangulares, acutae, abbreviatae. Pedi- 
cellus cum ovario glaber. Sepala lateralia anguste oblongo- 
elliptica, apice leviter incrassata. Sepalum dorsale sub¬ 
simile. Petala spathulata, obtusa. Labellum trilobatum; 
lobis lateralibus oblongis, obtusis; lobo medio suborbicu- 
lari, obtuso. Discus infra apicem columnae callo excavato or- 
natus. Columna valida, utrinque ala oblonga inllexa ornata. 
Roots coarse, whitish, spreading. Pseudobulbs caespi- 
tose, pyriform, rugose, up to 2 cm. long, with one or two 
leaves at the summit, when immature concealed by ample 
sheaths which soon break down into spreading fibres. 
Leaves 4-15 cm. long, about 1 cm. wide, ligulate, coriaceous, 
tapering abruptly at each end, acute, with a prominent mid¬ 
nerve. Peduncle with the raceme 8-14 cm. long, equaling 
the leaves, provided with about four closely oppressed 
sheathing acute scarious bracts. Raceme 2-4-flowered, up 
to 6 cm. long. Flowers 1.5-2 cm. apart on the smooth 
rachis. Rracts of the raceme about 3 mm. long more or 
less, sheathing, scarious, triangular, acute. Pedicel with the 
ovary 1.5-2 cm. long, smooth. Flowers more or less olive- 
green. Lateral sepals 11 mm. long, 4 mm. wide, narrowly 
oblong-elliptic, subacute, slightly thickened beneath the 
tip. Dorsal sepal 11 mm. long, 3 mm. wide, dilated at the 
middle, tapering gradually toward the ends, obtuse. Petals 
11 mm. long, nearly 4 mm. wide above the middle, spatulate 
subobtuse, or oblanceolate. Labellum 3-lobed, almost en¬ 
tirely free from the column, 11 mm. long; lateral lobes op¬ 
pressed to the sides of the column, 5 mm. long, 2 mm. wide, 
oblong, obtuse, separated from the middle lobe by a short 
almost obsolete isthmus; middle lobe 6 mm. long, 7 mm. 
wide, suborbicular, obtuse. Disc much thickened between 
the lateral lobes, with an excavated callus which terminates 
in three prominent nerves that extend beyond the middle of 
the middle lobe. Column about 7 mm. long, with an in¬ 
dexed short oblong obtuse wing on each side in front. 
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