NEW OR NOTEWORTHY ORCHIDS 
Lepanthes Standleyi Ames sp. nov. Herba caespitosa, 
nana. Caules secundarii vaginis muricatis obtecti, mono- 
phylli. Folium ellipticum, apice tridenticulatum, bene mar¬ 
ginatum. Pedunculi folio breviores, distichiflori. Bracteae 
inflorescentiae cymbiformes, muricatae vel bene glandu- 
losae. Sepala lateralia usque ad medium cohaerentia, dia- 
phana, ovato-lanceolata, acuta. Sepalum dorsale simile, tri- 
nervium. Petala latiora quam longiora, transverse bilobata; 
lobo posteriore anguste oblongo, subobtuso, sepalum dor- 
sale vix aequanti; lobo anteriore simili. Labellum biloba- 
tum, lobis aliformibus. Columna usque ad apicem dilatata. 
A dwarf caespitose species 2.5-5 cm. tall. Roots fibrous, 
spreading, whitish. Secondary stems about 2.5 cm. long 
when mature, monophyllous, concealed by about four black¬ 
ish or purplish sheaths. Sheaths 4-10 mm. long, gradually 
dilated upwards, slenderly infundibuliform, hispid along the 
nerves. Leaf 2-3 cm. long when nearing maturity, about 1 
cm. wide, elliptic, contracted at base into a short petiole, tri- 
denticulate at the apex, longer than the inflorescence, often 
purplish beneath, marginate. Peduncle with the raceme 
about 1.5 cm. long, bearing a bract near the middle. Raceme 
abbreviated, distichously flowered. Bracts of the raceme 
hispidulous, somewhat cymbiform, acute. Lateral sepals 
united to about the middle, 3 mm. long, 2 mm. wide, ovate- 
lanceolate, translucent, 2-nerved. Dorsal sepal similar, 
3-nerved. Petals about 1 mm. long opposite the point of in¬ 
sertion at the base of the column, 5 mm. wide; posterior por¬ 
tion 2 mm. long, scarcely equaling the dorsal sepal, narrowly 
oblong, subobtuse, about .5 mm. wide; anterior portion 
similar, about 3 mm. long, extending beyond the middle of 
the lateral sepals, obtuse. Labellum scarcely 2 mm. long, 
deeply cleft, and forming two aliform or broadly falcate lobes 
with obtuse tips. Column 1 mm. long, gradually dilated 
upward. 
Allied to Lepanthes estrellensis Ames, but very much 
smaller with different labellum. 
Costa Rica, Province of San Jose, Las Nubes, Paul C. 
Standleg 38800, March 20-22, 1924. 1500-1900 meters alti- 
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