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longa; petala faleato-lanceolata, acuta, 18 сш. longa; labellum trilobum, 
suborbiculare, 1 em. longum ; lobi laterales late faleato-oblongi, subacuti ; 
lobus intermedius transverse oblongus, apice plicatus ; discus bicarinatus ; 
columna clavata, arcuata, 6-7 mm. longa; mentum obtusum, 3 mm. longum. 
Rocky banks near Buong Kang. Flowers brownish vellow [S. T. D.J. 
Hongkong Herb. 3542. 
Comparable with the Malayan Tania latilingua, Hook. f., which has а very 
similar lip, though the latter is readily distinguished by its broad, very long- 
petioled leaves and larger bracts. 
PHOLIDOTA CHINENSIS, Lindl. Hongkong Herb. 3546. 
A northern extension of the known area of the species, which was previously 
on record from Hongkong and the island of Hainan. 
CYNOSORCHIS CHINENSIS, Rolfe, sp. n. 
Herba nana, tubere ovoideo-globoso, caule brevi seepissime monophyllo. 
Folia subsessilia, oblonga vel elliptico-oblonga, subacuta, 3-5 cm. longa, 
1-1:5 em. lata, membranacea. Scapi graciles, erecti, glabri, 6-10 em. longi, 
supra medium vagina lanceolata obtecta ; racemi laxi, 5-12-flori; bracteæ 
ovate vel ovato-lanceolate, acuminate, 2-5 mm. longs ; pedicelli 5-7 mm. 
longi. Sepala subconniventia, ovata, subacuta, 3 mm. longa; petala sepalis 
similia, paullo ampliora : labellum trilobum, 5 mm. longum; lobi laterales 
obovato-oblongi ; lobus intermedius obovatus, apice tridentieulatus ; calcar 
gracile, 2 mm. longum ; columna brevissima. 
* 3800 Steps Pass” at 2500 ft. Flower purple [S. T. D.]. Hongkong 
Herb. 3543. 
Near Cynosorchis gracilis, Krünzl. (Gymnadenia gracilis, Miq.), but the 
leaves proportionately shorter and broader, and the flowers rather larger and 
with broader segments. 
PALM. 
CarAMUS HorLiTES, Dunn, sp. n. 
Frutex erectus, 2-3 m. altus, fortissime armatus. Folia oblonga, 2-3 m. 
longa, petiolis glabrescentibus, spinis validis paullo compressis 2-3 cm. longis 
armatis ; segmenta linearia, chartacea, costis marginibusque spiculis vestita, 
infra ternatim opposita (an semper ?), apice flabellatim aggregata. Рапісша 
juvenis et vetusta tantum visa ; juvenis 40 cm. alta; rami bracteis 
cinnamomeo-pulverulentis apice laceris 18 cm. longis vaginati. Alabastra 
4 mm. longa, 2 mm. lata, extus striata. Rami panicule evolute 30 cm. 
longi, decurvati, pinnatim in spicas multas divergentes divisi. 
Lower woods at Buong Kang near Yenping. Hongkong Herb. 3590. 
Very near C. thysanolepis, Hance, but distinguished by the armature of the 
leaves as well as by its smaller flowers. 
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