DISCHIDIA WITH DOUBLE PITCHERS. 377 
Of the four species here dealt with, that from the Philippines 
may conveniently be considered first, as its pitcher is in some 
respects less complex than those of the other species. I am 
unable to assign it to any hitherto published species, and as one 
of the two specimens possesses flowers as well as foliage-leaves, 
it is here described. 
Discuipta PectENoIDES, H. H. W. Pearson, sp.nov. Planta 
epiphyta, volubilis, glabra. Folia ovata vel elliptico-ovata, 
crassiuscula, acuta, basi angustata, breviter petiolata, 1-1} poll. 
longa, 3-3 poll. lata. Ascidiwm brevissime petiolatum, duplex, 
solitarium in nodo; exterius pecteniforme, complanatum, margine 
distale rotundato breviter 2-alato, orificio parvo subter petiolum 
basi depressionis infundibularis anguste instructum, plicatura 
exteriore basi propinqua margini distali subparallela instructum, 
2-22 poll. longum, 13-2 poll. latum; interius sulco medio 
utrinque, margine libero assurgente 3-lobato (lobo medio nonnun- 
quam obsolete) instructum. Racemi breves, pauciflori, ramulis 
brevibus axillaribus terminales. Flores purpurei, pedicellis 
glabris cire. } poll. longis suffulti. Calyx alte 5-lobatus ; lobi 
membranacei, ovati, apice obtusi vel rotundati, vix carinati, 
marginibus parce minutissimeque ciliatis, ceterum glaberrimi, 
cire. £ poll. longi. Corolle tubus urceolatus, extra glaber, intra 
pilis longis tenuissimis erectis villosus, 4 poll. longus; lobi 
lanceolati, acuti, subanthesin erecti, glabri, intra carinati, circ. 
2 lin. longi. Corone squame 5, tubo stamineo affixe, mem- 
branacew, erect, apice 2-fide, lobis longiusculis recurvis. 
Anthere erect, marginibus apiceque membranaceis. Stigma 
complanatum, obsolete 2-lobatum, vix e antheris exsertum. 
Folliculi non visi. 
Philippine Islands. Luzon: Zombales, Loher 4066 ; Mont- 
alban, Monte Dugo, Loher 4066 4. 
Structure of the Pitchers. 
The ascidia of D. pectenoides are solitary at alternate nodes, 
being separated by pairs of ordinary foliage-leaves (Pl. 9. fig. 1). 
They are large flat structures (the largest measuring 2} x2 in.), 
in shape resembling a pecten-shell, and are inserted by very 
short petioles. About 3 an inch from the insertion, and almost 
parallel to the distal margin, is a projecting fold which is not 
seen in the other species (Pl. 9. figs. 1, 2,f:). When the 
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