NOTES ON PHILIPPINE ORCHIDS, HI. 45 
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In the Herbarium of the Bureau of Science there are two specimens which 
in my opinion belong to this species. One of these is typical, the other has 
purplish flowers and probably represents the variety fusca, 
Luzon, Rizal Province, Bur. Sci. 4667 Maacimo Ramos, August, 1907. 
Var. fusca cf. Ridley in Journ. Linn. Soc. Bot. 24: 335. 
Ltjzo'n, Benguet Subprovince, Bur. Sci. 3492 Major E. A. Mearns, July, 1907. 
M. latifoUa is a variable species which is found in Java, Sumatra, Borneo, 
Siam, China, New Guinea and Australia. (Cf. fig. CLXXXV in the third 
volume of plates which accompany J. J. Smith's "De Orchideen von Java"). 
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Malaxis Macgregorii sp. nov. 
Planta foliosa. Caulis vix incrassatus. Folia 6-9^ lanceolata, acum- 
inata^ acuta, multinervia, 5-11 cm longa, 3 cm lata. Petiolus latus, 
vaginans, 3 cm longus. Inflorescentia cum pedunculo 1.5 dm longa, 
foliis longior. Flores in racemo laxo languente, circiter 1 cm distantes. 
Bractcae lineari-lanceolatae dependentes. Sepala lateralia elliptica, ob- 
tusa; 3 mm longa. Sepalum dorsale simile. PetaJa lineari-oblonga, 
circiter 2 mm longa. Labelhim 4 mm longum, auriculatum; lobus medius 
subquadratuSj ad apicem bifidus; auriculae magnae; in sinu utroque 
prope basim lobi medii dentes 2 stant.. 
POLiixo, Bur. Sci, 10440 R. C. McGregor, October 19, 1909, terrestrial. 
Malaxis Macgregorii is nearly allied to M. dentata Ames and to Microstylis 
micrantha Hook. f. (cf. "Icones Plantarum" pi, 1834). The flowers of Malaxis 
dentata are smaller, however, and the different middle lobe of the labelhim 
is quite distinctive. ■ According to field notes the flowers of M. Macgregorii are 
rose- carmine. 
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Malaxis Ramosii sp. nov. 
Herha 1-2 dm alta in anthesi. Caulis brevis, circiter 3 cm longus. 
Folia 3y lanceolata, acuminata, acuta, 4-10 cm longa, 1.5-3 cm lata, 
nervosa. PeduncuJus 7-16 cm longus, foliis longior. Bractcae lineari- 
lanceolatae acuminatae, acutae, 3 mm longae, dependentes. Bacemus 
usque ad 9 cm longus. Flores 3-5 mm distantes, circa 9 mm in diauietro. 
Pedicelli circiter 6 mm longi. Sepala lateralia ovata, 3-nervia, 4 mm 
longa, 3 nmi lata. Sepalum dorsale ovato-lanccolatum, 3-ncrvium, 5 mm 
longum, 3 mm latum. Petala rhonibico-lanceolata, 4.75 mm longa, 3 
mm lata, 3-nervium. Labelhim int-egerrimum, rotundatum, a basi labelli 
ad apicem 2 mm longum; auricula-c oblongae, obtusae, 1 mm longae. 
Colwnina brcvis, ad basim columnae dens, vel papilla a tergo. 
Luzon, Rizal Province, Bosoboso, Bur, Sci. 4^^'^ Maximo Ramos, August 14, 
1907. 
If. Ramosii is closely allied to M. halahaccnsis from which it difl"ers in its 
smaller size and larger flowers. The petals of M. halahaccnsis are narrower in 
relation to their length and not so rhombic as those of M, Ramosii; then again 
the peduncles of M. halahaccnsis are much lojiger in relation to the leaves. 
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