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LEAVITT. 



lit. E. cylindrostachya Ames Orchidaceae 2 (limsi 1<N> : supra 211. 



Very much like the Inst, Inflorescence 

 Bhorter than the leaves, the down not so long 

 nor so dense, the raceme much denser-flowered 

 and shorter-peduncle* I. Leaves longer-petioled 

 and proportionately narrower than in the last. 

 up to ;>7 cm long and 2 cm wide. Petals wider, 

 obovate. Lip narrower (hut variable), (Fig. 

 15.) 



Flowers yellowish-white. 



Fa;. 15.— Kria culindrortueht/a, lip Mindanao, 

 and petal from the type. 



80. E. ventricosa Leavitt supra 211. 



Pseudobulbs nearly cylindric, somewhat thickened below, about 8 cm 



long; sheaths several, ovate, :5 cm long, entirely concealing the stem. 



Leaves g, lanceolate to ohlanceolate, short-petioled, up to 14 cm long and 



1.5 cm wide. Inflorescences 1 or 2, 5.5 cm long. 



puhescent : peduncle '-l cm long, very slender. 



with 'i or ,'5 ample.xicaul sheaths, sparsely white- 



tomentose. Flowers about 12, subtended by 



ovate, concave, ci Hate-margined bracts, as long as 



the ovary and pedicel, which is white-tomentose. 



about ■'} mm long. Dorsal sepal ohovate, sparsely 



Tm.U.-MrtaventriM»a, Up puhescent, T> turn long, about 3 mm wide, 

 and petal from the tvpe. . 



Laterals puhescent. inflated, triangular-ohlong, 

 1 mm long. 2 mm broad, the anterior margin sigmoid. Petals oblong- 

 obovate, somewhat falcate, 1 mm long by 2 mm wide. Lip .', mm long, 

 ventricose at base (2 mm), the limb flabellate-trilobed, 1 mm broad; 

 lateral lobes erect, triangular-ohlong, apex rounded; mid-lobe rerlexed. 

 broadly triangular-semiovate. Foot of column straight, nearly linear, 

 expanded where it joins the lip, 4 mm long, the column scarcely 2 mm 

 long. For variations see discussion of this species above. ( Fig. Hi.) 

 Flowers cream-white. 



Luzon. NegTOS Occidental. 



Var. benguetensis Leavitt supra '212. 



Differs from the type in its larger flowers, longer bracts, and narrower 



petals. 

 Luzon. 



21. E. Lyonii Leavitt supra 212. 



Rhizomatose portions of the sympodium stout and woody, when dry 

 5 mm in diameter. Pseudobulbs 2-5 cm distant, ovoid. 2.5 cm high, 



