( >70 AMES. 



vrl ?entrico80-aaccatum, antioe in lamella oordiformi inatractum. Co- 

 hninitt clavata, 1 mm longa. 



Agrostophi/llum pkilippinense is perplexing near l. mapu I look, f., i.ut 

 diircrs from it among other characters in its petals and longer leaves, it is also 

 near ,1. papuauum Schlechter, but lias the leaves longer in relation to their 

 width, and larger heads of flowers. According to Mr. Rolfe'a description in the 

 -Annals of Botany" 9: 157. it must he closely allied to I. jnrmnsaaum. The 

 labellum resembles closely that of .1. ma jus hut the epichil is cordate. .1. J. Smith 

 refers A. mojns to ,1. lonpifoliiim lleichb. f. In my herbarium there is an 

 excellent photograph of a specimen preserved in the herbarium at Leiden which 



is labeled .1 ppvmlicuUi Umgifolia 151. This specimen has narrower, longer leaves 

 and a smaller inflorescenee than my Philippine specimens. Further study may 

 show that Agrostophyllutn p/iilippincnse is merely a form of .1. ma jus, and thai 

 both should be referred to the older .1. l<»u/ijoiiu>». For the present, however, 



I believe that the Philippine species should be regarded as distinct from .1. ma jus 

 and .1. longifoHum, 



1. 1 /ox, Province of Bataan, Mount Mariveles, For. liar. t'liin Borden, Septem- 

 ber Hi. 1004, on trees, rocky mountain ridge, altitude about 1,000 m, "corolla 

 cream-white, lip whiter, no odor:" Province of Ki/.al. Mount Patay. Loker 6090 

 (specimen (lowering in Manila). 



CERATOSTYLIS Blume. 



Ceratostylis rubra sp. nov. 



All". C. grandi florae J. J. Smith. Planla robusta. Caulix ramosus 

 plus minus 4 dm longus, hracUis chartaceis, imbricatis, arete vaginan- 

 tibua, dense vestitus. Folia coriacea, rigida, linearia, ad apicem bilobata. 

 plus minus 1 dm longa, circa 5 mm lata. Sepala lalrralia oblongi-lan- 

 ceolata, acuta, 7-nervia, membranacea, mentum obtusum formantia, ad 

 basim eohaerentia, 2 cm longa, 1 mm lata. Sepalum donale oblongum, 

 1.7 cm longum, citva :> inni latum. Petala oblanceolata, smbacuta, 7- 

 nervia, J.!) mm longa, prope apicem 4.5 mm Lata. Labellum lanceolatum, 

 acuminatum, 3-nervram, 8 mm longum. Qynosiemium 5 mm longum, 

 brachiia magnis, rotnndatis. 



Oeratoatyli* rubra is perhaps most nearly allied iii 0. grondiflora .). ,1. Smith. 

 Prom that species it differs in the form of the leaves, in its labellum, which is 

 lanceolate-acuminate or acuminate from a rounded base, and in the nerves of 

 the sepals and petals. For the genus the (lowers are extraordinarily large and 

 according to the collectors' notes and dried specimens are red. In a photograph 

 of living specimens cultivated at Manila the leaves appear to be thick, fleshy, 

 recurred, and on the upper surface strongly channeled. When alive the perianth- 

 organs are spreading and in the center of the flower the characteristic column 

 is erect and very conspicuous. The flowers arise from among large, reticulated 

 bracts. These bracts when dry are rufous and prominently veined. 



I have not seen Ceratottylia retiaquama Eteichb. f.. which was based on No. 

 2152 of Cuming's Philippine plants. This species is very inadequately described 

 in "Bonplandia" 5: 53. The specific name of Reichenbach's plant might easily 

 apply to the species in hand. 



Luzon, Province of Riaal, Bur. Sci. 30',2 Ramos, August 19, 1907: Province 

 of Bataan, Mount Mariveles, liur. Sci. .1070 Fow worthy, "llowers red with white 

 center." Mindanao, Lake Lanao, Camp Keithley, Bur. Sci. 30J,6, 3072 Mrs. Cle- 

 mens (specimens flowering in Manila) : without locality, IF. S. Lpnn 8C>. 



