December 12, 1912] Okchid. Novak et Criticae Ins Philippinarum 1565 



PODOCHILUS Blume. 



Podochilus Elmeri ap. nov. 



Herba epiphytica. Caules rigidi, complanati, 12 dm. alti. 

 Folia disticha, oblongi-elliptica, coriacea, breviter apiculata, 

 2.5 — 4.5 cm. longa, 9 — 19 mm. lata. Internodii 1 — 1.5 cm. 

 longi. Pedunculi valde elongati, usque ad 21 cm. longi, graciles, 

 bracteis acutis vaginantibus vestiti. Racemi laterales, abbre- 

 viati, pauciflori. Bracteae inflorescentiae circiter 2 mm. longae, 

 anguste lanceolatae, acutae. Flores minuti, caduci. Sepala 

 lateralia ad pedem gynostemii decurrentia. mentum obtusum 

 formantia, triangularia, acuta, 3 mm. longa; mentum 4 mm. 

 longum. Sepalum dorsale concavum, elliptico-oblongum, sub- 

 acutum, 2.5 mm. longum. Petala subspathulata, obtusa, late 

 unguiculata vel late oblanceolata ad basim vix attenuata, circiter 

 2.5 mm. longa, 1.75 mm. lata ad apicem, circiter 1 mm. lata prope 

 basim. Labellum 3-lobatum, 4 mm. longum, circiter 3 mm. 

 latum, basim versus membrana vel lamella semilunari ad lobum 

 medium decurrens. Lobi laterales prope medium labelli, minuti, 

 obtusi. Lobus medius valde retusus, 2 mm. longus, 2 mm. latus. 

 Columua brevis, pede producta. 



This interesting species forms large clumps on trees in the 

 dense forests along the Baruring River where it was found at 

 an altitude of 3500 feet. The hard, tough, flattened stems are 

 persistent. The inflorescence, mostly toward the end of the 

 stems, is borne on elongated peduncles which arise from the axils 

 of the leaves. Outer organs of the perianth greenish red and 

 white, the inner ones red. The callus arises at the base of the lip 

 and is V-shaped, the arms extending close to the margin and con- 

 verging near the base of the middle lobe. 



Mindanao: District of Davao, Todaya (Mt. Apo), May, 1909, 

 A. D. E. Elmer, 10718. 



Podochilus longilabris sp. nov. 



Herba epiphytica caespitosa, gracilis, similitudinem gerit 

 cum P. microphyllo Schltr. Caules subpenduli vel suberecti, usque 

 ad 2.7 cm. longi, circiter 1 mm. in crassitudine. Folia disticha, 

 oblongi-lanceolata. 7 — 11 mm. longa, circiter 2 mm. lata, coriacea, 



