December 12, 1912] Orchid. Novae etCriticab Ins. Philippinarum 1567 



shaped labellum and in its narrower leaves and more slender 

 habit. The callus on the lip appears to be very much thickened 

 at the base. Unfortunately the material which constitutes the 

 type is not well supplied with perfect flowers. 



Luzon: Province of Tayabas, Lucban, May, 1907, A. D. E. 

 Elmer, 8068. 



Hanging on moss covered trees at 5750 feet above sea level. 

 Leaves very thin, nearly equally dark green on both sides; 

 inflorescence pendulous, bracts green, flowers yellowish. Rare! 



Podochilus luzdnsnsis sp. nov. 



Herba epiphytica aff. P. Elmero. Caules elongati, 3 — 10 dm. 

 longi, foliosi. FoHa disticha, submembranacea, + 6 cm. longa, 

 circiter 1.5 cm. lata, oblongi-lanceolata, nervo intermodio in 

 apiculum producto, Inflorescentia termlnalis et subterminalis. 

 Racemi usque ad 9 cm. longi. Bracteae inflorescentiae lanceolatae 

 circiter 3 mm. longae. Sspala lateralia circiter 3 mm. longa, 

 triangularia, acuta; ad pedem gynostemii decurrentia, montum 

 obtusum, formantia. Mentum usque ad 2 mm. longum. Sepalum 

 dorsale valde concavum, lanceolatum, acutum, 3 mm. longum. 

 Petala 3-nervia, oblonga, obtusa, circiter 3 mm. longa, fere 1.5 

 mm. lata. Labellum oblongum, retusum, fere 4 mm. longum, 

 ad basim sensim angustatum, prope miiium lovitor constrictum, 

 ad apicem 2 mm. latum, basim versus m^mbrana, vel lamoUa 

 hippocrepif orme vel V-forme ultra medium decurrens. Columna 

 brevis. 



Luzon: Province of Tayabas, Lucban, May, 1907, A. D. E. 

 Elmer, 7407. 



Found on large shrubs and trees, 2500 feet above sea level 

 in shaded forests. Stems 1 to 3 feet long, numerous, forming 

 large clumps; leaves flexible and very succulent. 



Podochilus malindangensis Ames in Philip. Journ. Sci. 

 (Bot.) VI; 49, 1911. 



Further studies of this species, specimens of which from the 

 island of Negros are at hand, lead m3 to believe that th-s material 

 from which the original description was made must have been 

 undersized. The lateral sepals of the Negros specimens are fully 



