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Plocoglottis lucbanensis sp. nov. 



Herba terrestris. Caules subcaespitosi, purpurei, ad basim 

 incrassati, fibris elongatis ornati, monophylli. Folium oblongi- 

 lanceolatum, acutum, acuminatum ad basim attenuatum, cir- 

 citer 3.8 dm. longum, usque ad 3.5 cm. latum in petiolum gracilem 

 elongatum contractum distincte 3-nervium. Scapi aphylli a 

 basi caulium laterales, longi, erecti, circiter 6 dm. longi, vaginati, 

 pubescentes. Racemi abbreviate Bracteae inflorescentiae lanceo- 

 latae, acutae, pubescentes, + 5 mm. longae. Pedicellus cum ovario 

 circiter 1.2 cm. longus, pubescens. Flores atro-flavidi, purpureo- 

 maculati, pubescentes. Sepala lateralia crassa 12 mm. longa, 

 acuta, ad apicem subcucullata, oblongi-lanceolata, extus pubes- 

 centia, 5-nervia. Sepalum posticumoblongum, obtusum. Petala 

 11 mm. longa, linearia, falcata, ad apicem sensim dilatata et in- 

 crassata. Labellum crassum 8 mm. longum, circiter 4 mm. 

 latum, ad apicem in apiculo productum. Apiculus valde deflexus, 

 recurvatus. Columna scabrata. 



Aside from a slight thickening of the nerves the labellum 

 appears to be ecallose. 



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

 Elmer, llQl. 



Small tufted terrestrial herbs in damp soil of wooded 

 ravines at 2750 feet altitude. Pseudobulbs and stems conspic- 

 uously purple; leaves submembranaceous; buds whitish; flower 

 dull yellow, spotted with purple. Rare! 



SPATHOGLOTTIS Blume. 



Spathoglottis Elmeri sp. nov. 



Aff. jS. chrysanthae, a quo in laciniis lateralibus labelU et in 

 lobo terminale difTert. Folia solitaria, longi-petiolata, lanceolata, 

 elongata, lamina 6.8 dm. longa, circiter 7 cm. lata, prominente 

 nervosa, valde acuminata, acuta, petiolis elongatis, vaginatis, 

 demum in pseudobulbum incrassatis. Scapi e basi pseudobulbo- 

 rum oriundi, aphylli, elongati usque ad 11 dm. longi, racemo sub- 

 laxo. Bracteae inflorescentiae rigidae, cymbif ormes, obtusae circi- 

 ter 1 cm. longae, margine pubescente vel ciUolato. Flores flavi 4 



