December 12, 1912] Orchid. Novae et Criticae Ins. Philifpinarum 1583 



BULBOPHYLLUM Thou 



Bulbophyllum alsiosum sp. nov. 



Rhizoma longe repens, flexuosum, flavidum, bracteis vagi- 

 nantibus obtectum, ad nodos radicans. Pseudobulbi ± 2 cm. longi, 

 angustati, cylindracei, 5 — 9 cm. remoti, vaginis inflatis, laxis, 

 tubularibus abscoiiditi, monophylli. Folia oblongi-elliptica, acuta, 

 ad basim attenuata in petiolum gracilem angustata; lamina 13 

 cm. longa, 4 cm. lata, coriacea, infra nunquam purpureo-striata; 

 petiolus sulcatus, 3 cm. longus. Scapus cireiter 2.5 cm. longus, 

 bracteatus bracteis vaginantibus, imbricantibus obtectus. Flores 

 solitarii, cireiter 2.3 cm. longi. Sepala lateralia supra medium 

 conduplicata, carinata, oblongi-lanceolata, obtusa, infra medium 

 explanata mentum obtusum formantia, cireiter 2 cm. longa, 7- 

 nervia. Sepalum dorsale 2.2 cm. longum, lanceolatum, obtusum, 

 carinatum, concavum vel conduplicatum, cireiter 1 cm. latum. 

 Petala late ovata, subacuta, 7-nervia, 1.3 cm. longa, 9 mm. lata. 

 Labellum crassum, rigidum, lingulatum, 1.5 cm. longum, superne 

 sulcatum, obtusum, ad apicem valde incrassatum, scabratum, 

 prope basim carinatum. Columna crassa ad apicem integerrima. 



Island of Negros: Province of Negros Oriental, Dumaguete 

 (Cuernos Mts.), April, 1908, A. D. E. Elmer, 9817. 



Creeping upon moss covered tree trunks at 4000 feet altitude. 

 The outer three floral organs greenish on the outside, deep purple 

 on the inside, as are also the inner organs; flowers odorless. 



Bulbophyllum lancifolium sp. nov. 



Rhizoma repens, Pseudobulbi nuUi, Folia remota, utrinque 

 acuta, acuminata, lanceolata vel ligulato-lanceolata, petiolata, 

 coriacea Petiolus gracilis. Scapus gracilis bracteis tubulari- 

 bus. Bracteae inflorescentiae lanceolatae, acuminatae, acutae. 

 Flores flavidi in racemo laxo. Sepala lateralia late triangularia, 

 acuta, 3-nervia. Sepalum superius valde concavum, oblongi- 

 lanceolatum, acuminatum, acutum, petalis multo longius. Petala 

 lanceolata prope apicem contracta, acuminata, acuta, cellulari- 

 ciliata, aliquid crassa. Labellum lingulatum obtusum, crassum, 

 3-nervium, margine cellulari-ciliato, et ciliato; lamellis 2 intra- 

 marginalibus. Columna brevis, bicuspidata. 



