180 MK. H. N. EIDLEY ON PLANTS v^ 



Janceolatum, lineare, 4 mm. longum, lateralia sequilonga, ad basin dilatata, gibbosa, 

 lanceolata, linearia, 1 mm. lata, glabra, straminea. Petala fere ajquilonga, lanceo- 

 lata, apicibus longis filiformibus. Labellum sequilongum, angustissime lineare, 

 obtusum, carnosum, pilis albis barbatum, kermesinum (in sicca violaceum). Columna 

 parva, purpurea, pede Ion go. 

 Camp III, 2500 ft. 



This belongs to the set of which B. striatellum, Kidl., is a type, with equal similar 

 petals. It is remarkable for tbe equal sepals, long awned petals, and the very narrow 

 elongated bearded lip. 



BuLBOPHTLLTJM (^ Ephippium) Ephippium, Ridl. Mat. Elor. Penins., Monocot. vol. i. 

 78. Ephippium ciliatum, Blume, Bijdr. 309, t. 65. Cirrhopetalum Blumei, Lindl. 

 Gen. and Sp. Orch. PI. 59. 

 Camp VI a, 3100 ft. 

 Listrib. Malay Peninsula and Islands. 



Smith gives two varieties of tliis species from New Guinea, which Schlechter considers 

 to be specifically distinct. I am inclined to follow Smith in considering them to be 

 varieties of a variable species. 



BuLBOPHYLLUM (§ Ephippitjm) ap.achniditjm, Eidl., sp. nov. 



Mhizoma gracile, pseudobulbis 3-li mm. remotis conico-cylindricis 1 cm. longis. 

 Folium lineari-lanceolatum, basi angustatum, apice acuminatum, coriaceum, 5 cm. 

 longum, 4 mm. latum, petiolo ad basin alato sulcato 3 mm. longo. Scapus gracilis, 

 5 cm. longus. Bractea tenuis, lanceolata, involuta, 2 mm. longa. Sepctlum 

 posticum lanceolatum, acuminatum, caudatum, 1'3 cm. longum, 1-5 cm. latum, 

 laterah'a ovata, caudata, falcata, 1"3 cm. longa, 3 mm. lata, nervis 4. Petala 

 triangularia, breviter caudata, pustulosa, 3 mm. longa. Labellum carnosum, 

 ovatum, semi-orbiculatum, curvum, caudatum, 6 mm. longum. Columna minima, 

 pede brevi, stelidiis triangularibus caudatis. 

 Camp I, 700 ft. 



A small-flowered species with short rounded .falcate sepals terminated by a filiform 

 tail, allied to B. Ephipjnum, BidL, but with much smaller, glabrous, and different sepals. 

 The flowers appear to have been pink or violet. 



BULBOPHYLLTJM SCAPHOSEPALUM, PJdl., sp. noV. 



Bseudobulhi subremoti, cylindrici, vix ad basin incrassati, 3-4 cm. longi, 3 mm. lati 

 (in sicca). Eolimn tenuiter coriaceum, lanceolatum, acuminatum, acutum, ad 

 petiolum attenuatum, 13-18 cm. longum, 3 cm. latum, carina vix distincta, petiolo 

 1-5 cm, longo. Scapus unifiorus, graciUs, 4-5 cm. longus. Bractea tubulosa, apice 

 lanceolata, acuminata, cuspidata, 8 mm. longa. Pedicelliis cum ovario 2 cm. longus. 

 Sepalum posticum lineare, acuminatum, ad 4 cm. longum, 2 mm. latum, autica 

 conuata, 3 cm. longa, 1 cm. lata, apicibus liberis triangularibus ovatis acutis 1 cm. 



