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Appareiitly near D. harbifrons Pfitz. but with crowded and sliorter 

 pseiidobulbs, iiarrower leaves, differently coloured flowers, tlie sepals and 

 petals not acuminate, a tlireelobed lip and the side wiiigs of the columii • 

 linear not subulate. 



,, Flowers salmon-coloiired, fragrant." (BuNNEMEljEF^). 



Description from herbarium only. 



^ Dendrochilum (sect. Platyclinis) lamellatum J. J. S. n. sp, 



Rhizoma elongatum, teres, c. 0.3 cm. diam., vaginis imbricantibus 

 tubuiosis acutis apice carinatis dense nervosis coriaceis punctatis infra 

 pseudobulbos accrescentibus ad c. 6 — 7 cm. longis obtectum. Pseudobulbi 

 c. 2.7 cm. dissiti, rhizoma continui, cauliformes, tenues, teretes, apicem 

 versus vix attenuati, apice oblique in gibbum obtusum producti, c. 5—8 

 cm. longi, 0.-5 — 0.6 cm. diam. Folium erectum, lineari-lanceolatum, condu- 

 plicato-acutum, basi in petiolum brevem contractum, 5nervium, costa média 

 supra sulcata subtus obtuse prominente, coriaccum, supra nitidum, subtus 

 opacum, c. 16— 17.5 cm. iongum, 1.8— 1.7 cm. latum ; petiolus canaliculatus, 

 c. 1.2—1.3 cm. longus. Inflorescentiae in pseudobulbis fere maturis, nutantes, 

 densius multiflorae, pedunculo tenuiter filiformi, c. 11,5 cm. longo, rachide 

 valde torta, q^adrangula, lateribus valde canaiiculata, furfuraceo-punctata, 

 c. 11.5 cm. longa, internodiis c. 0.3 cm. longis. Bracteae patentes, ovarium 

 pedicellatum amplectentes, late orbiculari-ovatae, c. 0.6 cm. longae, 0.75 

 cm. latae. Flores torsione quaquaversi, patentes, médiocres, bene expansi, 

 bene 0.8 cm. lati, sepalis patentissimis, convexis, dorso furfuraceo-punctatis. 

 Sepalum dorsale late ovato-ovale, obtusum, 3nervium, c. 0.5 cm. Iongum, 

 0.37 cm. latum. Sepala lateralia late oblique ovata, obtusa, basi concava, 

 3nervia, nervo brevissimo utrinque addito, c. 0.53 cm. longa, 0.38cm.lata. 

 Pelata patentia, oblique subobovato-ovalia, late angulato-rotundata cum api- 

 culo parvo obtuso, superne erosula, concava, superne convexa, 3nervia, 

 c. 0.425 cm. longa, bene 0.3 cm. lata. Labellum valde concavum, utrique 

 gynostemio adpressum, obsolète 31obum, subtus convexum et basi sulcis 

 3 longitudinalibus manifeste 4costatum, 5nervium, intus superne praeter 

 marginem utrinque convexo-incrassatum, incrassationibus apicem versus 

 angustatis, lamella transversa horizontali apice obtuse trilobulata cavum antice 

 apertum septis 3 longitudinalibus verticalibus cum nervis 3 conjunctis alte 

 bicameratum formante supra basin, lamella aequilonga alta longitudinali 

 marginibus labelli incurvis horizontali irregulariter marginata basi tantum 

 cum lamella transversa conjuncta utrinque supra basin in nervis exterioribus, 

 c. 0.4 cm. Iongum et latum, explanatum subsemiorbiculare, c. 0.4 cm. Ion- 

 gum, 0.55 cm. latum, lobis lateralibus rotundatis, denticulatis, vix a lobo 

 intermedio semiorbiculari apice plicis subtrilobulato irregulariter marginato 

 sejunctis. Gynostemium brève, dorso convexum, apicem versus cuneato- 

 alatum, c. 0.175 cm. Iongum, 18 cm. latum, alis lateralibus dentem 

 brevem patentem oblique triangulum acutiusculum in utraque stigmatis parte 



