Smith : Orchidaccac novae Malayenses X. 53 



exceptis in flexii iibi plicam formantibiis, coiivexo-reciirvis, costis 2 iii 

 lobo medio seiisim decresceiitibus apicem fere attingeiitibus, stria loiif^itii- 

 diiiali et margiiie lobi intermedii pallidis exceptis briiiiiieiim (in spiritu 

 vini), explanatum c. 0.95 cm. longum, hypocliylio qiiadrc'\ngiilo, basi 

 rotundato-angiistato, apice utrinque in dentem miiiiinuni acutiim exeunte, 

 margine miniitissime denticulato, c. 0.3—0.35 cm. longo, 0.4—0.45 cm. lato, 

 lobo intermedio convexo cum canaiiculo inconspicuo, ovato, obtuso vel 

 breviter acute triangulo-acuminato, erosulo, c. 0.6-0.65 cm. longo, 0.5 - 

 0.53 cm. lato. Gynostemium gracile, arcuatum, c. 0.46 cm. longum. alis 

 lateralibus supra basiii, subpatentissimis, valde incurvis, subtortis, linearibus, 

 auguste obtusis, ala apicali conspicue brevioribus, ala apicali dilatata, apice 

 recurvula truncata et |3lus minusve crenulato-denticulata, clinandrio concavo, 

 filamento subulato, pede distincto, cum ovario angulum obtusum faciente, 

 quadrangulo,- truncato, 0.07 cm. longo. Anthera cucullata, ambitu breviter 

 ovato-triangula, in rostrum brève triangulum obtusum convexum recurvulum 

 acuminata, basi biloba, bene 0.1 cm. lata, connectivo basi alte et auguste 

 obtuse gibboso. Pollinia 4, oblique obovata, extus convexa, intus plana. 

 Rostellum conspicuum, patentissimum, gynostemio aequilatum, subsemi- 

 orbiculare, minute apiculatum. Stigma semiovale, margine elevatum, margine 

 inferiore rotundatuni. Ovarium obconicum, 6sulcatum, c. 0.23 cm. longum; 

 pedicellus tenuior, c, 0.175 cm. longus. 



"Sumatra: West-coast, Goenoeng Singgalang, 2600 m., in brushwood. 

 (H. A. B. BuNNEMEljER n. 2774, May 1918). Goenoeng Malintang, 2200 

 and 2250 m., in brushwood. (H. A. B. BuNNEMEljER nrs. 4214 and 4213, 

 August 1Q18). 



A distinct species with large flowers and an almost entire lip with very 

 small dentiform sidelobes. 



Description from herbarium and flowers preserved in alcohol. 



The flowers are said to be light green or yellowish green, the lip for 

 the greater part dark brown. 



Dendrochilum (sect. Platyclinis) inscctiferum J. J. S. nom. nov. — 

 Platyclinis insectifera RiDL. in Journ. Fed. Mal. St. Mus. VllI (1Q17), 8Q. 



Rhizoma ramosum, brève, vaginis deinde fatiscentibus tectum. Pseudobulbi 

 c. 0.4—0.7 cm. distantes, sicco oblongi, apice attenuati, valde rugosi, 

 c. 2.2—2 5 cm. longi, novelli vaginis tubulosis sese amplectentibus breviter 

 acutis sicco dense prominenter nervosis atrofusce punctatis superioribus accre- 

 scentibus ad c. 3.5 — 4.5 cm. longis obtecti. Folium petiolatum, elliptico- 

 lanceolatum, apice longitudine 0.6—1.6 cm. manifeste triangulo-contractum, 

 obtusum vel acutum, breviter apiculatum, basi acuta in petiolum angustatum, 

 nervis c. 7 majoribus et numerosis tenuibus omnibus sicco subtus promi- 

 nulis, coriaceo-papyraceum, c. 9—11.5 cm. longum, 2.5—4 cm. latum vel 

 interdum minus; petiolus canaliculatus, c. 2.5-4 cm. longus. Inflorescentia 



