Smith : Orcindaceac novae Malaven ses X. 67 



above sliould be raised to spécifie raiik, as the leaves or tlie marj:(ins of 

 the leaves are not revoiute but iii a dried state. Anotlier disparity is fouiid 

 in the colour. HOOKEF^ describes tiie lip as yellow withiii, RiDLEY with a 

 paie yellow blotcli, whereas in my plant tliere is no trace o'f that colour 

 to be found on the labellum. 



As far as I hâve seen the species I think tliat just the yellow blotch 

 on the lip is one of the easiest characteristics to separate the species of 

 this difficult geiius. But in the first place very full descriptions are wanted. 



U\ the young flower the midlobe of the lip is recurved. Afterwards it 

 is more or less curved upwards with the sides deflexed as in A. bambiisi- 

 folia Lndl. 



Description from a living plant. 



a Calanthc (sect. Styloglossum) aurciflora J. J. S. n. sp. 



Pseudobulbi ad c. 2.5 cm. distantes, parvi, c. 3— 5folii, nonnulis vaginis 

 ad c. 16 cm. longis ad basin. Folia lanceolata, sensim longius acuminata, 

 acuta, basi sensim in petiolum angustata, glabra, nervis majoribus c. 7 subtus 

 prominentibus, ad c. 21-50 cm. longa, 2.9—6.2 cm. lata; petiolus canali- 

 culatus, costatus, cum vagina c. 10-30 cm. longus. Inflorescentia axillaris, 

 erecta, dense multiflora, pedunculo c. 26—55 cm. longo, vaginis c. 7-8 

 tubulosis superne fissis persistentibus donato, rachide obtuse angulata, c. 1.2— 

 5 cm. longa. Bracteae caducae, lanceolatae, sensim longius acutissime acu- 

 minatae, superne obtusangule incurvae, valde concavae, c. 5nerviae, minores 

 c. 1.9 cm. longae. Flores pulvinis inserti, quaquaversi. Sepalum dorsale 

 subobovato-ovale, apice longius subulato-apiculatum, et canaliculatum, con- 

 cavum, basi leviter convexum, 3- sub5nervium, totum c. 1.3 cm. longum, 

 0.6 cm. latum, apiculo 0.15 cm. longo. Sepala lateralia oblique subobovato- 

 oblonga, basi obliqua basin calcaris amplectentia, in subulam longiusculam 

 canaliculatam acuminata, 3- sub5nervia, tota c. 1.3 cm., margine antico 

 1.45 cm. longa, 0.6 cm lata, apiculo 0.14 cm. longo. Petala e basi cuneato- 

 unguiculata subovalia, late obtusa, abrupte subulato-apiculata, concava, 

 dorso longitudinaliter sulcata, 3nervia, c. 1.3 cm. longa, fere 0.6 cm. lata. 

 Labellum 3lobum, calcaratum, totum c. 2.3 cm. longum, parte gynoste- 

 mio adnata c. 0.63 cm. longa, tubum bene lateraliter compressum antice 

 bene altiorem et oblique truncatum subtus sulcatum et leviter sigmoideum 

 apice c. 0.5 cm. altum formante; lamina porrecta, subtus sulcata, c. 0.75 

 cm. longa, ad lobos latérales 0.675 cm. lata, lamellis 2 altis longitudinalibus 

 parallelis lateraliter compressis semiovalibus rotundatis basin lobi intermedii 

 attingentibus inter lobos latérales; lobi latérales patentissimi, oblique ovato- 

 trianguli, margine postico rotundati, margine antico subrecti, obtusi, con- 

 vexi; lobus intermedius porrectus, suborbicularis. apice rotundato-bilobus 

 cum apiculo recurvo in sinu, convexus, 3costulatus, costula intermedia 

 inter lamellas basilares decurrente, c. 0.475 cm. longus, 0.6 cm latus;calcar 

 reversum, cum labello angulum obtusum, cum ovario angulum acutum 



