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florescentiae e basi pseudobulborum maturorum. probabiliter basi 

 vaginis co:"nmunibu3 inclusae, elongatae, laxius multiflorae, pedun- 

 culo fascescenti, c. 8 cm. longo, vaginulis tubulosis apiculatis c. 

 2.1 — 2.4 cm. longis donato, rachide costata, colore pedunculi. c. 

 18 cm. longa. Bracteae adpressae, subulato-lanceolatae, acutae, 

 concavae, ad c. 0.4 cm. longae. Flores parvi, dilate fuscescenti- 

 carnei, leviter suaveolentes, c. 0.575 — 0.625 cm. lati. Sepalum 

 dorsale ovarium continuum, porrectum, oblongum, obtusum, api- 

 culo conico recurvo, leviter concavum, basi canaliculato-concavum, 

 3nervium, c. 0.475 cm. longum, vix 0.15 cm. latura. Sepala late- 

 ralia cum pede gynostemii mentum rotundatum formantia, diver- 

 gentia, oblique oblonga, margine antico undulata et basi dilatata, 

 acuta. apicLilata, concava, dorso apicem versus carinata, c. 0.475 

 cm. longa, basi 0.27 cm. lata. Petala porrecta, oblique oblongo- 

 rhombea, dorso ad apicem incrassata, obtusa, 3/. partibus superi- 

 oribus papillosa, Inervia, c. 0.24 cm. longa, 0.08 cm. lata. Label- 

 lum mobile, valde subrectangule recurvum, dimidio inferiore mar- 

 ginibus erectis canaliculatum cum costis 2 inconspicuis longitu- 

 dinalibus convexis, parte superiore convexum, obtusum, eciliatura, 

 laete aurantiacum, basi pallidum, inexplanatum fere 0.25 cm. lon- 

 gum. Gynostemium brève, ultra médium bifldum, pallide carneum, 

 c. 0.07 cm. longum, apice subquadrangulo, breviter obtuse bilo- 

 bulo, auriculis anthera brevioribus, oblique triangulis, acutiusculis, 

 margine inferiore obtusangule dilatatis. Anthera cucullata, sub- 

 cordata, a latere leviter compressa, apice recurvula, alba, connec- 

 tivo dilute aurantiaca, bene 0.05 cm. longa. Pollinia flava. Stigma 

 profundum, orbiculare. Pes gynostemii cum ovario angulum ob- 

 tusum fere rectum faciens, rectus, apice rectangule incurvus et 

 utrinque in lobulum parvum dilatatus, dimidio inferiore callo 

 conspicuo longitudinal! oblongo lateraliter compresse donatus, pal- 

 lide carneus, c. 0.27 cm. longus. Ovarium obconicum, Osulcatum, 

 dilute virescenti-aurantiacum, c. 0.25 cm. longum; pedicellus dilute 

 aurantiacus, c. 0.125 cm. longus. 



Sumatra: Benkoelen. (Exp. E. J acobson 1916, liv. pi. cuit, in 

 Hort. Bog.) 



The peculiar colour of the tlowers of this plant is uncommon 

 in the section Aphanohulhon. 



In several respects the species is similar to B. gibbosum 



