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sigmoideus, dentibus basilaribus brevibus, cirrhis breviusculis, 

 niveis. 



Celebes: Kolaka. (J. Elbert, liv. pi. cuit, in Hort. Bog. sub 

 n. 15). 



The leaves of this are of a distinct greyish colour, but the 

 flowers do not differ from those of P h. amabilisBl. y^v.moluccana 

 Schltr., except iii some points of small importance. 



Description from a few living plants. 



Tlirix^pei'iiiiim (sect. Orsidice) lamponiî'<Mi*<ie J.J.S. 



n. sp. 



Caulis elongatus, dependens, apice sursura curvus. compres- 

 sus, sectione transversa ellipticus, viridis, c. 15 cm. longus, 0.33 

 cm. latus, internodiis c. 1.1 — 1.3 cm. longis, radicibus vaginam 

 supra nodum oblique perforantibus, infra apicem sordide fuscis. 

 Folia patentia, loriformia, apice recurva, plerumque breviter con- 

 tracta, aequaliter obtuse biloba, supra obtusangule canaliculata, 

 in utraque parte canaliculae convexa, costa média supra sulcata 

 subtus late convexa, carnosa, nitidula, atroviridia, plerumque 

 plus minusve sordide punctata, c. 6.5 — 11 cm. longa, 1.0 — 2.2 

 cm. lata; vaginae tubulosae, compressae, virides, plerumque 

 atroviolaceo-punctatae, internodia aequantes, c. 0.425 — 0.5 cm. 

 latae. Intlorescentiae vaginam ad basiii perforantes, patentes, 

 multiflorae, diu florentes, pedunculo sectione transversa elliptico, 

 apice dilatato, viridi, sordide violaceo-punctato, c. 3.5 - 6 cm. 

 longo, vaginulis c. 2 — 3 brevibus tubulosis donato, racliïde incras- 

 sata, compressa, colore pedunculi, ad c. 0.25-7.5 cm. longa, 

 cum bracteis c. 0.725-^0.9 cm. lata, internodiis c. 0.225-0.3 

 cm. longis, latere tlorem versus spectante excavatis et acute 

 marginatis. Bracteae alternatim bifariae, erecto-patentes, dorso 

 parallelae, basi rachidem amplectentes, triangulae, conduplicatae, 

 concavae, acute carinatae, virides, sordide violaceo-punctatae, 

 margine superiore c. 0.575-0.65 cm. longae. Flores majusculi, 

 succedanei, ephemeri, sepalis petalisque reflexis, linearibus, apicem 

 versus sensim angustatis, acutissimis, concavis, dilute flavis, 

 odoratis. Sepala c. 3.5-3.7 cm. longa, 0.24-0.20 cm. lata, 

 lateralia obliqua. Petala c. 3.3 cni. longa, 0.17 cm. lata. Label- 

 lum 31obum, saccatum, dimidio superiore lobi intermedii niveo 

 excepte tlavescens, intus extusque cinnamomeo-maculatum et 



