ovate, thick, fleshy, strongly recurved, joining the foot, 
versatile, 7-veined, the two extreme pairs of veins inter- 
twined forming a network. Column 1.8 mm. high, 1.3 
mm. broad, the base extending into an upcurved foot. 
Anther terminal, 2-loculed; pollinia 4, waxy, collateral 
in two pairs, oblong, the inner ones of each pair smaller: 
outer pollinia 0.6 mm. long, 0.26 mm. in diameter and 
the inner ones 0.46 mm. long, 0.1 mm. in diameter. 
Ovary with pedicel 7.2 mm. long. Fruit a short pedi- 
celled, oblong, cylindrical capsule, 2 cm. long, 0.7 cm. 
in diameter. 
This species is allied to Cirrhopetalum Wightu Thw. 
from which it differs in the smaller flowers, elliptic dorsal 
sepal, smaller lateral sepals and petals, oblong-ovate lip 
and larger pollinia. 
Crevton: Ambagamuwa at 578 meters in the transitional jungle be- 
tween the tropical wet evergreen forests of the low country and the 
submontane or midcountry tropical wet evergreen forests, January 
22, 1960, Jayaweera 2120 (Type).—Same locality, February 23, 1960, 
Jayaweera 2128. It flowers from January to March. 
Saccolabium tortifolium Jayaweera sp. nov. 
Epiphytica, caespitosa, non pseudobulbosa. Caulibus 
erectis, demum denudatis, deinde foliis 7-18, distichis 
tortis, semiteretibus obtectis. Foliis linearibus, carnosis 
4-6 em. longis, 0.8 cm. latis. Inflorescentia ex axillis 
foliorum superiorum nata, racemosa vel interdum pauci- 
ramosa, 13-14 cm. longa; pedunculo compresso, 6.5—7 
em. longo, rachide simplici, spiciformi, laxe pluriflora. 
Bracteis ovatis vel triangulari-ovatis, acutis, uninervis, 
1.8-2.4 mm. longis, 1.4-1.6 mm. latis. Floribus minu- 
tis, albis. Sepalo postico oblongo, obtuso uninervato, 2 
mm. longo, 1.1 mm. lato; sepalis lateralibus oblique 
ovato-oblongis, obtusis, uninervatis, 2.4—2.6 mm. longis, 
1.2-1.4 mm. latis; petalis obovato-oblongis, truncatis vel 
vix emarginatis, uninervatis, 1.4-1.5 mm. longis, 0.7—0.8 
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