Schwemfurth, sp. nov. 
Herba pseudobulbosa, elata. Pseudobulbus ovoideo- 
cylindraceus, bifohatus. Folia duo, elliptico-ligulata, 
coriacea. Inflorescentia laxe et anguste paniculata. Flores 
parvi, carnosi. Ovarium pedicellatum laeve. Sepala later- 
alia spathulato-oblanceolata, acuta, apice dorso carinata. 
Sepalum dorsale simile. Petala spathulata, acuta. La- 
bellum trilobatum, columnae basi adnatum; lobi later- 
ales faleato-oblongi, apice oblique rotundati; lobus 
medius unguiculatus, lamina late triangulari-ovata, acu- 
minata; discus medio callo crasso ovato suleato ornatus. 
Columna brevis, abrupte reflexa. 
Plant about 46 cm. tall. Roots fibrous, short, simple, 
whitish. Pseudobulb ovoid-eylindric, 4.8 em. long, di- 
phyllous, rugose and shining in the dried specimen. 
Leaves elliptic-ligulate, 20-25 cm. long, 2.6—2.95 em. 
wide, apex apparently subacute (withered), coriaceous, 
mid-vein prominent beneath. Inflorescence narrowly and 
loosely paniculate, about 88 em. long; peduncle up to 
the panicle provided with remote short inconspicuous 
scarious sheaths; panicle 18.6 cm. long. Pedicellate ovary 
glabrous. Flowers small for the alliance, about 2 ecm. 
across, rather fleshy. Lateral sepals obliquely spatulate- 
oblanceolate, 10.5-12 mm. long, 4 mm. wide above the 
middle, acute, dorsally carinate near the apex, somewhat 
coneave. Dorsal sepal similar, about 9.4mm. long, 3.8—4 
mm. wide. Petals spatulate, 9.9-10.8 mm. long, 4.8-5 
mm. wide, acute. Lip 8-lobed, adnate to the base of the 
column, 8.4-9 mm. long; lateral lobes faleate-oblong, 
rounded at the apex, free portion 8-3.2 mim. long, about 
2mm. wide in the middle, slightly broader at base; mid- 
lobe distinctly unguiculate, broadly triangular-ovate; 
lamina about 5 mm. long and 4.2 mm. wide, shortly 
acuminate, somewhat undulate toward the apex, veins 
thickened with the mid-nerve below the apex carinately 
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