mm. long, 1.2 mm. broad; sac oblong, 2 mm. long and 
1.8 mm. broad. Column of the genus, about 1.5 mm. 
long. 
Glomera carolinensis seems to be most closely allied 
to G.bambusifolia Schlechter, a New Guinean species. 
From this species, however, G. carolinensis may be dis¬ 
tinguished by the comparatively narrow perianth parts 
and the different formation of the sac and the blade of 
the lip. Glomera bambustfolia is a much larger plant, up 
to 6.5 dm. tall, while G. carolinensis does not exceed 2 
dm. in height. 
Glomera carolinensis is the only species of the genus 
which has been reported from Micronesia. The nearest 
generic allies, in point of distance, would seem to be in 
New Guinea which is somewhat more than a thousand 
miles away. 
Carolina Islands, Ponape Island: Tolomail, grows on trees in 
open forest, February 11, 1936, Takamatsu 988 (Tvric in Herb. Bishop 
Museum, Honolulu; Isotypb in Herb. Ames No. 5028l). 
Bulbophyllum Christophersenii L. O. Williams 
sp. nov. 
Herba epiphytica, repens. Pseudobulbi conferti, py- 
riformis, unifoliati. Folia oblanceolata, cuneata, obtusa, 
coriacea, petiolata. Inflorescentia uniflora, quam folia 
paulo brevior. Sepalum dorsale lanceolatum, acutum, 
basi trinervium. Sepala lateralia lanceolata, acuta vel ob¬ 
tusa, basi trinervia. Petala linearia, acuta, uninervia. La- 
bellum cordato-lanceolatum, obtusum, basi auriculatum, 
carinatum. 
Epiphytic herbs from a repent rhizome. Pseudobulbs 
crowded on the rhizome, pyriform, 1-1.5 cm. long, up 
to 8 mm. in diameter, monophyllous. Leaves oblanceo- 
late, cuneate, obtuse, coriaceous, petiolate, 6-18 cm. 
long, 1-2 cm. broad. Inflorescence 1-flowered, somewhat 
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