tum, obscure quinquelobatum, in sacco callus nullus. 
Columna brevis, truncata, prope apicem utrinque ala 
parva vel stelidio ornata, in pedem longissimum pro- 
ducta. Rostellum terminale, columnae subaequale, fili- 
forme. Pollinia duo, globosa; stipes glandulae singulae 
adnatus. 
Herbae epiphyticae cum foliis distichis conduplicatis. 
Species una adhuc nota, habitu Aeridis. 
Lateral sepals, petals and lip attached to the elon- 
gated column-foot. Dorsal sepal free. Lip articulated to 
the column-foot, strongly saccate, carinate, inconspic- 
uously 5-lobed; lateral lobes four, erect; callus in the 
sac lacking. Column short, truncate, with a pair of small 
wings or stelidia toward the apex, produced below into 
an exceptionally long foot. Rostellum terminal, about 
as long as the column, filiform, closely appressed to the 
inner surface of the column. Pollinia two, globose; stipe 
attached to a single gland. 
Epiphytic herbs with distichous conduplicate leaves. 
A single species known, having the habit of Aerides. 
Macropodanthus philippinensis L.O. Williams 
sp. nov. 
Herba epiphytica, caule brevi. Folia disticha, anguste 
oblongo-lanceolata, acuta, obscure retusa et apice paulo 
obliqua, coriacea. Inflorescentia foliis subaequalis, plus- 
minusve decemflora; bracteae ovatae. Sepalum dorsale 
elliptico-ovatum, obtusum. Sepala lateralia late ovata, 
obtusa, leviter obliqua, columnae pedi adnata. Petala 
anguste obovata, obtusa, columnae pedi adnata. Label- 
lum ad columnae pedem articulatum, saccatum, carina- 
tum, obscure quinquelobatum; lobi laterales erecti. 
An epiphytic herb. Stem short, about 4 cm. long. 
Leaves distichous, narrowly oblong-lanceolate, acute, 
obscurely retuse and slightly oblique at the apex, coria- 
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