48 J. J. SMITH. ORCHIDACEAE. 



undulata, c. 4.6 — 4 cm. longa, superne 0.6 — 0.675 cm. lata. Labellum ungue c. 0.7 — 0.5 cm. 

 longo pcdi gynosteinii adnatum, intus costis 5 albis violaceo-striolatis 3 medianis in lobo medio 

 in dentcm libcruni acutum tciniinantibus, costulis minoribus interpositis, e.xpansum c. 2.95 — 2.7cm. 

 longuni, ad lobos latérales c. 1.6 — 1.5 cm. latum; lobi latérales saturate flavi, basi violaceo- 

 venosi ; lobus intermedius oblongus, apice recurvus, obtusus, subulato-apiculatus, undulatus, 

 saturate flavus, c. 0.75 — 0.9 cm. longus, 0.5 — 0.4 cm. latus. Gynostemium c. 0.65 — 0.6 cm. 

 longum, pede c. 1.25 cm. longo. Ovarium pedicellatum c. 5.8 — 5 cm. longum. 

 Hab. ? 



Dièse Varietiit stamnit wahrscheinlich aus Neu-Guiiica oder den benachbarten Insein; 

 ich erhielt einige Maie Blùtcn aus Privatgàrten. 



Sie ist von der var. Albertisii durch die nur zuruckgebogenen, nicht zuruckgerollten 

 Sepalen, schmàleren Petalen sovvie infolge des dunneren Mentum schlankeren Blùten, die 

 Leisten der Lippe und auch die Fàrbung verschieden. 



Dendrobium conanthum Schltr. Orch. D Ncu-duinea (1912), 550. 



Tab. XIV, 38. 

 Gaules elongati, validi, teretes, c. 1.2 cm. longi, internodiis ad c. 5 — 7 cm. longis 

 superioribus brevioribus. Folia oblonga, plerumque plus minusve ovata, minute inaequaliter 

 bilobula, in sicco prominenter nervosa, coriacea, apicem caulis versus decrescentia, c. 11 — 4 cm. 

 longa, 3.2- — 1.85 cm. lata; vaginae tubulosae, internodiis aequilongae vel paulo breviores. 

 Inflorescentiae ad caulium partem superiorem, laxe raceinosae, c. 6 — 12-florae, pedunculo 

 tereti c. 10 — 14 cm. longo, nonnullis vaginulis tubulosis donato, rachide c. 8 — 12 cm. longa. 

 Bracteae oblongo-triangulae, acutae, concavae, ad c. 0.4 — 0.5 cm. longae. Flores c. 2.75 cm. 

 lati, 3.3 cm. longi. Sepalum dorsale cum ovario angulum rectum formans, lanceolato-triangulum, 

 sensim angustatum, brevissime ucuminatum, rcvolutum, undulatum, 5-nervium, c. 2.3 cm. 

 longum, 0.8 cm. latum. Sepala lateralia cum pede gynostemii mentum reversum cum ovario 

 angulum acutum faciens conicum superne angustatum apice angustum subretusurn leviter 

 curvatum c. 1.25 cm. longum formantia, oblique revoluta, valde undulata, e basi oblique 

 triangula lanceolato-angustata, acutiuscula, c. 6-nervia, c. 2.35 cm. longa, basi 1.5 cm. lata. 

 Petala erecta, torta, haud undulata, inexpansa c. 2 cm. longa, expansa sublinearia, apicem 

 versus leviter dilatata, obtusa, brevissime apiculato-acuminata, basi 3-, superne 5-nervia, 

 c. 2.8 cm. longa, basî fere 0.3 cm., apice 0.5 cm. lata. Labellum ungue brevi pedi gynostemii 

 in formam calcaris a dorso compressi curvuli obtusi c. 0.625 cm. longi adnatum, concavum, 

 3-lobum, subtus canaliculato-concavum, intus 3-costatum, costa intcrmcdia haud in unguem 

 decurrente apice aliformi-elevata et in 2/5 supra basin lobo intermedii abrupte rcctangule 

 terminante, costis lateralibus inferne incrassatis paulum in unguem decurrentibus, paulum 

 supra basin lamellis transversis horizontalibus denticulatis margini labelli conne.xis superne ad 

 basin lobi intermedii evanescentibus, basi utrinquc costula brcvi crenulata addita, expansum 

 c. 3.35 cm. longum, 1.75 cm. latum, mesochylio (lobis lateralibus) ambitu obovato ; lobi 

 latérales patentes, margine praesertim antice recurvi, apice patentissimi, semi-obovati, apice 

 libero brevissimo, antice undulati et irregulariter crenulati ; lobus intermedius valde recurvus, 

 subelliptico-oblongus, brevitcr acute acuminatus, c. 0.95 cm. longus, 0.6 cm. latus. Gynostemium 



