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convexum, subtus concavum, basi exepta vcrruculoso-papillosum, opacum, carnosulum, atro- 

 purpureum, basi utrinque pellocidum et atroviolacco-punctatum, c. I cm. longum, 0.3 cm. 

 latum. Gynostemium valdc arcuatum, semipellucidum, albescens, c. 0.375 cm. lonf^iim, auriculis 

 antheram bene superantibus triangulo-subulatis falcatulis subtus ad basin lobulo rotuiulato 

 flavo instructis. Anthera cucullata, virescenti-alba, conncctivo valdc cristato-acuto dilutc viridi, 

 c. 0.075 cm. longa. PoUinia valde lateralitor compressa. Stigma longitudinale, lincaie. Pcs 

 gynostemii abbreviatus, calliformis, aurantiacus. Ovarium 6-sulcatum, dilutc flavo-viridc, c. 0.3 

 cm. longum; pcdicellus medio articulatus, c. 0.6 cm. longus, parte supcriore dilute flavo-viridi, 

 parte inferiore i)allidc violacca. 



Niederl. Neu-Guinca: An deni Noord-Fluss (Exp. Lorentz 1907, Djikdja, leb. Pfl., kult. in Hort. 

 Bog. unter n. 278 Dj.; am oberen Digiil (B. Hranderhorst, leb. Pli., kult. in Hort. Bog. 

 unter n. 5 r B). 



Die Pflanze gehôrt zur Vcrwandtschaft des B. rallipes J. J. S. u. s. w. 



Dièse Gruppe, die durch ein nicht oder nur wcnig bewegliches Labellum, eine dijnne, 

 gekriimmte Saule und einen sehr verkurzten Sâulenfuss au.sgezeichnct ist, ist in Ncu-Guinca 

 offenbar sehr artenreich. 



" Bnlbophyllum Alkmaarense J. J. S. in Bull. Dép. Agric. Ind. néed. n. XLV (191 1), 7. 



Tab. cm A. 

 Rhizoma repens, ramosum, radicans. Pseudobulbi approximati, moniliformes, procum- 

 bentes, rhizomati adpressi et dimidia parte inferiore adnati, apice saepe plus minusve sursum 

 curvi, oblongi, valde c. 7-costati, dilute virides, c. 0.55 — 0.7 cm. longi, 0.225 cm. lati, unifolii. 

 Folium ellipticum, oblongum vel subovatum, obtusum vel brevissime acutum, basi breviter 

 petiolato-contractum, costa média supra sulcata, carnosulo-coriaceum, dilute viride, c. i.i — 1.7 

 cm. longum, 0.5 — 0.7 cm. latum. Inflorescentiae ad nodos rhizomatis, brèves, i-fiorae pedun- 

 culo atropurpureo c. 0.6 cm. longo. Bractea tubulosa, acuminata, c. 0.27 cm. longa. Fies 

 mediocris, c. 2.15 cm. latus, 2.45 cm. longus, sepalis intus ad basin nitidis. Sepalum dorsale 

 erectum, lineare, subacutum, basi convexum, ceterum canaliculato-concavum, medio marginibus 

 magis incurvis quasi contractum, 3-nervium, semipellucide album, fascia longitudinali atro- 

 purpurea notatum, c. 1.4 cm. longum, bene 0.2 cm. latum. Sepala lateralia divaricata, oblique 

 lanceolato-oblonga, brevissime acutata, inferne convexa, supernc concava, nervis 3 dorso 

 prominentibus, atropurpurea, pallide marginata, c. 1.4 cm. longa, 0.43 cm. lata. Petala parva, 

 porrecta, verticalia, incurva, oblique oblonga, superne dilatata, apice falcato-incurva, obtusa, 

 margine superiore valde recurvo convexa, i-nervia, nitida, atropurpurea, margine superiore 

 et basi stria longitudinali atropurpurea excepta pellucide alba, c. 0.34 cm. longa, 0.14 cm. lata. 

 Labellum immobile, porrectum, sigmoideum, spathulatum, marginibus superne valdc revolutis 

 cavo-clavatum, basi auriculis 2 minutis oblongis obtusis pedem gynostemii versus falcato-recurvis, 

 glutinosum, c. 1.175 cm. longum, ungue lineari supra 3-costato aureo, lamina ambitu (inexpansa) 

 oblonga obtusissima 5-costata aurea apice atropurpurea c. 0.7 cm. longa 0.27 cm. lata. Gyno- 

 stemium gracile, valde curvatum, semipellucidum, pallide virescens, basi flavum, superne stria 

 atropurpurea notatum, c. 0.3 cm. longum, clinandrio valde excavato utrinque lacinulato-dentato, 

 lacinia subulata patentissima in utraque stigmatis parte. Anthera cucullata, lateraliter compressa, 

 obtusa, verruculosa, violacca, basi flava, c. 0.05 cm. longa. Pes gynostemii cum ovario angulum 



