CIRRHOPETALUM,. 995 
e Plant about natural size. 
. Flower laterally magnified. 
s. Same, upper sepal, and one lateral sepal entirely re- 
moved. 
4. Front view of column and anther. 
5. Do. anther removed. 
6. Front view of Labellum. 
7. Vertical view of under face of anther. 
Has. Not uncommon on trees, at Malacca. 
2. Cirrhopetali sp. 
Rhizomate repente. Pseudo-bulbis obturbinatis laevibus sub- 
nudis fuscis, folium unicum lineari-coriaceum  curvatulum 
apicem zequaliter emarginatum. Spicis radicalibus folia sub- 
zequantibus nutantibus flexuosis filiformibus, bracteis, subper- 
sistentibus, albido, viridescentibus, masculis brunneis floriferis 
ovariá duplo excedentibus. Sepala membranacea lineari lan- 
ceolata acuta subfalcata albida, venis 3 purpureis distinctiori- 
bus in postico vel potius antico quoniam flores resupinato, 2 
lateralibus connatis in uno apice bifida. = ovata, latiora 
sed brevissima basin centro macula purpur 
Labellum apice callosum, callo clavato albido, lobis laterali- 
bus auriculzformis. Pollinia 4, per paria collateralia.. Caudi- 
culz spathulate 2, distinctissime apice subdilatate in glandula 
oblonga obtusa, consistentia parum diversa. Glandicule in 
rostellis applicite liberate cito convolute, aquez immersi 
cito a polliniis separabiles. Pollinia sessilia. 
Column simplex nana semiteres. Anth. terminalis loculis 
membranaceis, discretis, dentius persistens.  Pollinia cerea 
collateralia lutea externe cujusque paris, minus quoad 
angulata, 4 perparia collateralia sed discreta. Clinandr. ob- 
solet. at margo stigmatis cuique loculo opposit. in processum 
subulat. rostellis formam productus est. 
Has. Khasyah Hills. In sylvis, epiphitica, Surureem Nov. 
2, 1835. Assam Herb. 183. | 
Planta suigeneris, facie Cirrhopetala. 
