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2(/5^ x 297. Stauropsis luchuensis, Rolfe ; habitu S. undulatae, Benth., 

 sepalis petalisque obovato-oblongis obtusis nee undulatis et tlavis 

 brunneo-rnaculatis. 



Herba scandens. Gaules 30 cm. alti, railicantes. Folia disticha, 

 coriacea, oblonga, brevissime et obtuse biloba, 10-14 cm. longa, 

 2-3 cm. lata. Scapi suberecti, 15-40 cm. longi, vaginis cupulatis 

 tecti ; racemus multiflorus. Bractcae squainiformae, obtusae, 

 circa 2 mm. longae. Pedicelli 2 cm. longi. Flares speciosi, flavi, 

 brunneo-maculati. Sepala obovato-oblonga, obtusa, 1*3-1*5 cm. 

 longa. Pctala sepalis paullo angustiora. Labellum camosum, 

 subtrilobum, 1*5 cm. longum, basi saccatum; lobi laterales col- 

 umnae adnati, breves, 3 mm. lati ; lobus intermedins oblongus, 

 obtusus, lateraliter compressus, medio gibbosus, basi concavus ; 

 saccus obtusus, 3 mm. longus. Golumna crassa, 5 mm. longa. 



Niumen-Ratu Somoku Zuseteu. xviii. t. 23. 



Luchu Archipelago. Island of Nitimen (Iriomote). 



A specimen of this Orchid was presented to Kew by Prof. J. 

 Matsumura, D.Sc, LL.D., who remarks that it has been cultivated 

 in greenhouses at Tokio for a long period, under the name of 

 Niumen-Ran (Niumen-Orchid), under which name it was figured 

 in the Japanese work cited above as long ago as 1856. Specimens 

 were not previously available for comparison. 



298. Saccolabium Woodfordii, Rolfe; &S.flexo, Reichb. f., sepalis 



petalisque nee ligulatis, labelli lobis lateralibus membranaceis 

 obtusis nee minutis distinctum. 



Caulescens, rami flexuosi. Folia 2-2*5 cm. distantia, lineari- 

 oblonga, inaequaliter biloba, 8-15 cm. longa, circa 1*5 cm. lata. 

 Pedunculi axillares, crassiusculi, 4-5 cm. longi ; racemi ovoidei, 

 densiflori. Bracteae .... Pedicelli graciles, 7 mm. longi. 

 Sepalum posticum ovato-ellipticum, obtusum, concavnm, 4 mm. 

 longum; sejtala lateralia elliptico-oblonga, obtusa, subobliqua, 

 4 mm. longa. Pctala ovata, obtusa, 4 mm. longa. Labellum tri- 

 lobum ; lobi laterales lati, obtusi, membranacei, 1 mm. longi ; 

 lobus intermedins late elliptieo-oblongus, obtusus, subcarnosus, 

 2 mm. longus ; calcar inflato-oblongum, obtusum, 5 mm. longum. 



longa. 



mm. longa. Gapsula f usiformi-oblonga, 2*5 cm. 



Solomon Islands. 



Woodft 



A drawing, accompanied by a few dried flowers, was sent for 

 determination by Mr. C. M. Woodford, Resident and Deputy-Corn- 

 missioner in the Solomon Islands, who remarks that the flowers 

 are pale vermilion, tipped with brown on the inside of the lip, 

 and that it has not been observed on any other island. 



299. Cleisostoma secundum, Rolfe ; a speciebus Burmannicis 

 labelli lobis lateralibus subobsoletis facile distinguendum. 



Caulis brevis. Folia lanceolato-oblonga, subacuta^ laeviter 

 recurva, crasso-coriacea vel subrigida, 9-13 cm. longa, l # 3-l - 5 cm. 

 lata. Scapus decurvus vel subpendulus, 7-10 cm. longus, 

 10-12-florus ; flores secundi. Bracleae latet riangulares, obtusae, 

 2 mm. longae. Pedicelli 1-3-8 cm. longi. Sepala patentia, elliptico- 

 oblonga, obtusa, 6 mm. longa. Petala sepalis angustiora, caeteruni 



