ORCHIDACE 
laxiflorus, +1 dm. longus, +1 em. in diametro. Bracteae inflo- 
rescentiae lanceolatae, +8 mm. longae. Flores albidi, circa 1 em. 
longi, carnosi. Sepala lateralia circa 9 mm. longa, basi 4.5 mm. 
lata, triangularia, breviter caudata, prope apicem marginibus in- 
volutis, mentum apertum formantia. Sepalum dorsale oblongum, 
8.5 mm. longum, 2.5 mm. latum, super medium attenuatum, 
acuminatum, acutum, trinervium, ad basim concavum. Petala 
quam sepala multo minora, 4.5 mm. longa, circa 2 mm. lata, 
subspathulata, obtusa, minute papillosa, carnosa, nervo medio 
conspicuo. Labellum 5.5 mm. longum, carnosum, lingulatum, la- 
mina super lobos laterales anguste elliptica, obtusa ; lobi laterales 
semiorbiculares ; discus prope basim bicallosus, callis carnosis pa- 
pilliformibus.Gynostemium breve, antice breviter bicuspidatum. 
Bulbophyllum masaganapense is closely related to B. leytense 
Ames from which it differs in its greater size, looser raceme, 
larger flowers and longer floral bracts. 
Leyte, Jaro, Masaganap, C. 4. Wenzel 0681, November 19, 1914. Epi- 
phyte in forest. 600 meters altitude. Flower white. 
Bulbophyllum (§ Pelma) philippinense Ames sp. nov. Rhi- 
zoma flexuosum, elongatum. Pseudobulbi arcte adpressi, 1.5—2 
em. longi, remoti, fusiformes, monophylli, in sicco valde longitu- 
dinaliter rugosi, flavidi, ieviter arcuati. Folium 3-6 cm. longum, 
5-13 mm. latum, oblongo-lanceolatum, utrinque attenuatum, 
acutum, breviter petiolatum, in sicco vix coriaceum, nervosum. 
Inflorescentiae ad nodos rhizomatis, brevissimae, racemosae, 
pauciflorae, circa 1 cm. longae. Bracteae inflorescentiae infundi- 
buliformes, scariosae, circa 2 mm. longae. Flores parvi, sepala 
petalaque carnea, labello aurantiaco. Sepala lateralia 2.5 mm. 
longa, 1 mm. lata, lanceolata, ad apicem cucullato-conduplicata, 
apiculata, carinata. Sepalum dorsale simile, 2 mm. longum. Pe- 
tala cuneato-oblonga, truncato-obtusa, circa 1.5 mm. longa, 
