CHEIROSTYLIS OCTODACTYLA 



Cheirostylis octodactyla Ames in Philipp. Journ. Sci. (Bot.) 

 2: 314 (1907). 



"Related to C. Gi'iffithii Lindl. Plants rather stout in relation 

 to their height, 4-8 cm. tall, few-flowered. Leaves ovate-lanceo- 

 late, acute, 0.7-2 cm. long, 5-11 mm. wide, 5-Q mm. apart on 

 the stem. Petioles short, sheathing at base. Flowers one or two, 

 white, 1 cm. long, standing at right angles to the erect stem. 

 Ltateral sepals united nearly to the apex, lanceolate, subacute, 

 8 mm. long. Upper sepal oblong-lanceolate, acute, somewhat 

 dilated near the base, 8 mm. long. Petals lightly adhering to the 

 upper sepal, linear spathulate, about 8 mm. long, 2 mm. wide 

 near the tip. Labelhim linear-oblong, about 9 mm. long to the 

 tip of the slightly dilated 8-fingered apex, 2.5 mm. wide at base; 

 on each side a row of 7-8 setee. Digitate divisions of the apex 

 3 mm. long." — Ames, loc. cit. 



At the base the lip is concave or lightly saccate, with a row 



of blunt setae on each side. The column is short, with two erect 



processes at the summit in addition to the rostellar arms. 



Philippine Islands : C. octodactyla was collected at an altitude of 8200 ft. 

 on Mt. Halcon, Mindoro, on November 22, 1906, by E. D. Merrill (no. 

 5834). 



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