ORCHIDACE^ 



1. Adenostylis benguetensis Ames in Elmer's Leaflets of Phil. 

 Bot. 5 : 1551. 



Luzon. 



2. Adenostylis Elmeri Ames in Elmer's Leaflets of Phil. Bot. 

 5:1552. 



Luzon, Palawan. 



3. Adenostylis leytensissp. nov. Herba terrestris, gracilis, ± 1 dm. 

 alta, succulenta. Folia lanceolata, acuta ; lamina usque ad 2 cm. 

 longa, circiter 5 mm. lata, in petiolum contracta. Petiolus ad ba- 

 sim vaginans, circiter 1 cm. longus. Bracteae infra racemum scari- 

 osEe, valde acuta?. Caulis sparse pubescens. Racemus usque ad 5 

 cm. longus, subdensus. Bractese inflorescentia? lanceolatae, acumi- 

 nata, acuta?, flores aequantes, ad margines fimbriato-pubescentes. 

 Floresparvuli, globosi, circiter 3 mm. longi. Sepala lateralia 3 mm. 

 longa, 1.75 mm. lata, ovato-lanceolata, acuta. Sepalum dorsale 

 cum petalis supra gynostemium fornicato-conglutinatum.Petala 

 inasqualiter lanceolata, uninervia, circiter 3 mm. longa. Labellum 

 ad basim saccatum, 2.5 mm. longum, saccus subglobosus, 1 mm. 

 altus, intus processu subulato utroque, apex labelli in laminam 

 orbiculari-triangularem circiter 1 mm. latam, dilatatus. Gynoste- 

 mium circiter 2 mm. longum. 



The labellum is not unlike that of Adenostylis strateumatica 

 Ames. A. ley tensis is a slender species which is readily distinguish- 

 able from A. strateumatica by the form of the leaves. 



Leyte, Jaro, C. A. Wenzel 0349, March 12, 1904. Terrestrial in forest. 



Sepals green, petals white, lip white. Altitude 500 meters. 



4. Adenostylis luzonensis Ames Orchidace^e 2 : 57. 



Luzon, Mindoro. 



5. Adenostylis marivelensis Ames Orchidace^e 2 : 58. 

 Luzon, Negros. 



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