ORCHIDACE.E 



Labellum circiter 2 cm. longum, lobo intermedio angustato, gla- 

 bro ; basim versus auriculis duobus triangularibus glabris, lobis 

 lateralibus magnis auriculseformibus. 



The only difference between this variety and Spathoglottis 



Kimballiana that I have been able to detect is in the form of the 



leaves. From S. Ehneri, S. Kimballiana is readily separable by 



the auriculate lateral lobes of the labellum. 



Luzon, Province of Isabella, Palanan Bay, L. Escritor Bur. Sci. 2114-9, 

 June 24, 1913. Flowers yellow. S. Kimballiana is a Bornean species. 



5. Spathoglottis plicata Bl. Bijdr. 401. This species is widely 



distributed in the Philippines. 



Luzon, Mindanao, Negros, Batanes Islands, Leyte. 

 It has been reported from the Malay Peninsula, Java, Borneo, Sumatra, 

 Celebes, Moluccas, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and the Fiji Islands. 

 Flowers purplish. 



6. Spathoglottis tomentosa Lindl. in Bot. Reg. (1845) sub. 

 t. 19. 



Luzon, Mindanao. 



59. PLOCOGLOTTIS Bl 



Probably thirty-four species are recognized. These are natives 

 of Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Malay Peninsula, New Guinea, and 

 Celebes. Five Philippine species have been described. 



1. Plocoglottis bicallosum Ames in Elmer's Leaflets of Phil. 

 Bot. 5 : 1571. 



Mindanao, Negros. 



2. Plocoglottis Copelandii Ames in Phil. Journ. Sci. 2 :326. 

 Leyte, Luzon, Mindanao, Polillo, Negros, Mindoro. 



3. Plocoglottis lucbanensis A mes in Elmer's Leaflets of Phil. 

 Bot. 5:1572. 



Luzon. 



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