ORCHIDACE^: 



lichen Pflanzenfamilien based his section Balaenoidea on this spe- 

 cies, and ascribed B. balceniceps to it as a native of the Philippines. 

 In Kew Index B. balceniceps is referred to B. Napelli Lindl., 

 a species which was described in 1842 from material collected 

 by Descourtilz in Brazil. The specific name, "Napelli," was sug- 

 gested by the resemblance of the flower to Aconitum Napellus. 

 Under this species in Martius' Flora Brasiliensis, Cogniaux does 

 not cite B. balceniceps in the synonymy of B. Napelli. 



9. Bulbophyllum bataanense Ames Orchid ace^e 1 : 96. 

 Luzon, Mindanao. 



10. Bulb ophy Hum {^ Cirrhopetalum) baucoense sp. nov. Hhizoma 

 longe repens. Radices elongatae, crassae. Pseudobulbi conico- 

 cylindracei, angulati vel tetragoni, nitidi, flavidi, usque ad 3 cm. 

 longi, ± 1 cm. in diametro, unifoliati. Folium oblongi-ellipticum 

 vel late ellipticum, coriaceum, nervosum, ad apicem leviter et 

 asqualiter bilobum, ad basim fastigatum, in petiolum sulcatum, 

 2 cm. longum, contractum; lamina folii usque ad 1.5 dm. longa, 

 circiter 5 cm. lata, aliquando angustior. Scapus elongatus, foliis 

 adultis brevior vel multo longior, bracteatus, 1-3.5 dm. longus, 

 ± 9-florus. Flores hermosi, racemo in umbellam constricto. Brac- 

 teae inflorescentia? conferta?, lineari-lanceolataa, acuta?, usque ad 

 1 cm. longse, pedicellis breviores. Pedicellus cum ovario gracilis 

 vix 2 cm. longus. Sepala lateralia usque ad apicem cohairentia, 

 sed prope basim libera, lineari-oblonga, acuta, 2.5 cm. longa. Se- 

 palum dorsale multo brevius, cucullatum, ellipticum, in caudam 

 filiformem prolongatum, totum sepalum 12 mm. longum (cauda 

 filiformis 4 mm. longa). Petala lanceolata 5 mm. longa, sub- 

 tiliter dentata, vix fimbriata, ad apicem mucronata, trinervia, 

 atropurpurea. Labellum lingulatum, valde incrassatum, ad basim 

 bilobulatum, 4 mm. longum. Columna brevis, ad apicem longe 



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