ORCHIDACEiE 



Trans. Linn. Soc. 33:369. Saccolabium densiflorum Lindl. in 

 Wall. Cat. no. 7311; Gen. & Sp. Orch. 220; in Bot. Reg. 24, 

 Misc. p. 56. Saccolabium borneense Reichb. f. in Gard. Chron. 

 (1881) 563. 



The bibliography cited above is taken from J. J. Smith's treat- 

 ment in Sarcanthus Lindl. und die nachstverwandten Gat- 

 tungen, published in volume 72 of Natuurkundig Tijdschrift 

 von Ned.-Indie. 



Robiquetia spathulata is a widely distributed species. Smith 

 ascribes it to Java, Bangka, Borneo, Sumatra, Hamaheira, Malay 

 Peninsula, Tenasserim, and the East Indies. 



In the Botanical Register (24, Misc. p. 56), under the heading 

 Saccolabium densiflorum, Lindley wrote as follows: "Among 

 some Orchidaceas, collected in Manila by Mr. Cuming, this plant 

 has made its appearance, having flowered with Messrs. Loddiges. 

 It has small, pale, dull brownish-yellow flowers of a very fleshy 

 consistence. The specimen that flowered was a small one. The 

 Penang specimens brought home by Dr. Wallich were nearly 

 two feet high." 



Leyte, Dagami, C.A. Wenzel 0180, July 15, 1913. Epiphyte in forest 

 60 meters above sea level. Flower white, red, and yellow. 



3. Robiquetia Vanoverberghii sp. nov. Herba epiphytica, usque 

 ad 5 dm. alta, rigida. Caules superne valde complanati. Folia dis- 

 ticha, approximata, ligulata, valde coriacea, ad apicem inasquali- 

 ter et obtuse bilobulata, circiter 1.3 dm. longa, 2.7-3.5 cm. lata, 

 oblique ascendentia, in sicco longitudinaliter striata, vaginis per- 

 sistentibus rigidis caulem obtegentibus.Pedunculus foliis longior, 

 rigidus, prope basim bracteis subfoliaceis, obtusis instructus, 

 superne ramosus, vel paniculatus, infra inflorescentiam ± 8 cm. 

 longus ; rami paniculee usque ad 1.5 dm. longi, subdensiflori, ssepe 

 secundiflori. Bractea? inflorescentiam deflexa?, triangulari-lanceo- 



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