74 ORCHIDACEM 



in most cases. Their colour appears to have been dark brown." 

 — R. A. Rolf e in MS. 



PLATYCLINIS, Benth. 



P. glumacea, Hemsley, Gard. Chr. n. ser. 16 : 655 (1881). — 

 Dendrochilum glmnaeeu7n, Lindl., Bot. Reg. 1841, Misc. 23 : 

 " spica conica elongata apice nutante, bracteis imbricatis distichis 

 glumaceis, sepalis petalisque acuminatis, columna apice pectinata 

 dentibus lateralibus sequali, labelli trilobi basi bilamellati lobis 

 lateralibus abbreviatis inflexis acutis intermedio orbiculari." 



Pseudobulbs ovoid. Leaves lanceolate, about 3 dm. long. Pe- 

 duncles filiform, bearing a pendulous raceme of yellowish-white 

 fragrant flowers. Bracts lanceolate. Sepals and petals linear- 

 oblong, acuminate, acute ; sepals 8 mm. long, petals 6 mm. long. 

 LabeUum 3-lobed, 3 mm. long ; the lateral lobes basal, small, acute 

 or obtuse, entire ; middle lobe sub-orbicular with two thickened 

 lamellae on the disc, the lamellae a deeper yellow than the rest of 

 the perianth. Column short, pectinate at the summit and with two 

 erect horns or arms, one on each side. PolHnia elongated-pyrif orm. 



Lamao River, Mt. Mariveles, Prov. Bataan, Luzon, October, 

 1903, U. D. Merrill (no. 3211). — Same locality, " very fragrant, 

 all parts pure white," September 16, 1904, T. E. Borden (no. 

 1901). 



P. latifolia, Hemsley, Gard. Chr. n. ser. 16 : 656 (1881). — 

 DendrocMlimi latifolium, Lindl., Bot. Reg. 1843, Misc. 56 : 

 " f oliis oblongo-lanceolatis coriaceis trinerviis, peduncuHs elonga- 

 tis apice longe spicatis, labelli laevis lobis basalibus lineari lan- 

 ceolatis acuminatis ciliatis, laciniis columna dentata brevioribus 

 setaceis e basi ortis." 



Pseudobulbs about 4 cm. long. Petiole slender, 1 dm. long. 

 Leaves 24 cm. long, lanceolate, broadest above the middle, acu- 



