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minate. Peduncle slender, longer than the leaves. Raceme dis- 

 tichously flowered, about 16 cm. long. Bracts cuneate-pentangular, 

 acute. Sepals and petals oblong-lanceolate, acute, about 8 mm. 

 long. Labellum 4 mm. long, 3-lobed; middle lobe oblong-obtuse ; 

 lateral lobes basal, falcate, acute, sparsely ragged-fimbriate. Col- 

 umn arcuate, short, blunt-toothed at the apex, the lateral arms 

 basal, setaceous. 



Mt. Arayat, Prov. Pampanga, Luzon, May, 1904, U. D. Merrill 

 (no. 3840). — Lamao River, Mt. Mariveles, Prov. Bataan, Luzon, 

 H. JSr. Whitford (no. 242). 



CESTICHIS, Thouars 



§ Densifloe^ 



C. longipes, comh. nov. — Lijmris longipes, Lindl. ex Wall., 

 PI. As. Rar. 1 : 31 : " Pseudobulbis longissimis, teretibus, diphyl- 

 lis; foliis ensiformi-lanceolatis, racemo stricto, multifloro bre- 

 vioribus ; scapo ancipite ; labello ovato, acuto, ecalloso, columnae 

 longitudinse ; petalis linearibus." 



Antipolo, Prov. Rizal, Luzon, February, 1904, AherrCs collector 

 (no. 469). Specimen in fruit. Raceme densely flowered, 15 cm. 

 long. Pedicels about 6 mm. long. Bracts shorter than the pedi- 

 cels, linear, acute. Capsule obovoid or obovoid-pyriform. Leaves 

 shorter than the peduncle and raceme, or equalling them, oblong- 

 lanceolate, acute, 15-24 cm. long, 1.5-2.5 cm. wide, conspicu- 

 ously veined (when dry). Pseudobulbs elongated, clavate, diphyl- 

 lous, about 4 cm. long. 



§ Distich^ 



C. benguetensis, Ames. — Vide t. 3. 



C. Elmeri, Ames. — Vide t. 3. 



C. Merrilli, Ames. — Vide t. 3. 



C. Philippinensis, Ames. — Vide t. 2. 



