ORCHIDACEM 101 



CYMBIDIUM, Sw. 



C. aloifolium, Swartz, Nov. Act. Soc. Sci. Upsala, 6: 73 (1799) : 

 "foliis radicalibus, lato-linearibus canaliculatis carnosis apice 

 retusis; scapis multifloris, erectis." — Epideiidrum aloifolium, 

 L., Sp. PL 2: 953(1753): "foliis radicalibus oblongis obtusis 

 superne latioribus." — Kansijerum-Maravara, Rhede, Hort. Mai. 

 12 : 17, tab. 8 (1703). 



Plants stout. Stems pseudobulbous, 5-8 cm. long, sheathed by 

 the bases of the lower leaves. Leaves distichous, asymmetrically 

 emarginate, 5 dm. or more long, 4 cm. wide near the top, slightly 

 narrowed toward the duplicative base, nerves obscure. Racemes 

 shorter than the leaves, decurved or pendulous, many-flowered. 

 Bracts minute, acute. Pedicels 2.5 cm. long, smooth. Flowers 

 5-5.5 cm. across. Sepals and petals oblong-spathulate, sub-acute. 

 Labellum 3-lobed, middle lobe oblong-obtuse, scabrid, lateral lobes 

 elliptic-lanceolate ; between them on the disc two thick lamellae. 

 Column slender, arcuate, thickened above. 



Lamao River, Mt. Mariveles, Prov. Bataan, Luzon, April 15, 

 1904, H. N. Whitford (no. 87, in part). 



PHAL.ENOPSIS, Blume 



P. amabilis, Blume, Bijdr. 294 (1825). — JEJjndendriim ama- 

 bile, L., Sp. PI. 2 : 953 (1753) : " foHis radicalibus lato-lanceolatis, 

 petalis lateralibus orbiculatis. 



" Habitat in India. Osbeck. 



" Radices crassae, funiformes, supra arborea scandentes. Folia 

 Crini s. Scillae officinalis, lata, lanceolata, carnosa, semipedaha. 

 Culmus bipedalis, nudus, cinctus aliquot squamis acutis brevis- 

 simis. Flores nivei Orchidis Susannae aemuli, s. magnitudine 

 narcissi : constantes petalis 5, quorum 2 lateralia orbiculata, re- 

 liqua ovata. CucuUus alter triphyllus : lateralibus oblongis, iuter- 

 medio hastato, bifido setis duabus subulatis." 



