ORCHIDACE^ 



The group of species formed by Coelogyne Clemensii A. & S., 



C Clemejuii var. longiscapa A. & S., C.plicatissima A. & S., C ri- 



gidiformis A. & S., and C. subintegra J. J. Sm. shows great vari- 



abiUty and mterrelationship and should be carefully studied in 



connection with other similar Bornean material. 



Ejxabalu, Haslam, July-August 1916. Pakka, Clemens 20j^ (Type), 

 November 1915. 5000-10,000 feet altitude. Flowers brown and cream. 



12. Coelogyne radioferens A. S^ S. sjj. nov. Radices in visu 

 paucae, rigidae. Rhizoma crassum, lignosum, vaginis mox in 

 fibras solutis vestitum. Pseudobulbus diphyllus, in sicco anguste 

 cyhndraceus, obliquus, sulcatus. Folia linearia vel oblongo-linea- 

 ria, longe acuminata, ad basim sensim angustata, plus minusve 

 plicata, nervis quinque fere aequalibus subtus conspicuis prae- 

 cipue ornata. Petiolus sulcatus. Inflorescentia synantha. Pedun- 

 culus pseudobulbo approximatus, e basi decumbenti, primum 

 adscendens deinde arcuato-flexuosus, usque ad inflorescentiam 

 vaginis ovatis vel anguste lanceolatis tubulatis imbricantibus 

 fere vel omnino vestitus. Rachis flexuoso-arcuata, subglabra. 

 Bracteae persistentes, ovato-oblongae, late rotundatae, paulo 

 acutae, scariosae, rigidae, nervosae, tarde patentes vel reflexae. 

 Ovarium valde lepidotum. Flores magni, spectabiles, usque ad 

 quindecim, simultanei, distichi, patentes. Sepala lateralia hneari- 

 oblonga, carinata, sulcata, plus minusve obliqua apice rotundato 

 acuto praecipue. Sepalum dorsale anguste lanceolato-oblongum, 

 ad apicem truncatum angustatum, plus minusve carinatum. Pe- 

 tala linearia, apice paulo obliquo saepe truncato rotundata, ner- 

 vis tribus vel quinque. Labellum expansum in circuitu obovatum, 

 prope apicem trilobatum; lobi laterales late semiobcordati, mar- 

 ginibus apicalibus eroso-crenulatis ; lobus medius transverse ob- 

 longus vel reniformis, retusus, apiculatus, marginibus erosulis, in 

 medio subito atque valde papilloso-convexus, papillis verrucosis 



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