ORCHIDACE.E 



long, 1 mm. broad below, oblong-linear, acuminate with a thick- 

 ened apex, concave at the base, one- or indistinctly three-nerved 

 at the base. Petals about 1.55 mm. long, .33 mm. wide, linear, 

 acute, one-nerved. Lip sharply reflexed below the middle form- 

 ing a conduplicate hj^ochil and ovate epichil, when expanded 

 about 1.8 mm. long, .8 mm. broad. Ungulate, acute or subacute, 

 somewhat bicallose at the base, the lateral margins ciliate above, 

 three-nerved. Column minute, provided above wdth a pair of 

 short, parallel, triangular, acuminate arms and below with a 

 prominent foot which is unciform at the apex. 



Of the allied species J^ulbophylhwi mojitigenum Ridl.has much 

 longer leaves and a different lip ; B. Brookeanuvi Kranzl. has 

 much smaller leaves and a slightly smaller flower ; B. k'mabalu- 

 ense Rolfe is differentiated by shorter leaves and larger yellow 

 flowers; B. adenopetalum Lindl. and B.Jiavescens Lindl. have 

 larger flowers than B. cuneifoliuvi ; and B.polypodioides Schltr. 

 has considerably longer leaves and a much larger lip than this 

 species. 



The oblanceolate leaves and minute white flowers with cau- 

 date lateral sepals and ciliate lip are characteristic marks. 



KiAU, Clemens 195^ November 1915. 3000 feet altitude. Flower white. 



10. Bulbophyllum (§Sestochilus) Dearei Reickb.f. in Flora 

 71 (1888) 156. 



These specimens show considerably more fleshy and pubescent 

 horns of the lip than usual. 



Ktnabalu, Haslarriy July- August 1916. 



1 1 . Bulbophyllum ( § Racemosae) deltoideum A.S^S. sp. nov. 

 Herba mediocris. Rhizoma repens. Pseudobulbi minimi, mono- 

 phylli. Folium anguste elliptico-oblongum, acutum, ad petiolum 

 canaliculatum sensim angustatum, coriaceum. Scapus pseudo- 



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