ORCHIDACEiE 



olus circa 1 dm. longus, sulcatus, in sicco 3 mm. in diametro. 



Scapus elongatus, circa 3.5 dm. longus, gracilis, infra racemum 



bracteis 2.5-3.5 cm. longis, laxis ancipitibus approximatis vix im- 



bricantibus vestitus. Racemus elongatus, usque ad 27 cm. longus, 



circa 2 cm. in diametro, subdensiflorus. Bracteae inflorescentiae 



6-7 mm. longae, lineari-triangulares, in sicco scariosae, acutae, 



pedicellis longiores. Pedicellus cumovario 3 mm. longus, glaber. 



Flores numerosi, circa 8 mm. longi, glabri. Sepala lateralia line- 



ari-triangularia, circa 8 mm. longa, prope medium 1.5 mm. lata, 



prope apicem valde incrassata, sulcata, breviter caudata, men- 



tum rotundatum formantia. Sepalum dorsale simile, marginibus 



involutis. Petala vix 7 mm. longa, .5 mm. lata, linearia, acuta, 



super medium usque ad apicem incrassata. Labellum 3 mm. 



longum, lingulatum, limbo anguste oblongo-lanceolato ; lobi 



laterales rotundati, erecti; discus bicarinatus, carinis elongatis, 



flexuosis. Gynostemium crassum, antice bicuspidatum, cuspidi- 



bus elongatis, valde acutis. 



Bulbophyllumjarense is a near relative of ^. hortensoides from 



which species it is distinguishable through its longer petals, bi- 



carinate lip and denser racemes of flesh colored flowers spotted 



with red. 



Leyte, Jaro, C. A. Wenzel 0761^ November 27, 1914. Epiphyte in for- 

 est. 500 meters altitude. Flowers flesh color and red. 



Bulbophyllum (§Racemosae) masaganapense Ames sp. 

 not). Rhizoma repens. Radices numerosae, ramosae, glabrae. 

 Pseudobulbi abbreviati, 3-4 mm. alti, ±3 cm. distantes, mono- 

 phylli. Folium cum petiolo 14-30 cm. longum, coriaceum, erec- 

 tum, in sicco nervosum; lamina oblonga, 9-19 cm. longa, circa 

 3 cm. lata, utrinque attenuata, obtusa, petiolo rigido ±6 cm. 

 longo sulcato. Scapus 10-21 cm. longus, adscendens, infra race- 

 mum bracteis tubulatis usque ad 2 cm. longis vestitus. Racemus 



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