ORCHIDACEiE 



laxiflorus, ±1 dm. longiis, ±1 cm. in diametro. Bracteae inflo- 

 rescentiae lanceolatae, ±8 mm. longae. Flores albidi, circa 1 cm. 

 longi, carnosi. Sepala lateralia circa 9 mm. longa, basi 4.5 mm. 

 lata, triangularia, breviter caudata, prope apicem marginibus in- 

 volutis,mentiim apertum formantia. Sepalum dorsale oblongum, 

 8.5 mm. longum, 2.5 mm. latum, super medium attenuatum, 

 acuminatum, acutum, trinervium, ad basim concavum. Petala 

 quam sepala multo minora, 4.5 mm. longa, circa 2 mm. lata, 

 subspathulata, obtusa, minute papillosa, carnosa, nervo medio 

 conspicuo. I^abellum 5.5 mm. longum, carnosum,lingulatum, la- 

 mina super lobos laterales anguste elliptica, obtusa ; lobi laterales 

 semiorbiculares ; discus prope basim bicallosus, callis carnosis pa- 

 pilliformibus. Gynostemium breve, antice breviter bicuspidatum. 

 Bulbophyllum masaganapense is closely related to B. leytense 

 Ames from which it differs in its greater size, looser raceme, 

 larger flowers and longer floral bracts. 



Leyte, Jaro, Masaganap, C. A. Wenzel 0681, No\emher 19, 1914. Epi- 

 phyte in forest. 600 meters altitude. Flower white. 



Bulbophyllum (§ Pelma) philippinense Ames sp. nov. Rhi- 

 zoma flexuosum, elongatum. Pseudobulbi arete adpressi, 1.5-2 

 cm. longi, remoti, fusiformes, monophylli, in sicco valde longitu- 

 dinaliter rugosi, flavidi, leviter arcuati. Folium 3-6 cm. longum, 

 5-13 mm. latum, oblongo-lanceolatum, utrinque attenuatum, 

 acutum, breviter petiolatum, in sicco vix coriaceum, nervosum. 

 Inflorescentiae ad nodos rhizomatis, brevissimae, racemosae, 

 pauciflorae, circa 1 cm. longae. Bracteae inflorescentiae infundi- 

 buliformes, scariosae, circa 2 mm. longae. Flores parvi, sepala 

 petalaque carnea, labello aurantiaco. Sepala lateralia 2.5 mm. 

 longa, 1 mm. lata, lanceolata, ad apicem cucuUato-conduplicata, 

 apiculata, carinata. Sepalum dorsale simile, 2 mm. longum. Pe- 

 tala cuneato-oblonga, truncato-obtusa, circa 1.5 mm. longa, 



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