ORCHIDACEM 



65 



HYLOPHILA Lindl. 



H. RUBRA sp. nov. Aff. H. lanceolatce Miq. Herba 2-3 

 dm. alta. Rhizoma ? Caulis erectus. Folia lanceolata, acuminata, 

 nervosa, in petiolum vaginantem angustata, 9-10 cm. longa, 3-4 

 cm. lata. Infior escentia circa 10- 

 flora floribus globosis, opace fulvo- 

 rubris. Bractece injiorescentice lan- 

 ceolatse, ovariis breviores, ± 1 cm. 

 longae. Sej)ala lateralia 6 mm. 

 longa, circa 5 mm. lata, asymmetra, 

 valde concava, late ovata, repente 

 acuminata, acuta, externe pube- 

 rula. Sepalum dorsale lateralibus 

 angustius, lanceolatum. Petala 

 6 mm. longa, 4 mm. lata, asymme- 

 tro-ovata, subacuta. Labellum in- 

 clusum, ventricoso-saccatum, ore 

 contracto, antice in sulco lamella 

 (vel cauda) lineari, depressa, 3 mm. 

 longa instructum. Gynostemium 

 in f ronte ad basim stigmatis subro- 

 tundi bicornutum. Hylophila rubra 



Hylophila rubra is closely allied to H. lanceolata Miq., which 

 has white flowers with a tooth on each side of the mouth of the 

 saccate labellum. From H. ?nollis Lindl. it is readily distinguish- 

 able by the very different habit, H. mollis having an elongated, 

 spicate raceme. 



Alt. 4300 ft., Mt. Halcon, Mindoro, June 15-27, 1906, M. L. 

 Merritt (no. 4378). 



TROPIDIA Lindl. 



T. MINOR sp. nov. Species gracilis, foliis lanceolatis, apice 

 labelli cymbiformis valde reflexo. Caules nodosi, 20-28 cm. alti, 



