148 ORCHIDACEM 



AGROSTOPHYLLUM Bl. 



A. INOCEPHALUM (Schauer) comb. nov. — Diploconchium 

 inocephalum Schauer Nov. Act. Nat. Cur. vol. 19, suppl. 1, 428, 

 t. 12, f. A (1843). 



"In insulse Lucon agro Manilensi, Octobri. Herba epiphyta, 

 ebulbis, glabra. Caulis dodrantalis carnosus, foliorum vaginis 

 ampliatis argute carinatis equitantibusque omnino reconditus. 

 Foliorum lamina coriacea, plana, costata, basi tantum et apice 

 breviter complicata, facillime a vagina secedens, elongato-lineari- 

 lanceolata, 7-10 poll, longa, 10 lin. lata ; vaginae 3 poll, longitu- 

 dine sequantes, margine sphacelatae. Injiorescentia terminalis, 

 foliis summis nonnullis ad laminas breves fusco-scariosas denique 

 in fibras dissolutas reductis stipata, e fasciculis circiter 20 capitato- 

 congestis condita ; fasciculi triflori ; flores sub anthesi emergentes 

 e squamis germen aequantibus ventricosis convolutis scarioso-mem- 

 branaceis striatis, mox in fibras diffissis. Germen 3 lin. circiter 

 longum, clavato-subsemiteres, costis ad latus planiusculum binis 

 argutis tertiaque obtusa minus prominente. Perigonii foliola 

 virentia (?), angusta, acuminata ; exteriora membranacea ovato- 

 triangularia, 2 lin. longa ; interiora bina linearia, triente breviora. 

 Labellum sesquilineam longum (limbo per se lineam metiente), 

 columnam subaequans et cum ea perigonio reliquo saturatius, pur- 

 purascens (?)." — Schauer, I, c. 



Plant ± 3 dm. high, rather stout. Leaves distichous, jointed 

 with the persistent, clasping, rigid bases, 16-23 cm. long, 15-25 

 mm. wide, linear-oblong. Inflorescence terminal, capitate, pluri- 

 bracteate, 2-3 cm. in diameter. Lateral sepals oblong-lanceolate, 

 carinate, acute, 5 mm. long, 1.75 mm. wide. Upper sepal similar 

 to the laterals, 4 mm. long, 2 mm. wide, ecarinate. Petals linear, 

 tapering gradually to the apex, 3.5 mm. long, about 1 mm. wide 

 at base. Labellum 4 mm. long ; epichile ovate-cordate, acute, 

 bicallose at base, 3 mm. long, calli rounded ; hypochile saccate. 



