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Foxworthy (no. 2383). — Distr. Lepanto, Luzon, November 19, 

 1906, W. Klemme (no. 5745). — Alt. 2500 ft., Mt. Mayon, Prov. 

 Albay, June 4, 1907, Major E. A. Mearns (nos. 2902, 2946).— 

 Alt. 200 in., Mt. Abu, Prov. Pampanga, Luzon, January 1, 1907, 

 F. W. Foxworthy (nos. 2002, 2010). — Pantar, Mindanao, Sep- 

 tember 25, 1903, Major E. A. Mearns (no. 131). 



Malay Peninsula from Penang and Perak to Singapore, Java, 

 Sumatra, Borneo, Celebes, Moluccas, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, 

 Fiji Islands. 



S. TOMENTOSA Lindley Bot. Reg. 1845 sub 1. 19; Reichb. f. 

 in Walp. Ann. 6: 455. 



"Foliis binis lato-lanceolatis scapo tomentoso longioribus, ra- 

 cemo tomentoso multifloro, bract eis obtusissimis concavis rigidis 

 velutinis pedicellis multo brevioribus, sepalis petalisque obtusissi- 

 mis his latioribus, labelli laciniis lateralibus erectis lineari-oblongis 

 truncatis intermedia apice reniformi ungue elongata lineari angus- 

 tissima basi hastata, lamellis 2 ad basin lanceolatis semiconnatis 

 erectis, columna angusta elongata. Mindanao." — Lindley, /. c. 



Scape pubescent on the lower part, densely tomentose above. 

 Pedicels, ovaries and sepals tomentose. Leaves up to 3 dm. long. 

 Flowers 3 cm. across, bright yellow. Lateral sepal 1.4 cm. long, 

 elliptic-oblong. Petals 1.4 cm. long, 1.1 cm. wide, ovate, obtuse. 

 Lateral lobes of lip oblong-cuneate, 9 mm. long; middle lobe 

 about equally long, slender, with a subreniform apex, 6.5 mm. 

 wide, and with a triangular lobule on each side at base, in front 

 of the callus. 



On steep dry cliffs, alt. ± 4000 ft., Bued River, Prov. Benguet, 

 Luzon, November 14, 1905, E. D. Merrill (no. 4287). This 

 appears to be conspecific with the Cuming specimen in Lindley's 

 herbarium. — Height of plant 2 x / 2 ft., fls. pink, very common, in 

 poor soil of old placer mines in open, 600 ft. above sea, Surigao, 

 Mindanao, March, 1906, F. H. Bolster (no. 256). — Flowers 



