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India, from Sikkim to Nilgiri Hills, Ceylon, Perak, Singapore, 

 Borneo, Java. A 'widespread and very variable species. Authori- 

 ties do not agree as to the synonymy, and it is possible more than 

 one species is included above. 



D. (§ Dendrocoryne) MACROPHYLLUM A. Richard Sert. 

 Astrol. 22, t. 9 (1832); Reichb. f. in Walp. Ann. 6 : 304; Gard. 

 Chron. n. s. 17: 472 (1882), ser. 3, 4: 235 (1888); 111. Hort. 

 35 : 59, t. 57 (1888) ; Rolfe Gard. Chron. ser. 3, 2 : 398 (1887) ; 

 Warner & Williams Orch. Alb. 8: t. 339; Williams Orch. Gr. 

 Man. ed. 6, 292, ed. 7, 349 ; J. J. Smith Orch. Java 347 and Orch. 

 Ambon 55. — D. Veitchianum Lindley Bot. Reg. 1847, sub t. 25 ; 

 de Vriese 111. Orch. t. 5 and t. 18, f . 3 ; Paxton's Mag. Bot. 14 : 

 115 (1847); Reichb. f. in Walp. Ann. 1: 778, Bonpl. 5: 56 

 (1857) ; Gard. Chron. 1847, p. 423; Allg. Berl. Gartenz. 15 : 197 

 (1847) ; Josst Beschr. u. Cult. Orch. 134 ; Miquel Fl. Ind. Bat. 3 : 

 632 ; Mueller Descr. Notes Papuan Plants 30 ; Naves Nov. App. 

 231; not D. macrophyllum Lindl. (= D. superbum). — D. macro- 

 phyllum var. Veitchianum Hooker f. Bot. Mag. t. 5649 (1867) ; 

 Veitch Man. Orch. PI. pt. 3, 60.— D. Modenii Hort. — D. ferox 

 Hasskarl Retzia 1: 1 (1855). — Callista Veitchiana Kuntze Rev. 

 Gen. PI. pt. 2,655(1891). 



" Foliis amplis elliptico-oblongis acutis, coriaceis, scapo sim- 

 plici; floribus magnis spicatis ; spica longa interrupts; pedicellis 

 ovarioque hispidis, bractea persistenti lanceolata glabra longiori- 

 bus; laciniis externis pilosis ; interioribus spathulatis acuminatis; 

 labello profunde trilobo, concavo, basi unguiculato. Nob. Crescit 

 in Nova-Guinea." — Richard, I.e. 



Stems 2 dm. long, clavate, 1 cm. or more thick near the top, 

 diphyllous, when immature amply clothed with inflated, scarious, 

 sheathing, imbricating bracts 2-8 cm. long, the lowermost short- 

 est. Leaves elliptical, ± 1 dm. long, 5-6 cm. wide. Floral bracts 

 much shorter than the setigerous, 2 cm. long pedicels. Lateral 

 sepals triangular, lanceolate, carinate, externally setigerous, 19-20 



