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D. (§Fugacia) SPURIUM (Bl.) J. J. Smith Orch. Java 343 

 (1905). — Dendrocolla spuria Blume Bijdr. 290 (1825). — Aeri- 

 des spurlum Lindley Orch. PL 241 (1833). 

 — Dendrobium iinguiculatum Teijsman & 

 Binnendijk Tijdschr. Nederl. Ind. 5 : 491 

 (1853). — D. euphlebium Reichb. f. ex 

 Lindley Journ. Linn. Soc. 3: 7 (1859); 

 Reichb. f. Xen. Orch. 2: 26, t. 110, f. II; 

 Ridley Journ. Linn. Soc. 31 : 268 (1896) 

 and 32 : 258 (1896). — Sarcochilus spu- 

 rius Reichb. f. in Walp. Ann. 6: 500 

 (1861). — Thrixspermum spurium Reichb. 

 f. Xen. Orch. 2: 122 (1867). — Callista 

 euphlebia, unguiculata Kuntze Rev. Gen. 

 PL pt. 2, 654, 655 (1891). 



r 7 7 v ' Dendrobium spurium 



" Caulibus elongato-clavatis superne tetragonis diphyllis (foli- 

 orum privatione ?), foliis lanceolatis, jioribus e scrobiculis laterali- 

 bus caulis erumpentibus. (An hujus generis et sectionis?) Crescit : 

 in vallibus montium Seribu." — Blume, I. c. 



Stems about 2.5 dm. high when fully developed, very slender 

 at base, about 2 mm. thick, abruptly thickened, clavate and 7 mm. 

 thick above, diphyllous. Leaves lanceolate, 12-14 cm. long, 12-25 

 mm. wide, acute. Lateral sepals triangular, 18 mm. long, about 

 8 mm. wide at base, white. Upper sepal lanceolate, equalling the 

 laterals and similar to them in color. Labellum cochleate, 1.5 cm. 

 long, 3-lobed; lateral lobes rounded, suffused with pink-purple; 

 apical lobe emarginate or somewhat bilobed, pink-purple with a 

 white, trident-like emergence at base ; near the base of the lip a 

 half-free, grooved, deep orange callosity. 



Epiphyte, 2800 ft. alt., Mt. Mariveles, Prov. Bataan, Luzon, 

 March, 1905, E.D. Merrill (no. 3962). — Mt. Mariveles, 1903, 

 living plants sent by E. D. Merrill (hb. Ames no. 8220). — March 



