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tus ; pars dimidia ulterior 2.5 mm. longa, oblonga, obtusa, margine 

 et apice copiose pilis translucentibus instructis. Columna brevis, 

 antice ad apicem utroque dens subulatus. 



Mt. Apo, Prov. Davao, Mindanao, alt. 6000 ft., April 22, 1904, 

 E. B. Copeland (no. 1123). — On trees, fls. greenish, alt. 6500 

 ft., Mt. Apo, April 1, 1905, R. 8. Williams (no. 2563). 



B. (§ Monanthaparva) GNOMONIFERUM sp. nov. Aff. B. 

 ciliolato. Rhizoma elongatum, repens, gracile, 0.5-0.75 mm. in 

 diametro. Pseudobulbi 12-15 mm. 

 distantes, oblique depressi, rotundato- 

 ovati, valde longitudinaliter rugosi, 

 monophylli, 4 mm. longi. Folium 

 oblongo-lanceolatum vel late lanceo- 

 latum, 1.3-2.7 cm. longum, 4-8 mm. 

 latum, apice setiformi. Scapus 1- 

 florus, ad basim bractea tubulari 

 vaginatus, 4-7 mm. longus, a basi 

 pseudobulbi vel a rhizomate in medio 

 inter pseudobulbos ortus ; interdum 

 scapi octo orti a pseudobulbo uno. 

 Flos 8 mm. longus, a bractea tubu- 

 lari subulata acuta subtensus. Se- 

 pala lateralia lanceolata, in caudas 

 longas producta, 7.5 mm. longa, 2 mm. lata, 3-nervia; caudse 3 

 mm. longae. Sepalum dor sale simile. Petala lanceolata 1-nervia, 

 acuminata, acuta, ± 2 mm. longa. Labellum 3.5 mm. longum, 

 cuneatum, ad basim sagittatum vel auriculatum (auriculae incurvae 

 et obtusse), 3-lobatum ; lobi laterales breves, obtusi, circa 1 mm. 

 longi, aliquid erecti(?); lobus medius oblongus, obtusus, 2 mm. 

 longus, ± 1 mm. latus, margine copiose et pulchre piloso, pilis 0.5 

 mm. longis ; per medium labellum carina longitudinalis, gnomoni 

 solari similis, prope basim auriculatam orta, ultra lobos laterales 

 extensa. Columna brevis, antice utroque ad apicem processus 

 setiformis. 



BULBOPHYLLUM GNOMONIFERUM 

 1, lateral sepal ; 2, labellum ; 3, petal. 



