Puate 2046. 
BULBOPHYLLUM HYMENANTHUM, Fook. f. 
OrcHIDE&. Subtribe DeNDROBIER. 
cial eh hymenanthum, Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. v. 767 ; 
parvulum, pseudobulbis 0, foliis late ellipticis orbiculatisve ecostatis, 
Scapo gracili foliis ap vaginato 2-floro, bracteis lanceolatis, 
‘ ; ‘ ‘cet 
oblongisve, labello stipitato oblongo obtuso vix recurvo, column 
lateribus apice breviter obtuse productis. 
Has. Khasia Hills; at Myrung, alt. 5,000 feet, J. D. H. and T. 
Thomson. 
hizoma gracile, nudum, ad nodos radicans. Folia 1-4 poll. diam., 
brevissime petiolata, coriacea, enervia, apice rotundata. Scapu 
Flores 4 poll. diam., flavidi; sepala ge pera 3-nervia ; petala sepalis 
triente breviora et multo angustiora, l-nervia, h alina. Labellum 
fere rectum, 3-nerve, basi cordatum, sinu mine apice rotundato. 
A singular little species, of which with plenty of foliage only one 
r two flowering scapes were found. The flowers, owing to the 
great delicacy of their texture, were, after being dried, with difficulty 
laid out for analysis and figuring.—J. D. H. 
Fig. 1. Flower. 2. Column, and side view of lip, 3. Front view of lip, Al. 
enlarged. 
