Piate 2061. 
CIRRHOPETALUM VIRIDIFLORUM, Hook. /. 
Orcuipes. Subtribe DENDROBIEA., 
oblongo obtuso depresso, lateralibus in laminam ovato-oblongam 
emarginatam dorsali vix duplo longiorem connatis, petalis rotundatis, 
labello subsessili oblongo obtuso, columna brevi crassa 2-brachiata 
brachiis erectis mucronatis. 
Has. Sikkim Himalaya, alt. 6,000-7,000 feet, Clarke, Treutler, 
Gamble. Khasia Hills ; at Shillong, alt. 5,500 feet, C. B. Clarke. 
basin pseudobulbi, flexuosi; vagine }~4 poll. longe ; racemus 15-3 poll. 
longus, 6-20-florus; bractes pedicellis longiores, acuminate, mem- 
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multinervia ; petala 1-nervia, columna vix longiora ; labellam minutum, 
carnosulum medio subconstrictum, basi 2-lobum, leve, ultra medium 
rugulosum ungue brevi lata. Columne brachiis gibbis in mucrones 
repente constrictis. 
remarkable species, nearly allied to C. retrofractwm in the often 
2-leaved pseudobulbs, the soft texture of the leaves, the inclined 
raceme, which is often abruptly declinate from the top © the scape, 
and especially in the brown membranous bracts. The flowers 
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are figured as apparently clustered. mparative length of the 
dorsal sepal would assign the plant to Bulbophyllum, but its affinity 1s 
Fig. 1. Flower, with the sepals spread apart. 2. Petal. 3. Column and lip. 
4. Lip. 5. Front view of column and anther. All enlarged. 
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