| ‘Math. Naturw. Kh. d. Kais. Akad. d. Wiss., Bd. CVE, Abt. I, 1897, p. 77. 
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can bring them in contact with a branch. No increase of the 
number of individuals is brought about by this. It is therefore 
undoubtedly a remarkable phenomenon that in two species of 
Taeniophyllum real vegetative propagation occurs. 
The species of Taeniophyllum are among the most remarkable 
representatives of the Orchid-family, so prevalent. in tropical 
countries. Some of the species are among the commoner forms 
of vegetation, being often overlooked only because of their exi- 
guous size; some kinds are only locally abundant and some- 
times confined to certain definite hostplants. I found for in- 
stance, the minute Zaeniophyllum tenerrimum J. J. 8. on Mt. 
Galungun and near Kamodjan in very great numbers on Ficus 
lepicarpa, but only occasionally on other trees. Of very frequent 
occurrance at Buitenzorg is Taeniophyllum Hasseltii Rehb. f., 
which in the literature, a. 0. in Gorsen'), is called Taeniophyl- 
lum Zollingert Bl. It is quite general here not only on varieties 
of Palms, as is stated by Wiesner’), but also on the trunks 
of many other trees. Near Kandang Badak a very prevalent 
variety is Taeniophyllum glandulosum Bl. Of late years a good 
many new species have been found in Java; nearly all of which 
have been described by Dr. J. J. Smita’); among these new 
varieties there are two that amply reward a closer study of 
their manner of propagation. They are Z’aeniophyllum proliferum 
J. J. S., a description of which has already been published, and 
Taeniophyllum Reijnvaanii J. J. 8., a manuscript diagnosis of this 
being among Dr. Smiru’s papers. 
I. TAENIOPHYLLUM PROLIFERUM J. J. S. 
This interesting variety was found by Mr. BaknuyzEn van DEN 
Brink on the Tji-Dadap tea-estate near Tji-Bebber, at an alti- = 
tude of about 3500 ft. above the level of the sea. The material 
was handed by Dr. Suita to Dr. BERNARD, who monte ots it | 
ee ae 
4) K. Gorse. Pflanzenbiologische Schilderangen. Teil I, Marburg, = 
_ 2) J. Wiesner. Zur Physiologie von Taeniophyllum Zollinger. Sitz. Ber. a. : 
| 8) 5. J. Sura. Die Orchideen von Java. Fiinfter Nach hg ——- 
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