192 SmMitTH—NEW ORCHIDS. 
supra sat densa; bracteae persistentes ad 2.5 cm. longae, erecto- 
patentes, lineares vel sublineares acutissimae membranaceae im 
sicco brunneae; flores mediocres ; pedicelli longiusculi inferiores 
1.5-2 cm. longi minute pubescentes. Sepala lateralia circ. 1.8 
cm. longa, 6 mm. lata, patentia, falcato-ovata, longiuscule acum- 
inata, glabra, flava; intermedium paululo brevius ovatum longe 
acuminatum. Petala circ. 1.4 cm. longa, 1 mm. lata, linearia, 
‘uninervia, acutissima, flava. Labellum columnae adnatum, 
circ. 1.4 cm. longum, trilobum, lobis lateralibus quadrato- 
oblongis 5 mm. longis apice 4 mm. latis integris, lobo intermedio 
breviter stipitato late obovato apice 7 mm. lato, breviter emargin- 
ato et distincte mucronato ad latera eroso, parte inter lobos later- 
ales lineis tribus in isthmum productis indistinctis pererrata ; cai- 
car nullum. Columna carnosa 5 mm. alta; pollinia 8. Ovarium 
sublineare pedicello brevius 12-13 mm. longum minute 
puberulum. 
“West China :—In the Minkwong Valley, Yunnan, in open, 
stony situations. Lat. 25° 20’N. Alt. 6,500 ft. Plant of 16- 
20 inches. Ovary pale, dull rose-purple. Sepals dull maize- 
yellow, flushed pale, dull purple on exterior. Petals dull maize- 
yellow, labellum same, deepest towards base where slightly 
touched crimson on exterior. Aug. 1912.’”’ G. Forrest. No. 
8867. 
Calanthe arcuata, Rolfe. 
A form of this species extends into Yunnan :-— 
“On the Tong-Shan, Yunnan, in open situations on the mar- 
gins of thickets. Lat. 27° 20’ N. Alt. 8-9,000 ft. Plant of 
9-14 inches. Flowers pale rose. August 1919.’’ G. Forrest. 
0. 13107. 
Closely allied and probably also a form of the same species 
are 
“Upper Burma :—Naung-Chaung Valley, at 8,o00 ft. in shade 
of forest, in leafy soil. Terrestrial orchid with brownish-yel- 
low flowers. July 1914.’’ F:K. Ward. Nos. 1654, 1696, 1721. 
Vy 
qv” Calanthe lepida, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov. 
Species valde affinis C. puberulae, Lindl. et C. amoenae, W. 
i W. Sm. supra descriptae; ab hac floribus roseis labello diverso 
recedit ; ab illa habitu robustiore, scapo pedicellisque floribusque 
glaberrimis, labello fere ecalloso divergit. Pro varietate C. 
puberulae fortasse rectius aestimanda 
“S.E. Tibet :—Salween-Kiuchiang divide, province of Tsar- 
8 ae in Se situations amongst grass on the margins of 
Big cets.. Lat. 28° 40’ N.. Long. 98° 15/ E. Plant of 14-15 
