SmitH—NEW ORCHIDS. BIOS 
“Ngaw Chang Woods. Alt. 5,000 ft. Flowers greenish. 
May ro19.”’ E. H. M. Cox. No. toto. 
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5 Cirrhopetalum aemulum, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov. 
Species valde affinis C. cornuto, Lindl. a quo sepalo dorsali 
integro eciliolato, petalis minute erosulis vix ciliolatis, floribus 
flavidis divergit. 
Rhizoma validum repens squamis membranaceis indutum. 
Pseudobulbi numerosi 3-4 cm. longi, ovoidei, monophylli. 
Folia 7-17 cm. longa, 1.5-2.8 cm. lata, oblonga, apice brevissime 
retusa, coriacea, petiolo ad 3 cm. longo munita. Scapus folia 
semiaequans vel nunc ad 20 cm. attingens, gracilis, bracteis 2-3 
vaginiformibus remotis praeditus, vulgo 6~-15-florus, bracteis 
floralibus ad 8 mm. longis lanceolatis tenuiter membranaceis, 
pedicellis cum ovario ad 1.5 cm. longis glabris. Flores saturate 
aurantiaco-flavi. Sepalum dorsale circ. 8 mm. longum, basi fere 
4 ium. latum, ovatum, obtusiusculum, 5-nervium, eciliolatum, 
glabrum; sepala lateralia circ. 2.2 cm. longa, basi 4 mm. lata, 
anguste lanceolata, acuminata, cohaerentia, marginibus involu- 
tis haud planis. Petala circ. 3 mm. longa, ovata, sub-obtusa, 
margine minute erosula (vel si.vis minute ciliolata). Labellum 
cire. 4 mm. longum linguiforme glabrum. Columna brevis alis 
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“West China :—Shweli Valley, Yunnan, on trees and rocks. 
Lat. 24° 50’ N. , Alt. 56,000 ft. Epiphytic plant of 6-9 inches. 
Flowers in heads of 6-15, dull orange, non-fragrant. June 
1912.’ G. Forrest. No. 8130. 
Lat. 25° 30’ N. Flowers deep orange- 
yellow, veined a deeper shade. August 1913.” G. Forrest. 
Nos. 11,901, 17,979. 
“Upper Burma :—Hpimaw; 5~7,000 ft. Epiphytic on alder 
and oak trees in open park land. Flowers orange. June 1914.” 
F. Kingdon Ward. No. 1554. 
The species is a very close ally of C. cornutum, Lindl. 
ayo? Cirrhopetalum aurantiacum, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov. 
Species ex affinitate B. gamosepali, Griff. et C. Roxburghu, 
Lind]. a quibus pseudobulbis minimis, foliis parvis, sepalis petal- 
isque glandulosis facile distinguitur; C. sikkimense, King et 
Pantling valde affine scapis brevibus multifloris inter alia 
differt. 
Planta pusilla rhizomate repente gracili. Pseudobulbi 4-7 mm. 
jongi, 3-4 mm. lati, ovoidei vel subcylindrici, inter se circ. 2-4 
mm. distantes monophylli. Folia 1-2 cm. longa, 5-10 mm. lata, 
plus minusve elliptica, utrinque rotundata, petiolo 1 mm. longo 
suffulta, in sicco coriacea. Scapus 4~7 cm. altus, nunc fructifer 
