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DENDROBIUM MERRILLII Ames Orch. 2 (1908) 181, text cut, 5 (1915) 

 126, in Philip. Journ. Sci. 4 (1909) Bot. 599; Kranzl. in Engl. 

 Pflanzenreich IV. 50. II. B. 21 (1910) 299. 

 Dendrobium aloifolium Reichb f. apud Kranzl. in Engl. Pflanzenreich 

 IV. 50. II. B, 21 (1910) 206, quoad syn. D. merrillii; Ames Orch. 

 5 .(1915) 115 (D. aloefolium). 



Luzon (Ifugao, Pangasinan, Rizal, Tayabas), Samar, B. S. 19989 Mc- 

 Gregor, 29863 Fenix, 24.355 Ramos, Loher 6017, Merrill 3357. Epiphyte 

 at apparently rather low altitude (350 m). 



DENDROBIUM M INDANAENSE Ames in Philip. Journ. Sci. 8 (1913) 

 Bot. 423, Orch. 5 (1915) 128. 

 Luzon (Rizal), Polillo, Negros (Occidental Negros), Leyte, Culion, Pala- 

 wan, Mindanao (Zamboanga, Agusan, Davao). A fairly common species 

 of rather wide distribution. Terrestrial ? or epiphyte at low altitudes. 



DENDROBIUM MODESTUM Reichb. f. in Bonpl. 3 (1855) 222, in Walp. 

 Ann. 6 (1861) 281; Naves No vis. App. (1882) 234; Kranzl. in 

 Engl. Pflanzenreich IV. 50. II. B. 21 (1910) 220; Ames Orch. 

 5 (1915) 128. 

 Llanos s. n. 



Reichenbach described this species from a Llanos specimen from Manila 

 and ascribed to it affinity with D. aciculare Lindl. Kranzlin in his mono- 

 graph cites a Cuming specimen in the Lindley Herbarium. This species 

 has not been recognized in any of the material collected during the past 

 twenty years. 



DENDROBIUM MULTIRAMOSUM Ames Orch. 5 (1915) 129. 

 Luzon (Benguet, Rizal), Williams 1934, Lyon 42. 



DENDROBIUM O'BRIEN IAN UM Kranzl. in Gard. Chron. Ill 11 (1892) 

 266; Ames Orch. 2 (1908) 182, text cut, 5 (1915) 130; Kranzl. 

 in Engl. Pflanzenreich IV. 50. II. B. 21 (1910) 105, fig. 5 N-O. 

 Dendrobium striatum Hort. ex Gard. Chron. Ill 38 (1905) 382; 

 Kranzl. in Engl. Pflanzenreich IV. 50. II. B. 21 (1910) 298. 

 Known only from a cultivated specimen sent from Luzon by Micholitz 

 to F. Sander Co. 



DENDROBIUM ORNITHOFLORUM Ames Orch. 3 (1908) 60, t. 46, 5 

 (1915) 130. 

 Mindanao (Misamis), F. B. 4627 Mearns & Hutchinson. Mt. Malindang 

 at 1,900 m altitude. 



DENDROBIUM PAPILIO Loher in Gard. Chron. Ill 21 (1897) 416; 

 Kranzl. in Engl. Pflanzenreich IV. 50. II. B. 21 (1910) 231, excl. 

 Williams 1934; Rolfe in Orch. Rev. 22 (1914) 272; Ames Orch. 

 5 (1915) 130. 

 Dendrobium vanoverberghii Ames in Philip. Journ. Sci. 8 (1913) 

 Bot. 425, t. 13. 

 Luzon (Bontoc, Benguet), Negros (Oriental Negros), Mindanao (Davao), 

 Vanoverbergh 704, 1345, B. S. 31846 Santos, Weber 24.6, Herre s. n., Boett- 

 cher s. n. Epiphyte at 1,450 to 2,200 m altitude. 



