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Distribution. 



Sumatra: Padangsche Bovenlanden, mt. Talang, 2000 m., coinmon in 

 forest. (BiiNNEMEIjER 5298 = 5299, 5431, „bracts of spike red, flowers 

 yeliow, labellum red"). 



Nicolaia Lörzingii VAL. ll. sp. (Tab. 5, fig. 6—11). 



Folia modice petiolata oblonga apice acuminata basi obtusa acuminata 

 pergamacea in sicco supra fusca subtus castanea, (in vivo juuiora subtus 

 castanea), margine parce et fugaciter ciliolata (500X100 — 110). Petiölus 

 crassus marginatus, 25 mm. longus, 5 latus. Ligula petiolo vix brevior 

 obtusa glabra summo apice püoso-ciliata 



Inflorescentia longe pedunculata obovata vel subgloboso-obcouica 

 magna innumeriflora. Scapus elongatus gracilis, glaberrimus. Squamae 

 subdistantes lanceolatae obtusissime minute sub apicem mucronatae, glabrae, 

 binae superiores capitulo approximatae et ilia appressae (in vivo 100X50) 

 in sicco 70X25 longae), margine membranaceo, (in vivo incarnata mar- 

 gine albido). 



Bracteae involucrales in cupulam conniventes erectae maximal (90 X 

 40 mm ) margine subincurvae, mucrone parvo spinoso projecto, glabrae 

 coriaceae margine membranaceo albido. Bracteae fl. externae praecedenti- 

 bus conformes; inferiores angustae membranaceae apice acuto incurvae 

 (60X6). Bracteola basi parte '/ 3 tubulosa florem arete cingens, parte 

 superiore spathacea tenuiter membranacea, lobo + 10 mm. lato, apice sub- 

 (3) denticulato vel bidentato vel subintegro, quasi rostrato, in floribus 

 centralibus longior (25— 40 mm ). Calyx tubuloso-spathaceus apice complicato 

 acuto integro ad 8 mm. supra petala exsertus, 50 mm. longus. Corollae 

 tubus 30 — 35 mm. longus, medio intus annulo incrasato villosissimo con- 

 •strictus. 



Petala circ. medio tubo inserta linearia apice rotundato cucullata 28 — 

 30 mm., calyce multo breviora. Labellum ovato-rhomboideum, auriculi s 

 rotundatis hand latis parte mediana circ 5 mm, exserta incurva et crispula 

 calyce brevius. Stigma generis. Stylodia semicylindrica 3 mm. longa. Ova- 

 rium elongatum sericeum. 



D i s t r i b ution, 



Sumatra: Deli, Bandarbaroe, in forest 950 M , frequent. (LöRZING no. 

 4299, 17/6, '16. „ Rhizomes subterraneous spreading occupying a space of 

 some square Meters. Stems numerous, distant, 4 M. tall. Young leaves 

 redbrown at the lower side. Scapes about 800 mm. tall, crowded, about 

 20 on one stock, corallred (=incarnate), edges of the scales and outer 

 bracts whitish. Flower bright red. labellum dark red above, internally 

 almost black, upper border thin yellow. Connective darkred blackish at 

 the top. Plant very strongly smelling being bruised"). 



Plate 5. 



Fig. 6. Adult bud, parts extracted artificially, bracteole partly explained, n. s.— 



