Feb., 1942 
The Queensland Naturalist 
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ing in length from 7-14 cm., oblong, usually unequally 
bifid or emarginate at the tips. Racemes shorter than the 
leaves, bearing 6 to about 12 small flowers, pale green 
outside, inside mottled with brown. Sepals and petals 
concave, the former about 3-5 mm. long, the petals shorter 
and a little narrower. Labellum 2-3 mm. long, trilobate, 
the mid-lobe relatively long and narrow, yellow ; the 
lateral lobes short and broad. Spur at least 4 mm. long, 
slightly curved, channelled above and dilated towards the 
blunt apex. Column very short and stout. Pollinia 4. 
This plant resembles in general appearance F. 
Mueller’s Cleisostoma MacPhersonii (now Sarcanthus 
MacPhersonii) ; but there is greater variation in the 
leaves, the colour-scheme of the flowers is different, and 
the spur lacks the large gland at its entrance which marks 
Mueller’s plant as a Sarcanthus. It was discovered in the 
Pine Creek area near Cairns, in April, 1934, by Mr. W. 
F. Tierney, of that town. Owing to absence from home I 
was unable at the time to deal satisfactorily with Mr. 
Tierney’s specimens, and further material has not been 
available until recently, when Mr. S. R. Brock, of the 
Technical College, Mackay, sent a raceme to the Brisbane 
Herbarium for determination, and it was forwarded to 
me. Subsecpiently Mr. Brock kindly sent me portion of 
the plant, which was obtained on Hinchinbrook Island. It 
is undoubtedly identical with the Pine Creek specimens. 
I had originally intended to name the plant Cleisostoma 
Tierney anum ; but in view of the fact that the genus 
Cleisostoma has no longer any recognised standing ( see 
article, “The Breaking-up of the Genus Cleisostoma in 
Australia” in “The Victorian Naturalist” for April, 
1941). I think the present species is best placed in 
Saccolabium. There is no very striking feature making a 
descriptive specific name desirable; and I have therefore 
named it in honour of one who has done a great deal of 
valuable collecting for purposes of investigation among 
the Orchidaceae of the Cairns area. 
NOTE ON DENDROBIUM CARRII Rupp & White 
By the Rev. H. M. R. Rupp (Northbridge, N.SAV.) 
This orchid from North Queensland was described bv 
Mr. White and the writer in the “Queensland Naturalist,” 
vol. x., No. 2. The description and the drawing of the 
flowers were made from withered specimens. After four 
