416 The Philippine Journal of Science 1913 
§ PODODESME 
17. Appendicula Elmeri comb. nov. Podockilus Elmeri Ames in Elm. 
Leaf!. Philip. Bot. 5: 1565. 
18. Appendicula undulata var. calcarata (Schlechter) . 
19. Appendicula negrosiana comb. nov. Podochilus negrosianus in 
Elm. Leaf!. Philip. Bot. 5: 1568. 
20. Appendicula Weberi Ames, below. 
§ Chromatodesme 
21. Appendicula crotalina (Ames) Schltr. in Die Orch. von Deutsch- 
Neu-Guinea 1 : 336. 
PODOCHILUS Blume 
1. PODOCHILUS (§ DIADENA) INTRICATUS sp. nov. 
Herba epiphytica in sylvis, 1-2 dm alta, gracilis. Caules 
ramosi, flexuosi, foliosi. Folia disticha, linearia, acuta, apiculata, 
usque ad 11 mm longa, circiter 1.5 mm lata, subcoriacea. Flores 
albidi, terminales et laterales. Pedunculus folio brevior. Brac- 
teae imbricatae, lanceolatae, acutae, glumaceae, circiter 2.5 mm 
longae. Sepala lateralia triangulari-lanceolata, acuta, acuminata, 
3 mm longa, 1-nervia, vel intus carinata. Sepalum dorsale 
oblongi-lanceolatum, acuminatum, acutum. Petala pblongi-ellip- 
tica, obtusa, vel subacuta, uninervia, 2 mm longa, 1 mm lata. 
Labellum rhombicum, ad basim sagittatum vel bicaudatum, 2.5 
mm longum, valde acutum, 3-nervium. Rostellum bifidum. Pol- 
linia compressa, per paria calyptrata, paribus glandulae communi 
affixa. 
Luzon, Province of Tayabas, Mt. Pular, at 600 m above sea level, 
January, 1913, Clemente Disdon s. n. 
Undoubtedly a near relative of Podochilus tenuis Lindl. from which it 
is in part distinguishable by its broader, longer leaves, and by the flowers 
being both terminal and lateral. The details of the flower vary but 
slightly from those of P. acicularis illustrated in Hooker’s leones pi. 
21U7. Among Philippine species it is very closely related to P. plum- 
osus Ames, but quite readily distinguishable by means of its broader 
leaves and stouter habit. In the details of the flower, however, it is very 
similar to P. plumosus, differing in slight characters which actual com- 
parison of specimens side by side will reveal. Whether or not the vege- 
tative characters which now seem to distinguish the plants will prove 
constant, further studies, with the aid of additional material, will show. 
^ The characteristic imbricating bracts of the inflorescence in this sec- 
tion are described as white or red by Dr. Schlechter. The field notes 
accompanying the specimens of A. crotalina made no mention of the color 
of the bracts. 
