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2. PODOCHILUS (§ DIADENA) RAMOSII sp. nov. 
Herba epithytica, pergracilis, prostrata vel suberecta. Caules 
vix 1 dm longi, simplices vel pauciramosi. Folia disticha, in 
sicco torta, usque ad 3 mm longa, vix 1 mm lata, oblonga, ad api- 
cem mucronata. Racemus terminalis pauciflorus : flores albidi, 2 
vel 3. Bracteae inflorescentiae lineari-lanceolatae, subrigidae. 
Sepala lateralia infra medium connata, uninervia, triangulari-lan- 
ceolata, vix 3 mm longa, mentum obtusum brevem formantia. 
Sepalum dorsale oblongi-ellipticum, valde concavum. Petala 2 
mm longa, cuneato-spathulata, obtusa, uninervia. Labellum 2.5 
mm longum vix 2 mm latum, ad basim cuneatum, supra medium 
subquadratum, ad apicem valde obtusum, circiter 1.5 mm latum, 
supra unguem subsagittatum, utroque incrassatum, non cauda- 
tum. Rostellum bifidum. Pollinia compressa per paria calyp- 
trata, paribus glandulae communi affixa. 
Camiguin de Mindanao, Bur. Sci. mui Ramos, March-April, 1912. 
Podochilus Ramosii resembles very closely P. tenuis Lindl. in habit. 
The labellum is not at all caudate, but somewhat sagittate at the base, 
with the very short lobes thickened and callus-like in aspect. From the 
other species of Philippine distribution, which it resembles in habit, the 
form and structure of the labellum present reliable differentiating char- 
acters. The pollinia are paired, each pair with a calyptriform sheath 
at the base, which is connected to the viscid disc by a very slender support. 
The specimens I have examined are creeping in moss, the stems inter- 
twining and rooting at intervals along the leafy portion. 
APPENDICULA Blume 
1. APPENDICULA (§ CHAUNODESM E) M AQU ILI NGENSIS sp. nov. 
Caules graciles, infra medium teretes, superne subcomplanati 
±25 cm longi. Folia disticha, oblongi-lanceolata, sensim acumin- 
ata, inaequaliter obtuse 2-dentata, mucronata, in sicco subchar- 
tacea, nervosa, usque ad 6 cm longa, 6-8 mm lata. Inflorescentia 
terminalis, multiflora, 4.5-5 cm longa, laxiflora. Bracteae valde 
deflexae oblongi-lanceolatae usque ad 3 mm longae, circiter 1 
mm latae, subcoriaceae, virides. Flores flavidi, circiter 5 mm 
longi, patentes, resupinati. Pedicellus gracilis cum ovario 5-7 
mm longus. Capsula usque ad 9 mm longa. Sepala lateralia 
antice triangularia, postice in mentum obtusum elongata, pars 
anterior 3 mm longa, 2 mm lata. Mentum 3.5 mm longum. 
Sepalum dorsale oblongi-lanceolatum, obtusum, vix 3 mm longum, 
circiter 1.5 mm latum. Petala oblonga, obtusa, leviter curvata, 
uninervia, vix 3 mm longa, circiter 1 mm lata. Labellum bre- 
viter unguiculatum ad basim concaviusculum, plus minus 4 mm 
longum, ad apicem 3-3.5 mm latum, leviter retusum subquadra- 
