NOTES ON PHILIPPINE ORCPIIDS, II. 
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Podochilus strictus sp. nov. 
Caules 1 ad 2 dm alti. Folia distieha, linearia, apiculata, 11 mm 
longa, circa 1 mm lata. Pedunculus terminalis. Racemus usque 5 ad 
10 mm longus. Bracteae inflorcscentiae lanceolatae, acutae, 1 mm longae. 
Flores 2.5 ad 3 mm longi. Sepalum dor sale lanceolatum, subacutum, 
concavum, 1-nervium, usque ad 3 mm longum. Sepala lateralia ovato- 
lanceolata, acuta. Petala lanceolata, 1-nervia, obtusa, circa 2.5 mm 
longa, 1 mm lata. Labellum supra medium circa 1 mm latum, breviter 
unguiculatum, subquadratum, 3-nervium, obtusum, prope basim sagit- 
tatum vel auriculatum. Rostellum bipartitum. 
Podochilus strictus is a slender species which appears to be very near P. 
microphyllus Lindl. and P. bicaudatus Schlechter. The racemes, which are clothed 
at the base with several imbricating scarious bracts, are comparatively many- 
flowered, with rigid, distichous, cymbiform floral bracts. In dried specimens, 
the leaves, which are directed obliquely upwards, are sometimes twisted and 
consequently give the plant a very strict appearance. Near the summit of the 
stems, lateral growths arise which produce roots at the point of origin. 
I have not seen the type specimen of Podochilus bicaudatus but according to 
Schlechter’s description that species differs from P. strictus in its shorter leaves, 
smaller, fewer flowers and shorter racemes. Podochilus acicularis Hooker f., which 
Schlechter refers to P. tenuis, is similar to P. strictus, but has a very different 
lip from that species and a very different habit (cf. Hooker’s “leones Plantarum” 
pi. 214 7). 
Mindanao, Lake Lanao, Camp Keitliley, Bur. Sci. 8002 Mrs. Lyon (specimen 
flowering in orchid house, Manila, January, 1906), Mrs. Clemens 132: District of 
Zamboanga, For. Bur. 9193 Whit ford tC- Hutchinson, December 12, 1907. 
Podochilus bicaudatus Schlechter in Fedde’s Repertorium 3 (1907) 19. 
In the herbarium of the Bureau of Science there is a single specimen collected 
by Elmer D. Merrill in February, 1903, on the Island of Paragua which may 
prove to be conspecific with Podochilus bicaudatus. Unfortunately only one 
flower was preserved on this specimen and that one, imperfect to begin with, 
was destroyed by dissection. The leaves are 5 mm long, twisted, when dry, 
linear, acuminate. They agree perfectly with Schlechter’s description in Fedde’s 
“Repertorium.” In general habit the plant resembles P. tenuis as illustrated in 
Hooker’s “leones Plantarum” (pi. 2141) but is not so stout nor so tall. The 
labellum is oblong, obtuse, sagittate at base, and measures 2 mm in length. The 
specimen collected by Merrill is numbered 775. 
AGROSTOPHYLLUM Blume. 
Agrostophyllum philippinense sp. nov. 
Aff . A. papuano Schltr. et A. formosano Rolfe. Habitu simile A. 
majori Hook. f. Caules aliquid compressi. Planta 5 dm alta. Fob' a 
distieha oblongi-lanceolata, obtusa, plus minus 1.5 dm longa, prope basim 
plus minus 2.5 cm lata. Inflorescentia capitata, circa 4 cm lata, densa. 
Sepala lateralia 3-nervia, oblonga, acuta, 5 mm longa, 2 mm lata. Se- 
palum dor sale valde concavum, 4 mm longum. Petala ovata, subacuta, 
4 mm longa, 2 mm lata. Labellum 4.5 mm longum, ad basim concavum 
