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persistent flower heads. The lip is orbicular when spread out, but in its normal 
state is rather obovate, obtuse. The, callus is basal and V-shaped, the wings 
extend along the margin to the apical third of the lip where they converge. 
Podochilus (§ Appendicula) malindangensis sp. nov. 
Planta 5 dm alta, robusta, glabra. Folia oblongi-lanceolata vel ellip- 
tica, disticha, coriacea, 4 cm longa, 1 cm lata. Inflorescentia lateralis, 
2.5-3 cm longa; rhachis fractiflexus. Flores in racemo brevi. Bracteae 
cymbiformes, acntae, 8.5 mm longae, ovario longiores. Sepala lateralia 
mentnm obtusum formantia, triangulari-lanceo-lata, acuta, 3-nervia, 4.5 
mm longa, 4 mm lata ad basim. Sepalum dorsale laneeolatum, 3-nervium, 
4r-4.5 mm longum, subacutum. Petala oblonga, 1-nervia, 4 mm longa, 
1.5 mm lata. Labellum ut in P. pendulo, oblongum vel subquadratum, 
4 mm longum, 7-nervium. 
Mindanao, Province of Misamis, Mount Malindang, For. Bur. IftSS Major E. A. 
Mearns & W. I. Hutchinson, May 25, 1906, at 1,700 m altitude. 
P. malindangensis is a tall, rather strict species which in general aspect 
resembles P. micranthus. The labellum is oblong or subquadrate, obtuse, with a 
large pocket or cup near the base formed by a transversely situated membrane. 
The lateral sepals are united at the base and form a rounded mentum. In the type 
material the characteristically large flowers are borne on lateral peduncles which 
occur on stems from which the leaves have fallen. Leafy stems destitute of 
flowers occur on the same plant with the naked flower-bearing stems. It is 
probable that as the flowering stems are the most mature the leaves fall off 
during the drying process, but notwithstanding this probability the specimens 
are in general aspect unlike others of the genus from the Philippines. When 
dry the flowers a re blackish, when fresh they were described by the collectors as 
“dark-blue.” 
Podochilus (§ Apista) Robinsonii sp. nov. 
Caules 1 dm alti, graciles, basibus foliorum vaginantibus tecti. Folia 
lanceolata, 1.3 cm longa, 2—3 mm lata, coriacea. Inflorescentia terminalis. 
Pedunculus cum racemo 3.5 cm longus. Bracteae minutae, acutae, 1 mm 
longae. Flores minuti, flavi. Sepala 3 mm longa, connata, tubum for- 
mantia, partes terminates 1.5 mm longae, liberae, subacutae. Petala 
uninervia, dolabriformia, vel trrangula. breviter unguiculata, 3.5 mm longa. 
Labellum cordatum ad basim sagittatum breviter unguiculatum, 3-ner- 
vium, 2.5 mm longum, 2.25 mm latum. 
Luzon, Camarines Province, Maagnas, Bur. Sci. 6371 C. B. Robinson, August 
27, 1908, altitude above sea 200-400 meters. Here also I refer material collected 
on Canlaon Volcano, Island of Negros, by G. 8. Banks in June, 1906, Bur. Sci. 
1137. 
In general aspect this species resembles P. strictus Ames and P. scalpelliformis 
Bl. It is easily distinguished from these by its broader leaves, longer rac- 
emes and very different petals. The sepals are connate as in P. scalpslliformis. 
The rigid bracts give to the raceme a pectinate aspect. In dried specimens the 
leaves appear to have been twisted slightly. 
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