Desmotrichum.] cxxxvi. orchide^. 31 
plicate pale yellow, keels 3, 2 thick wavy on midlobe, median one 
shorter, straight. Hab. On trees, mangroves, orchards, etc. Singa¬ 
pore, Kranji; Changi. Johor, Batu Pahat (Kelsall). Negri Sem- 
bilan, Siliau (Williams). Perak, Thaiping (Kunstler). Jalor, Biserat, 
Bukit Goa (Gwynne Vaughan). Distrib. Siam, Borneo. 
(6) D. roseo-punctatum Ridl. Dendrobium roseo-punctatum 
Ridl. Joiirn. Linn. Soc. xxxii. 240. 
Stems 6 to 8 in. long; pseudobulbs fusiform, slightly flattened, 
2 in. long, *5 in. wide, *25 in. thick. Leaf lanceolate-lorate, blunt, 
6 in. long, *75 in. wide. Flowers 1 in. across, pedicel -25 in. long. 
Sepals lanceolate acute, *5 in. long, *12 in. wide; mentum short 
broad. Petals linear, all white. Lip *75 in. long, side-lobes curved 
acute, white spotted crimson, midlobe fan-shaped, emarginate, 
cream colour, keels 2 running to midlobe plicate sinuate 
crimson. Hab. Malay Peninsula, exact locality lost. (Cult, in 
Hort. Singapore.) 
(7) D. pallidiflorum Ridl. Dendrobium pallidiflorum Ridl. 
Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxii. 240; Mat. i. 37. 
Stems slender branched; pseudobulbs elongate-ovoid flat thin, 
1 *5 in. long, -5 in. wide. Leaves ovate acute thin coriaceous, 3 in. 
long, 1 in. wide. Flowers small, *5 in. across. Upper sepal ovate- 
lanceolate, laterals much larger ovate; mentum little longer obtuse. 
Petals as long lanceolate, all pale yellow. Lip side-lobes triangular 
acute, midlobe triangular bilobed, yellow, edges waved, keels 2 
wavy on midlobe, median one shorter straight. Anther emerald 
green. Hab. On trees near the sea in the south, Singapore, Kranji; 
Pulau Tekong. Johor, Hulu Kubong (Kelsall); Batu Pahat. 
Distrib. Siam, Sumatra. 
(8) D. bifidum Kranzl , l.c. 357. Dendrobium bifidum Ridl. 
Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 39, p. 73; Mat. i. 37. 
Plant with habit of D. fimbriatum. Stems 12 in. long or more; 
pseudobulbs 2 in. apart, oblanceolate flattened, 1-5 in. long. Leaf 
broad lanceolate ovate blunt, 5 in. long, 2 in. wide. Bracts lanceo¬ 
late acute, red. Ovary and pedicel -5 in. long. Sepals and petals 
linear-oblong acute yellow spotted red, mentum shorter acute. 
Lip longer, claw narrow linear, edges and keels crenate, limb of 2 
narrow cuneate truncate lobes white yellowish at tips. Hab, Rare. 
Lanka wi (Curtis). 
(9) D. laciniosum Kranzl, l.c. 346. Dendrobium laciniosum 
Ridl. Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxii. 242; Mat. i. 38. 
Stems about 12 in. long; pseudobulbs ovate-elliptic flat, 1*75 
to 2 in. long, -75 in. wide, -12 in. thick. Leaf lanceolate blunt, 
4 in. long, 1*5 in. wide. Raceme over '1 in. long, covered with 
ovate lanceolate bracts. Flowers pale yellow, -5 in. across. Sepals 
broad lanceolate obtuse. Petals narrower. Lip, side-lobes fal¬ 
cate, midlobe base linear, tip oblong truncate much broader laci- 
niate, keels 2 straight to base of midlobe then sinuate. Anther 
