Bulbophyllum.\ cxxxvi. orchide^e, 69 
(46) B. botryophorum Ridl. Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxii. 275; 
Mat. i. 71. 
Rhizome long slender; pseudobulbs o. Leaves -5 in. apart 
lying flat on rhizome, elliptic fleshy, 1 in. long, -5 in. wide. Racemes 
pendulous, 1 in. long; flowers densely crowded, -12 in. across, deep 
purple. Bracts ovate minute. Upper sepal lanceolate acuminate 
pale with three pink streaks, laterals semi-ovate falcate crimson. 
Petals quadrate truncate, white, edge crimson. Lip fleshy, claw 
oblong, limb ovate-elliptic blunt, decurved papillose, a semi-circular 
ridge at base. Column large, arms round truncate crimson. Anther 
helmet-shaped pustular. Capsule sessile elliptic-oblong, *5 in. long. 
Hab. On mangrove and other trees, Singapore, Kranji; Toas. 
Pahang, Pekan (Ridley). 
(47) B. stella Ridl. Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxi. 297; Mat. i. 72. 
B. vanessa King, Journ. /Is. Soc. Beng. lxvi. ii. 587. 
Pseudobulbs crowded ovoid, -75 in. long. Leaves lanceolate 
blunt thick, 6 in. long, 1*5 in. wide. Peduncle 18 in. long. Raceme 
short gradually lengthening, about 8o-flowered; rachis thickened. 
Bracts ovate persistent, -12 in. long. Ovary and pedicel *5 in. 
long. Flowers opening widely, singly, 2-5 in. across. Sepals 
lanceolate acuminate, yellow streaked red. Petals *12 in. long. 
Lip oblong-lanceolate acuminate, 1-5 in. long, dark pink, 2 keels 
from base. Column green short, foot as long, arms round 
short. Hab. On trees, not rare. Singapore, Bukit Mandai; Jurong. 
Perak (Scortechini); Batang Padang (Ayre), Kedah Peak 
(Ridley). 
(48) B. cleistogamum Ridl. lx. 
Pseudobulbs densely crowded, conic, *75 in. long. Leaf oblong 
or oblanceolate, 4 to 6 in. long, -75 to 1 in. wide; petiole -5 in. long. 
Peduncle 1 ft. long. Raceme short, flat. Bracts ovate acute, -25 in. 
long. Flowers not or rarely opening. Sepals lanceolate acuminate 
pale yellow, laterals gibbous at base, red inside. Petals minute 
quadrate, toothed with a long cusp, green. Lip long curved acute, 
side-lobes short falcate, midlobe long narrow acuminate, keels 
2 approximate, base crimson, tip straw-colour. Column with erect 
subulate arms, foot very short, no rostellum. Hab. Rare, Perak, 
Waterloo (Curtis). Distrib. Rhio, Borneo. 
(49) B. clandestinum Lindl. Bot.Reg. xxvii. 1841; Misc. 166; 
Ridl. Mat. i. 72. B. trisetosum Griff. Notulce, iii. 23; Ic. PL 
As. t. 293. Oxysepala ovalifolia Wight Ic. 1734. 
Stems many-tufted branched, slender, 6 to 12 in. long, pendulous ; 
pseudobulbs *25 in. apart, on stems oval, -12 in. long. Leaf elliptic- 
oblong, *5 in. long, *25 in. wide, blunt. Flowers 1 or 2 in axils of 
sheaths on very short pedicels, yellowish-white, -12 in. long. Sepals 
lanceolate caudate. Petals much shorter, ovate blunt. Lip as 
long as petals ovate entire. Column short, arms very short blunt. 
Hab. Common on orchard and wayside trees, Singapore, Kranji, 
etc., Johor, Kota Tinggi. Pahang, Tahan River. Malacca 
