Bulbophyllum.] cxxxvi. orchide^. 71 
(54) B. modestum Hook fU. F.B.I. v. 759; Ic. PL 2038; Ridl. 
Mat. i. 74. 
Rhizome slender long; pseudobulbs *5 in. apart, narrow ovoid, 
*5 in. long. Leaf linear blunt, base narrowed, *5 to 2 in. long, 
•12 in. wide. Scape slender, 1 to 1-5 in. long. Bracts minute. 
Flowers 3 to 5 sub-terminal, -12 in. long. Upper sepal ovate- 
lanceolate, sub-acute, laterals broader blunt. Petals two-thirds 
length of sepals linear-oblong. Lip tongue-shaped blunt recurved, 
2-keeled. Hab. Johor, Tempayan River. Perak, Bujong Malacca 
(Ridley). Kedah Peak (Robinson and Kloss). 
(55) B. vermiculare Hook. fit. F.B.I. vi. 188; Ridl. Mai. i. 74. 
Rhizome long, slender; pseudobulbs 1 in. apart, globose, -12 in. 
long, concealed in sheaths. Leaf elliptic-oblong to linear blunt, 
narrowed into a petiole. Peduncles 1-5 in. long. Flowers very 
small scattered pale green. Bracts lanceolate acute. Upper sepal 
lanceolate, laterals falcate-lanceolate acute, base gibbous. Petals 
small sub-spathulate lanceolate. Lip entire lanceolate, blunt fleshy 
yellow, edge ciliate. Column short, arms blunt. Hab. On man¬ 
groves and other trees. Singapore, Selitar; Kranji. Johor, Kwala 
Kahang (Kelsall). Perak, Bujong Malacca (form with narrow 
leaves). 
(56) B. ochranthum Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 39, 
p. 76. 
Pseudobulbs *25 in. long, oblong-conic densely crowded. Leaf 
linear-lanceolate, acute, base narrow, 1*25 in. long, *12 in. wide. 
Peduncle nearly as long. Flowers 5 or 6 in a head -25 in. long. 
Bract lanceolate, shorter than ovary. Upper sepal narrow linear- 
lanceolate acuminate, laterals a quarter longer, white, tips yellowish. 
Petals less than half as long as upper sepal, blunt white. Lip 
tongue-shaped acute, recurved yellow. Column thick, foot shorter, 
arms linear acute curved. Hab. Perak, Thaiping Hills at 3000 to 
4000 ft. altitude (Curtis). 
(57) B. sarcanthoides Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 50, 
p. 131. 
Rhizome very short; pseudobulbs very small. Leaf succulent 
lorate falcate acute, 1-5 in. long, *25 in. wide. Racemes dense, 
2 in. long. Bracts lanceolate acuminate comose. Flowers yellow, 
•25 in. long. Sepals lanceolate caudate. Petals wider at base 
and a little shorter, similar. Lip half as long, side-lobes ovate curved 
blunt, midlobe very narrow acuminate caudate, centre elevate 
thickened. Column short, broad winged. Hab. Rare. Johor, 
Sungei Tebrau on trees over the river (Ridley). 
(58) B. adenopetalum Lindt. Bot. Reg. 1842; Misc. 95; Ridl. 
Mat. i. 75. 
Rhizome stout; pseudobulbs very small globose. Leaf thick 
oblanceolate blunt, 8 in. long, 1 in. across; petiole stout. Raceme 
6 in. long, all floriferous. Flowers numerous, pale yellow, *5 in. 
long. Pedicel -12 in. long. Bracts longer lanceolate acuminate. 
