Bulbophyllum.] cxxxvi. orchide^e. 73 
{63) B. apodum Hook. fil. F.B.I. v. 766; Ic. PI. 2043; Ridl. 
Mat. i. 76, 
Rhizome stout woody, branched; pseudobulbs globose, very 
small hidden in sheaths. Leaf stiffly coriaceous oblanceolate or 
linear-oblong, 3 to 9 in. long, *75 to 1*5 in. wide; petiole stout, 
3 in. long (leaf dries red). Raceme 4 in. long; peduncle 1 in. long. 
Flowers numerous white tinted yellow, tips orange, *12 in. long. 
Bracts lanceolate as long as ovary. Sepals lanceolate sub-acute, 
laterals gibbous at base. Petals linear-lorate blunt, half as long. 
Lip pale orange lanceolate recurved acute entire. Column arms 
erect acuminate. Capsule elliptic, *5 in. long, sub-sessile. Hab. 
Common. Singapore, Kranji; Chan Chu Kang. Malacca, Ayer 
Panas; Merlimau (Derry). Negri Sembilan, Perhentian Tinggi; 
Port Dickson (Williams). Perak, top of Batu Kurau (Scortechini). 
Distrib. Borneo. 
(64) B. selangorense Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mus. v. 47. 
Rhizome long branched, woody, no pseudobulbs. Leaf oblanceo¬ 
late blunt, long narrowed at base, 7 in. long, 1-75 in. wide; petiole 
3 in. long, stout. Scape 18 in. tall, basal half nude with a large 
foliaceous bract at top. Flowers rather scattered. Sepals -12 in. 
long, lanceolate-ovate acute, laterals connate in a gibbous sac at 
base. Petals nearly as long, linear-oblong blunt. Lip thin, side- 
lobes elevate round, tip acuminate, 3 raised veins on disc from a 
horseshoe-shaped callus at base. Column foot adnate to sepals, 
tip free, arms subulate. Hab. Rare. Mountains, at 5000 ft. 
altitude. Selangor, Gunong Mengkuang Lebah (Robinson). Perak, 
Thaiping Hills (Long). Kedah Peak (Robinson and Ivloss). 
(65) B. viridescens Ridl. Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxviii. 132. 
Rhizome long, no pseudobulbs. Leaf 1 in. long, -36 in. wide, 
elliptic, fleshy thick; petiole thick. Raceme filiform, 2 in. long, 
few-flowered. Bracts lanceolate acuminate, *12 in. long. Flowers 
pale green, *13 in. long. Upper sepal lanceolate blunt, laterals 
gibbous at base, sub-lanceolate blunt. Petals linear falcate. Lip 
as long as sepals, tongue-shaped, blunt channelled papillose, 
brown. Column very small, arms obscure. Hab. Rare. On 
rocks and trees. Pahang, Gunong Tahan at 3300 ft. altitude 
(Robinson). 
(66) B. globulus Hook. fil. F.B.I. v. 767; Ic. PI. 2047. 
Rhizome stout; pseudobulbs globose or ovoid crowded, *33 in. 
through. Leaf 1 to 2 in. long, linear-oblong blunt, *5 to 7 in. 
wide. Raceme as long. Flowers scattered. Bracts ovate acute. 
Upper sepal linear subulate, laterals lanceolate, sub-acute. Petals 
ovate-oblong, half as long. Lip lanceolate much recurved. Hab. 
Perak (Scortechini). 
(67) B. arachnites Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mus. iv. 67. 
Rhizome woody; pseudobulbs close set cylindric, -12 in. long. 
Leaf lanceolate acuminate, 6 in. long, 1 in. wide; petiole 2 in. long. 
