76 cxxxvi. orchidEjE, [Bulbophyllum. 
(75) B. vaginatum Rchb. fil, Walp. Ann, vi. 261; Ridl. Mat. 
i. 80. Cirrhopetalum vaginatum Lindl. Gen. and Sp. Orch., pi. 59. 
C. caudatum Wight, Ic. t. 1658. 
Rhizome long, stout; pseudobulbs 1 in. apart, 1 in. long, conic- 
ovoid. Leaf very fleshy, thick elliptic or oblanceolate blunt, 1 to 
4 in. long, -5 to *75 in. wide. Peduncle 3 to 4 in. long, with loose 
sheaths. Flowers numerous in a head, pale yellow. Bracts 
lanceolate acuminate, twice as long as the short ovary. Upper 
sepal ovate blunt, edge ciliate, -i in. long, laterals lanceolate 
caudate, 1 in. long. Petals very small ovate blunt ciliate. Lip 
little longer lanceolate acute curved orange. Column short, thick, 
Fig. 165. — Bulbophyllum psittacoides. 
arms acute erect. Hob. On trees. Common. Singapore (Wal- 
lich); Kranji Road. Johor, Tana Runto. Pahang, Pekan. 
Malacca, Mount Ophir; Cling (Derry). Selangor, Bukit Hitam 
(Kelsall); Sepan. Negri Sembilan, Siliau (Williams). Bindings, 
Sembilan isles, Pulau Rumpia (Kloss). Penang (Curtis). Lankawi 
(Curtis). Distrib. Borneo. 
(76) B. psittacoides Ridl. Mat. i. 80. Cirrhopetalum gracili- 
mum Rolfe, Kew Bulletin 1895, p. 34. C. psittacoides Ridl. Jonrn. 
Linn. Soc. xxxii. 280. 
Rhizome branched; pseudobulbs crowded or distant, -5 in. 
long. Leaf elliptic or lanceolate blunt, 4 in. long, Leaf elliptic 
or lanceolate blunt, 4 in. long, 75 to 1-25 in. wide. Peduncle 
very slender, 8 to 12 in. long, red. Flowers small, 8 or 9 in a whorl. 
Bracts minute. Ovary and pedicel *25 in. long. Upper sepal 
