8o 
CXXXVI. ORCHIDE^. 
[Bulbophyllum. 
11 in a whorl. Bracts lanceolate acuminate, *12 in. long. Ovary 
and pedicel *25 in. long. Upper sepal ovate acuminate red, edges 
yellow hairy, laterals connate, long narrow linear, 2 in. long, yellow 
spotted red. Petals ovate acuminate, yellow red spotted or all 
red hairy. Lip fleshy curved, blunt grooved yellow edged, red or 
all red. Hab. Singapore, Chan Chu Kang (Ridley). 
var. Brienianum Ridl. Cirrhopetalum Brienianum Rolfe, Kew 
Bulletin , 1893, p. 62. Upper sepal and petals brown, lower sepals 
yellow. Johor, Gunong Pantai. Perak, Thaiping; Teluk Anson 
(Williams). Distrib. Borneo. 
(89) B. stenophyllum Ridl. Mat. i. 83. Cirrhopetalum lineari- 
folium Ridl. Journ. IJnn. Soc. xxxii. 283. 
Rhizome long slender; pseudobulbs conic-cylindric, 2 in. apart, 
•3 in. long. Leaf narrow linear-lanceolate blunt, 4 in. long, -5 in. 
wide. Scape 6 in. long, reddish. Flowers few, small. Bracts 
linear acute, *25 in. long. Upper sepal lanceolate acute, greenish 
dark purple streaks, edge hairy, laterals almost entirely connate, 
linear acuminate, tips setaceous pale red, -5 in. long. Petals 
triangular lanceolate acuminate, green purple streaked. Lip tongue¬ 
shaped curved, sub-acute purple. Hab. Singapore, Changi; Chan 
Chu Kang (Ridley). 
(90) B. pulchellum Ridl. Mat. i. 83, Cirrhopetalum concinnum 
Hook. fil. F.B.I. v. 190; Ic. PI. t. 2060 B. 
Rhizome slender; pseudobulbs crowded conical, 3-angled, 
1 in. long. Leaf narrow oblanceolate, blunt petioled, 3 to 6 in. 
long, *5 in. wide. Scape slender, 2 to 4 in. long. Flowers about 
12 in a whorl. Bracts narrow linear, setaceous, half as long as 
ovary. Upper sepal ovate aristate, edge ciliate, yellowish densely 
spotted red, laterals almost quite connate, oblong-oblanceolate 
blunt. Petals lanceolate aristate hairy on edge, all same colour. 
Lip thick curved, deep purple, yellow tip. Column thick, foot as 
long, arms short broad, rounded. Hab. Common on trees. Singa¬ 
pore, Chan Chu Kang. Johor, Tana Runto. Negri Sembilan, 
Siliau (Williams). Selangor, Sepan. Kelantan Kelumpur (Haniff). 
Distrib. Islands south of Singapore. 
var. purpuream Ridl. Whole flower crimson purple, sepals 
shorter, broader. Hab. Perak, Thaiping. Penang Hill (Curtis), 
also Siam. 
var. brachysepalum Ridl. Flowers very small, lateral sepals 
connate above only, tips round, -25 in. long, crimson purple. Hab. 
Lankawi, Kwah (Curtis). 
(91) B. GrifFithianum Par. and Rchb. fil. Trans. Linn. Soc. 
xxx. 153; Ridl. Mat. i. 83. Cirrhopetalum gamosepalum Griff. 
Notulce iii. 296; Hook. fil. Ann. Bot. Card. Calc. v. 17, pi. 26. 
Rhizome moderately stout; pseudobulbs 1 in. apart, conic 
grooved, -5 to 75 in. tall. Leaf oblong-lanceolate blunt or oblanceo¬ 
late, 4 in. long, i-12 in. wide. Scape 8 in. tall, slender. Flowers 
