NEW OP, NOTKWOIEniY ORCHIDS 
cylindraceus, densiflorus. Bracteae llores sublendentes 
lanccolalae, margine minute denliculatae vel obscure 
crenulatae. Flores parvuli. Sepala lateralia ovata, acuta. 
Sepalum dorsale ellipticum, obtusum. Petala late spath- 
ulata, margine erosa glandulosa, apice oblusa vel rotundata. 
Labellum trilobalum; lobis lateralibus roLundatis, valde 
obtusis, margine plus minusve crosis; lobo medio late 
cunealo, antice bilobulato apiculo interjecto, margine plus 
minusve glanduloso et eroso. Discus glaber. Columna 
valde abbreviata. 
Hoots iibroiis, copious, whitish in dried specimens. 
Stems caespitose, 3-4 cm. long to the base of the peduncle, 
entirely concealed by the sheathing bases of the leaves, 
more or less flattened. Leaves about six, the lower ones 
about 1.5 cm. long, the upper ones up to 6 cm. long, ensi- 
form, 4 mm. wide, obliquely ascending, curved inward, 
equaling or exceeding the tip of the raceme. Peduncle with 
the raceme up to 6 cm. long, prominently^ several-winged 
longitudinally, lloriferous almost to the base, with several 
ascending imbricating basal bracts. Raceme up to 5 cm. 
long, cylindrical, many-tlowered. Bracts of the raceme 
lanceolate, acute, with the margin obscurely and minutely 
crenulate. Pedicel with the ovary obliquely ascending. 
Lateral sepals hardly 1 mm. long, .75 mm. wide, ovate, 
acute. Dorsal sepal 1 mm. long, elliptical, obtuse. Petals 
1 mm. long, .5 mm. wide, broadly spatulate, obtuse, with 
the margin unequally glandular or erose. Labellum 3-lobed, 
.75 mm. long, hardly 1 mm. wide between the tips of the ex¬ 
panded lateral lobes, smooth; lateral lobes rounded, .5 mm. 
long and broad, margin irregularly erose; middle lobe 
hardly .5 mm. long and broad, cuneate or subquadrate, bi- 
lobulatc and more or less apiculate in front. Column .5 
mm. long. 
Plant similar in habit to Oheronia cijlindrica Lindh, but 
smaller, with much smaller flowers and a different labellum. 
PniLippiNKS, Luzon, Laguna Province, Dahikan, Juan 
Reillo 20, June 19, 1912. Epiphyte on tree. (Type in 
Herb. Ames No. 13275.) 
