484 The Philippine Journal of Science 1932 
Genus COELOGYNE Lindley 
COELOGYNE REMEDIOSAE sp. nov. § Flexuosse. Plates 1, 3, and 14. 
Radices glabrae, plus minusve 2 mm in diametro, carnosae et 
pallidae ut videtur. Rhizoma 8 ad 10 mm in diametro. Pseudo- 
bulbi in serie, anguste cylindracei, 11 ad 13 cm longi, 2 ad 2.7 
cm in crassitudine infra medium, utrinque attenuati, diphylli, 
in rhizomate crasso repenti 2 ad 3 cm inter se distantes; juniores 
vaginis membranaceis, obtusis vel acutis, usque ad 7 cm longis 
vestiti. Folia cum petiolo 22.5 ad 26 cm longa, 5.5 ad 8.5 cm 
lata, elliptico-oblonga vel elliptica, breviter acuminata, subtus 
prominenter quinquenervia. Scapus initio foliis juvenilibus syn- 
anthus, 23 ad 31.5 cm longus, basi nuda, pauciflorus; rhachis 
gracilis, erecta vel arcuata. Bracteae inflorescentiae ignotae. 
Flores succedanei. Pedicellus cum ovario circiter 1.5 cm longus. 
Sepala lateralia oblonga, abrupte acuta vel subacuta, 2.5 ad 2.9 
cm longa, 1.0 ad 1.3 cm lata, subcarnosa. Sepalum dorsale 
oblongo-lanceolatum, acutum, 2 ad 2.2 cm longum, 0.8 ad 1.0 cm 
latum. Petala linearia, obtusa, apice obliquo apiculata, 2.5 ad 
2.6 cm longa, 2.5 ad 3 mm lata, erecta. Labellum subcarnosum, 
trilobatum, circiter 2.5 cm longum; lobis laterales breves, subqua- 
drati, apice valde obtusati vel rotundati, parte libera circiter 
3 mm longa; lobus intermedius in circuitu suborbicularis, cir¬ 
citer 1.5 cm longus, 1.5 cm latus, apice subrotundatus, minute 
apiculatus, margine undulato; discus carinis 2, antice altis or- 
natus, ad basim 5-carinatus. Columna valde arcuata, carnosa, 
circiter 1.8 cm longa, apicem versus alata. 
Roots glabrous, fibrous, about 2 mm in diameter, straw-colored. 
Rhizomes creeping, 8 to 10 mm in diameter. Pseudobulbs in 
linear series, narrowly cylindric, 11 to 13 cm high, 2 to 2.7 cm 
in diameter, tapering at both ends, diphyllous, 2 to 3 cm distant. 
Sheaths membranaceous, obtuse or acute, up to 7 cm long. 
Leaves with petiole 22.5 to 26 cm long, 5.5 to 8.5 cm wide, 
elliptic-oblong or elliptic, acute, conspicuously 5-nerved beneath. 
Scapes terminal, arising between the leaves of the immature 
pseudobulbs, the base naked, few-flowered, 23 to 31.5 cm long; 
rachis slender, erect or curved at the top. Bracts of the in¬ 
florescence early deciduous, not seen. Flowers odorless, pro¬ 
duced in succession. Pedicellate ovary about 1.5 cm long, the 
ovary ridged. Lateral sepals oblong, abruptly acute or subacute, 
2.5 to 2.9 cm long, 1.0 to 1.3 cm wide, somewhat fleshy. Dorsal 
sepal oblong-lanceolate, acute, 2 to 2.2 cm long, 0.8 to 1.0 cm 
wide. Petals linear, obtuse, minutely apiculate at the oblique 
