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teralia lanceolato-oblonga, obtusa, circiter 1.9 cm longa, 7 ad 
9 mm lata, 7-nervia, mentum obtusum, 9 ad 10 mm longum 
formantia. Sepalum dorsale oblongo-lanceolatum, subobtusum, 
1.8 ad 1.9 cm longum, 7.5 ad 8 mm latum, 7-nervium. Petala 
anguste oblonga vel oblongo-elliptica, subobtusa, circiter 1.9 cm 
longa, 5.5 ad 7 mm lata, 5-nervia. Labellum simplex, oblanceo- 
lato-oblongum, e basi sensim dilatatum et antice expansum, 
apice rotundatum, 2.2 ad 2.5 cm longum, 9 ad 10 mm latum, 
lineae elevatulae nullae. Gynostemium perbreve, carnosum, 
circiter 5 mm longum, in pedem extensum; stelidia erecta, la- 
teralia rotundata, stelidium medium acutum, 1 ad 1.25 mm 
longa. Capsula ellipsoidea, 2.4 ad 2.5 cm longa, 1.8 ad 1.4 cm 
in crassitudine. Flores basi purpureo-violacei, apice pallidiores. 
Stems fascicled, slender, pendulous, 25 to 50 cm long; branches 
few, jointed, nodes greatly swollen, internodes 1.2 to 2 
cm long. Leaves lanceolate, acute, 4.5 to 10.5 cm long, 1.3 
to 2.3 cm wide, papyraceous and nervose when dried, leaf 
sheaths expanded above. Racemes few-flowered (2- to 6-flow- 
ered) ; bracts oblong, obtuse, up to 6 mm long, membranaceous. 
Flowers odorless, showy; pedicellate ovary slender, 1.5 to 1.6 
cm long. Lateral sepals lanceolate-oblong, obtuse, about 1.9 cm 
long, 7 to 9 mm wide, 7-nerved, forming an obtuse mentum, 
9 to 10 mm long. Dorsal sepal oblong-lanceolate, subobtuse, 
1.8 to 1.9 cm long, 7.5 to 8 mm wide, 7-nerved. Petals narrowly 
oblong or oblong-elliptic, subobtuse, about 1.9 cm long, 5.5 to 7 
mm wide, 5-nerved. Labellum simple, oblanceolate-oblong, grad¬ 
ually dilated from the base, expanded at the apex, broadly and 
bluntly apiculate, 2.2 to 2.5 cm long, 9 to 10 mm wide at the 
widest portion near the apex, devoid of any raised lines or 
calli. Column short, stout, about 5 mm long, extended into 
a foot; lateral arms erect, rounded, middle one narrow and acute, 
1 to 1.25 mm long. Capsules ellipsoid, 2.4 to 2.5 cm long, 1.3 
to 1.4 cm in diameter. 
Luzon, Benguet Subprovince, Mount Pauai, Bur. Sci. 85567 
Eduardo Quisumbing, May 9, 1932. 
The living specimens were purchased from Igorot peddlers at 
Gate 52, Mountain Road, and were claimed to have originated 
in the hardwood forests of Mount Pauai. 
The sepals and petals are pale lavender-violet or rose-purple 
at the tips, gradually increasing in intensity of color to the base 
which is Chinese violet or magenta, with the nerves of darker 
purple (Matthews’ purple) ; labellum lavender-violet or pale 
rose-purple at the tip, darker at the base, bright violet-purple; 
