10 
The Philippine Journal of Science 
1936 
Sepals and petals rosolane purple dotted with true purple; 
pedicellate ovary aster purple; middle lobe of the labellum and 
throat onion skin pink; spur pomegranate purple. 
A very interesting species with very leathery dark green 
leaves and conspicuous purple flowers, of which the lateral sepals 
and petals are reflexed and parallel. It differs from any typical 
Renanthera in its long clavate spur and minute narrow middle 
lobe of the labellum. 
This species belongs to the genus Ascoglossum Schltr., a new 
genus for the Philippines. The genus is closely allied to Re¬ 
nanthera but differs in that the lateral lobes reach much higher 
than the mid-lobe. 
Genus TRICHOGLOTTIS Blume 
TRICHOGLOTTIS AGUSANENSIS Ames and Quis. sp. nov. Plate 1, lies. 1# and U; 
Plate 6, figs. 1 to 10. 
Herba epiphytica, erecta, rigida, 22 ad 35 cm alta. Caules 
foliosi, internodiis 2 ad 3 cm longis. Foliorum vaginae cylin- 
dricae, internodiis vix aequilongae. Folia disticha, ligulata, 
coriacea, in sicco rugosa, 14 ad 15.5 cm longa, 1.7 ad 2 cm lata, 
apice inaequaliter rotundato-bilobata. Inflorescentiae opposi- 
tifoliae, paniculatae, 12 ad 13 cm longae, 10- ad 12-florae. Brac- 
teae inflorescentiae rigidae, squamiformes, 1.5 ad 2 mm longae. 
Flores carnosi, 16 ad 17 mm dimetiente. Sepala lateralia 
ovato-elliptica, acuta vel subacuta, 8.5 ad 9.5 mm longa, 6 ad 
6.5 mm lata. Sepalum dorsale obovato-ellipticum, apice late 
rotundatum, 9 ad 10 mm longum, 6 ad 6.5 mm latum. Petala 
elliptico-obovata, apice rotundata, 8.5 ad 9 mm longa, 4.5 ad 
5.5 lata. Labellum basi breviter saccatum, 3-lobatum, 8 ad 9 mm 
longum; lobi laterales breves, erecti, indistincti, 1 ad 1.25 mm 
alti; lobus medius lanceolatus, antice attenuatus, supra medium 
abrupte inflexus, apice ipso truncato-dilatatus. Discus Valde 
calloso-incrassatus et pubescens. 
Epiphytes with elongated roots. Stems rigid, foliose, erect 
or more or less arcuate, 22 to 35 cm high; internodes 2 to 3 cm 
long. Leaf sheaths cylindric, almost as long as the internodes. 
Leaves distichous, ligulate, coriaceous, rugose when dry, 14 to 
15.5 cm long, 1.7 to 2 cm wide, unequally bilobed at the apex 
with rounded lobules. Inflorescences opposite the leaves, shorter 
than the leaves, paniculate, 12 to 13 cm long, 10- to 12-flowered. 
Bracts of the fractiflex inflorescence rigid, squamiform, concave, 
1.5 to 2 mm long. Flowers fleshy, odorless, 16 to 17 cm across. 
Pedicellate ovary, 10 to 11 mm long. Lateral sepals ovate- 
