06.04.2013 Views

THE FLORA OF THE MALAY· PENINSULA

THE FLORA OF THE MALAY· PENINSULA

THE FLORA OF THE MALAY· PENINSULA

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

72 CXXXVI. ORCHIDEiE. [Bulbophyllum.<br />

Sepals lanceolate acuminate. Petals short, oblong ciliate blunt.<br />

Lip tongue-shaped, blunt channelled, ciliate. Column arms short,<br />

blunt. Hab. Singapore (cult Loddiges' Garden). Perak, Kamuning<br />

(Machado).<br />

(59) B. leptosepalum Hook. fil. F.B.I. v. 767; Ic. Pl. 2045;<br />

Ridl. Mat. 76.<br />

Tufted plant; pseudo bulbs very small crowded. Leaf linear<br />

acute, base narrowed, 4 in. long, '5 in. wide. Raceme slender,<br />

3 in. long. Flowers IS scattered, white, '25 in. long. Sepals<br />

lanceolate caudate, laterals gibbous at base. Petals linear-Ianceolate<br />

much shorter. Lip lanceolate, side-lobes erect obscure, midlobe<br />

narrow fleshy pustular. Column short, foot long, arms narrow<br />

acuminate. Hab. Perak (Scortechini). Penang Hill (Curtis).<br />

(60) B. montigenum Rtdl. Trans. Linn. Soc. iv. 235; Mat. i. 76.<br />

B. oblanceolatum King. Journ. As. Soc. Beng. lxvi. 586.<br />

Rhizome nearly '25 in. through; pseudo bulbs o. Leaf oblanceolate<br />

or oblong-oblanceolate sub-acute, 6 to 8 in. long, '75 in. wide;<br />

petiole I to 3 in. long. Raceme 5 in. long, basal inch nude. Flowers<br />

numerous scattered, '25 in. long. Bract lanceolate as long as<br />

ovary. Sepals lanceolate acuminate, laterals gibbous at base.<br />

Petals less than one-third length, fleshy papillose, lanceolate blunt.<br />

Lip as long oblong-Ianceolate entire blunt pubescent. Column very<br />

small, foot longer, arms erect acute. Hab. Mountains. Pahang,<br />

K'luang Terbang (Barnes). Selangor, Bukit Fraser (Burkill).<br />

Perak, Gunong Batu Putih (Wray); Thaiping Hills at 4000 ft.<br />

altitude.<br />

(61) B. odoratum Lindl. Gen. and Sp. Orch. 54; Ridl. Mat. i. 77.<br />

Rhizome long; pseudobulbs very small globose. Leaf 7 to 8 in.<br />

long, I in. wide, oblanceolate blunt; petiole 3 in. long. Raceme<br />

16 in. long, stout. Flowers very numerous to base, orange turning<br />

white, fragrant. Bracts lanceolate acuminate, '12 in. long. Sepals<br />

lanceolate sub-acute. Petals very small ovate-Ianceolate. Lip<br />

very small curved obscurely 3-lobed, ovate, sides upcurved, midlobe<br />

tongue-shaped, flat blunt. Column thick, foot oblong, arms<br />

entire or 2-toothed, erect acute. H abo Pahang, Tahan River.<br />

Perak, Temengoh (Ridley). Kelantan Kwala Endong (Haniff).<br />

Distrib. Java, Borneo.<br />

(62) B. linearifolium Ktng, Journ. As. Soc. Beng.lxvi. ii. 3,<br />

586. Rhizome stout; pseudo bulbs obsolete, '5 in. apart. Leaf<br />

linear acute, 4 to 6 in. long, '36 to '5 in. wide; petiole I to 2 in.<br />

long. Peduncle I to 1'5 in. long. Raceme very lax, 3 to 4 in.<br />

long. Flowers '12 in. long, yellow. Bracts lanceolate acuminate.<br />

Sepals lanceolate blunt, laterals broader falcate, gibbous at base.<br />

Petals linear half as long. Lip oblong fleshy acute or blunt. Column<br />

arms broad lanceolate blunt. Hab. Perak (Scortechini); Bujong<br />

Malacca. Kedah Peak (Burkill).

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!