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80 CXXXVI. ORCHIDEJE. [Bulbophyllum.<br />
II in a whorl. Bracts lanceolate acuminate, '12 in. long. Ovary<br />
and pedicel '25 in. long. Upper sepal ovate acuminate red, edges<br />
yellow hairy, laterals connate, long narrow linear, 2 in. long, yellow<br />
spotted red. Petals ovate acuminate, yellow red spotted or all<br />
red hairy. Lip fleshy curved, blunt grooved yellow edged, red or<br />
all red. Hab. Singapore, Chan Chu Kang (Ridley).<br />
var. Brienianum Ridl. Cirrhopetalum Brienianum Rolfe, Kew<br />
Bulletin, 1893, p. 62. Upper sepal and petals brown, lower sepals<br />
yellow. johor, Gunong Pantai. Perak, Thaiping; Teluk Anson<br />
(Williams). Distrtb. Borneo.<br />
(89) B. stenophyllum Rt"dl. Mat. i. 83. Cirrhopetalum linearifolium<br />
R£dl. J ourn. Lmn. Soc. xxxii. 283.<br />
Rhizome long slender; pseudo bulbs conic-cylindric, 2 in. apart,<br />
'3 in. long. Leaf narrow linear-Ianceolate blunt, 4 in. long, '5 in.<br />
wide. Scape 6 in. 'long, reddish. Flowers few, small. Bracts<br />
linear acute, '25 in. long. Upper sepal lanceolate acute, greenish<br />
dark purple streaks, edge hairy, laterals almost entirely connate,<br />
linear acuminate, tips setaceous pale red, 'S in. long. Petals<br />
triangular lanceolate acuminate, green purple streaked. Lip tongueshaped<br />
curved, sub-acute purple. Hab. Singapore, Changi; Chan<br />
Chu Kang (Ridley).<br />
(90) B. pulchellum Ridl. Mat. i. 83. Cirrhopetalum concinnum<br />
Hook. fil. F.B.I. v. 190; Ie. Pl. t. 2060 B.<br />
Rhizome slender; pseudobulbs crowded conical, 3-angled,<br />
1 in. long. Leaf narrow oblanceolate, blunt petioled, 3 to 6 in.<br />
long, '5 in. wide. Scape slender, 2 to 4 in. long. Flowers about<br />
12 in a whorl. Bracts narrow linear, setaceous, half as long as<br />
ovary. Upper sepal ovate aristate, edge ciliate, yellowish densely<br />
spotted red, laterals almost quite connate, oblong-oblanceolate<br />
blunt. Petals lanceolate aristate hairy on edge, all same colour.<br />
Lip thick curved, deep purple, yellow tip. Column thick, foot as<br />
long, arrns short broad, rounded. Hab. Common on trees. Singapore,<br />
Chan Chu Kang. johor, Tana Runto. Negri Sembilan,<br />
Siliau (Williams). Selangor, Sepan. Kelantan Kelumpur (Haniff).<br />
Distrib. Islands south of Singapore.<br />
var. purpureum Ridl. Whole flower crimson purple, sepals<br />
shorter, broader. Hab. Perak, Thaiping. Penang Hill (Curtis),<br />
also Siam.<br />
var. braehysepalum Ridl. Flowers very small, lateral sepals<br />
connate above only, tips round, '25 in. long, crimson purple. Hab.<br />
Lankawi, Kwah (Curtis).<br />
(91) B. Griffithianum Par. and Rehb. fil. Trans. Lin1t. Soc.<br />
xxx. 153; Ridl. Mat. i. 83. Cirrhopetalum gamosepalum Griff.<br />
NotultB iii. 296; Hook. fil. Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. v. 17, pI. 26.<br />
Rhizome moderately stout; pseudobulbs 1 in. apart, conic<br />
grooved, '5 to '75 in. tall. Leaf oblong-Ianceolate blunt or oblanceolate,<br />
4 in. long, 1'12 in. wide. Scape 8 in. tall, slender. Flowers
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