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THE FLORA OF THE MALAY· PENINSULA

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Eria.] CXXXVI. ORCHlDE}E. 93<br />

long, foot short. Hab. Rare. Negri Sembilan, Seremban (Dr.<br />

Braddon).<br />

Kranzlin refers this to Reichenbach's E. hemimelama by guess, without<br />

having seen a specimen of either species.<br />

(29) E. carnea Ridl. jotlrn. F.M.S. Mus. iv. 68.<br />

Stems tufted, 8 in. tall, '25 in. through, cylindric. Leaves<br />

FIG. 166.-Eria Braddoni.<br />

elliptic:lanceolate acuminate acute, narrowed at base, 6 in. long,<br />

I in. wide. Racemes 2 in uppermost axils, 3 in. long, 12-flowered,<br />

with an acuminate papery bract 1'5 in. long at base. Bracts<br />

lanceolate, ·3 in. long. Pedicels·s in. long, pubescent. Upper<br />

sepal narrow- lanceolate-linear acute, '5 in. long, laterals broad<br />

falcate acuminate; mentum round. Petals narrower linear curved,

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