THE FLORA OF THE MALAY· PENINSULA

98 CXXXVI. ORCHIDEJE. LEria.
(45) E. dasystachys Rtdl. J ourn. Linn. Soc. xxxiii. 296;
Mat. i. 98.
Rhizome thick woody; pseudobulbs 3 in. long, conic-cylindric.
Leaves 4, oblanceolate narrowed to petioles, 8 in. long, '5 in. wide.
Scapes two, 7 to 8 in. tall, base nude with 2 or 3 ovate bracts.
Raceme dense, 3 in. long. Flowers rusty pubescent, '25 in. long.
Bracts '25 in. long, ovate-Ianceolate acute. Sepals ovate acute,
mentum as long, conic blunt. Petals linear acuminate. Lip claw
linear, side-lobes short round crisp, midlobe larger ovate blunt crisp.
Hab. Rare, on low trees. Pahang, Kwala Pahang (Ridley).
(46) E. lorifolia Ridl. Journ. Lznn. Soc. xxxii. 296; Mat.
i·98.
Rhizome nearly I in. thick; pseudobulbs I in. long. Leaves
lorate acute, 15 in. long, I to 1'25 in. wide. Scapes 18 to 24 in.
long, lower half nude glabrous; raceme pubescent lax. Flowers
very many, '2,5 in. long. Bracts minute ovate. Sepals red pubescent
outside. Upper one short ovate, laterals broader, mentum
long clubbed, yellowish white inside. Petals wider ovate purple
at base. Lip shorter oblong, side-lobes very short, midlobe longer
blunt undulate. Hab. Mountains. Pahang, Gunong Tahan.
Selangor, Bukit ,Kutu. Kedah Peak (Ridley).
(47) E. crassifolia Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mus. vi. 55.
Rhizome stout woody; pseudo bulbs crowded cylindric, 3 in.
long, '4 in. through, covered with brown coriaceous truncate sheaths.
Leaves very coriaceous lanceolate blunt narrowed to base, 7 in.
long, '5 in. wide or less. Scapes with a large pale papery sheathing
bract at base. Scape 6 to 18 in. long, lower half nude; raceme
long dense brown tomentose. Bracts minute. Upper sepal oblong
blunt, laterals broad triangular yellow inside; mentum cylindric
conic blunt. Petals linear-oblong blunt. Lip base very shortly
narrowed, li!Ilb oblong faintly 3-lobed, round truncate. Hab.
Mountains. Perak, Gunong Kerbau at 4000 to 6000 ft. altitude
(Robinson); Gunong Inas (Yapp).
(48) E. albido-tomentosa Lindl. Gen. and Sp. arch. Pl. 66;
Rchb. fil Xenia Orchid ii. t. 136; Ridl. Mat. i. 99.
Rhizome long; pseudobulbs ovoid compressed, 2 in. long, I in.
apart or more. Leaves 3, lanceolate acute, 5 in. long, 1'5 in. wide.
Scapes from lowest node of pseudobulb 6 to 8 in. long; rachis
woolly. Flowers scattered woolly outside. Bracts lanceolate,
'5 in. long. Sepals'5 in. long, outside woolly, inside sea-green;
upper lanceolate acute, laterals wide triangular acute spotted red
at base, mentum short blunt. Petals '25 in. long, linear-Ianceolate
acute. Lip pandurate-Ianceolate, lobes oblong blunt, midlobe
oblong blunt densely spotted purple, a yellow V-shaped callus with
dark purple spot in fork on midrib. Column white a pink spot
at base. Hab. Kedah Peak. Lankawi (Curtis). Dlstrib. Siam,
Java.