THE FLORA OF THE MALAY· PENINSULA

I34 CXXXVI. ORCHIDEJE. [Calogyne.
(I3) C. Cumingii Lindt. Bot. Reg. 1840; Misc. 76; Bot. Reg.
1841, t. 29; Bot. Mag. t. 4645; Ridl. Mat. i. 131.
Pseudobulbs globose-conic wrinkled crowded, 1'5 in. long, I in.
through; rhizome stout. Leaves lanceolate acute, 6 in. long, I in.
wide. Raceme from among leaves 3 to 5 in. long. Flowers few,
white, 3 in. across, fragrant. Bracts lanceolate acuminate, I in.
long. Sepals oblong-Ianceolate acute. Petals much narrower
lanceolate. Lip side-lobes oblong blunt, white with orange below
tips, midlobe large broad erose or entire sub-acute centre orange,
keels 3, crisped, toothed on midlobe. Hab. In the low country on
the tops of very lofty trees, and at 3000 ft. altitude, in large masses
several feet across on rocks. Singapore (Cuming); Bukit Timah.
Malacca, Mt. Ophir; Pulau Brawang (Derry). Pahang, Tahan
River. Perak, Thaiping Hills; Waterloo (Curtis).
(14) C. speciosa Lindl. Gen. and Sp. Orch. Pt. 39; Bot. Mag.
t. 4889; Ridl. Mat. i. 132.
Pseudobulbs ovoid angled crowded, 1'5 in. long. Leaf I,
elliptic or lanceolate acute, 4 to 9 in. long, 1'5 to 2 in. wide; petiole
r to 2 in. long. Raceme from axil of young leaf 4 in. long. Flowers
I or 2, large; brads lanceolate caducous. Sepals oblong-Ianceolate
acute, 2'5 in. long, buff, flesh colour or greenish. Petals narrow
linear. Lip large, side-lobes blunt toothed, midlobe with a broad
claw tip broad oblong with 2 undulate crests yellowish blotched
red brown, tip and edge white. Column tall. Capsule 2'5 in.
long, ovoid, strongly winged. Hab. On trees in woods, usually
sporadic, not rare. Singapore, Diu Sumbawang. Johor, Sungei
Tebrau. Pahang, Tras Route (Barnes); Tahan River. Negri
Sembilan, Pantai (Williams). Selangor, Semangkok Pass; Menuang
Gasing (Kloss). Perak, Thaiping Hills (common); Gunong Batu
Putih (Wray); Gunong Kerbau (Robinson). Penang Hill, West
Hill (Curtis); Richmond Pool. D1strib. Borneo, Java.
The keels and edge sometimes fimbriate.
(IS) C. xyrekes Ridl. Joum. F.M.S. Mus. vi. 181.
Pseudobulbs oblong, 4-angled, 2 in. long. Leaves obovate to
lanceolate, sub-acute, base long narrowed, I ft. long, 3 in. wide;
petioles 4 in. long. Raceme 2- or 3-flowered. Sepals 2 in. long,
pinkish. Petals very narrow linear, 1'5 in. long. Lip side-lobes
rounded entire, midlobe '5 in. long, oblong round at tip, narrowed,
keels 2, low deep brown, base of midlobe sepia brown edged flesh
colour, side-lobes dark brown spotted white. Rostellum lanceolate.
Hab. Pahang, Gunong Tahan, Teku River woods (Ridley).
Leaves and pseudobulbs larger than in C. speclOsa, midlobe of lip much
smaller. Perhaps a local form.
(16) C. xanthoglossa Ridl. Jount. F.l'ff.S. Mus. vi. 180.
Rhizome woody; pseudobulb conic, 4-angled, 1'5 in. long.
Leaf I, oblanceolate acuminate, 7 in. long, nearly 2 in. wide; petiole