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196 CXXXVI. OnCHIDElE. [Appendicula.<br />
elliptic b_· It, 1 in. long, ·5 in. wide. Racemes numerous axillary<br />
filiform flexuous, 1 in. long. Flowers·2 in. long. Upper sepal<br />
lanceolate sub-acute, laterals much wider ovate, mentum long<br />
clubbed. Petals oblong-Ianceolate. All white tipped violet rose.<br />
Lip entire spathulate truncate white tipped violet rose, callus<br />
at base linear, retuse. Pollinia 6 in 2 bundles in a calyptratepedicel<br />
disc round. Fruit elliptic, ·25 in. long. Hab. Mountains<br />
at about 2000 to 5000 ft. altitude. Pahang, Kota Glanggi; Telom.<br />
Selangor, Ulu Gombak. Perak, Thaiping Hill (all collectors),<br />
Gunong Inas (Yapp); Gunong Kerbau (Robinson). Dzslrtb. Java,<br />
Borneo to Philippines.<br />
(3) A. cornuta Bl. Bijdr. 302. A. bifaria Lindl. Hook. Kew<br />
Journ. vii. 35; King, Ann. Roy. Bot. Card. Calc. viii. 248, 330.<br />
Podochilus cornutus Schlecht. Ic. 34; Ridl. Mat. i. 194. (Fig. 175,<br />
p. 195·)<br />
Stems tufted, 5 to 12 in. tall. Leaves oblong minutely bilobed,<br />
base half amplexicaul, ·75 to 1 in. long, ·25 in. wide; sheaths striate,<br />
·25 in. long. Racemes lateral and sub-terminal, ·25 in. long.<br />
Flowers ·25 in long, white. Sepals ovate, laterals oblique, mentum<br />
as long. Petals ovate-elliptic or obovate, smaller. Lip obscurely<br />
3-lobed, base oblong with a horseshoe-shaped ridge, midlobe<br />
ovate with a retuse callus in centre. Column short, foot long, arms<br />
erect acuminate. Pollinia 6 to 8 pyriform, disc lanceolate. Rostellum<br />
ovate acuminate bifid. Capsule oblong, ·25 in. long. Hab.<br />
Common up to 2000 ft. altitude. Singapore, Kranji; Bukit Timah.<br />
Malacca, Mt. Ophir. Pahang, Tahan River; Telom. Selangor,<br />
Bukit Hitam (Kelsall). Dindings, Lumut. Perak, Thaiping<br />
(Scortechini); Gunong Kerbau (Robinson). Penang Hill. Kedah<br />
Peak. Dzstrtb. India, Hongkong, Malaya to Philippines.<br />
(4) A. uncata Ridl. Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxii. 390. Podochilus<br />
uncatus Ridl. Mat. i. 195.<br />
Stems over 1 ft. tall, tufted. Leaves lanceolate acute, 2 to 3 in.<br />
long, ·5 in. wide, sheaths ·5 in. long, ribbed. Racemes lateral and<br />
sub-terminal, ·5 in. long. Bracts strongly ribbed ovate reflexed.<br />
Flowers white. Sepals ovate acute; mentum rather large blunt.<br />
Petals ovate-Ianceolate. Lip oblong, tip round, callus on disc<br />
claw-shaped. Rostellum triangular bifid. Capsule oblong, 5 in. long.<br />
Hab. Singapore, Bukit Timah road. Selangor, Petaling (Ridley).<br />
(5) A. lucida Ridl. Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxii. 392. Podochilus<br />
lucidus Ridl. Mat. i. 195.<br />
Stems crowded, 6 in. long. Leaves cordate-ovate, deep green<br />
polished, ·75 in. long, ·5 in. wide; sheaths terete, ·25 in. long.<br />
Flowers whitish green in short axillary panicles. Bracts ovate<br />
brown. Sepals ovate blunt; mentum thick, short. Petals lanceolate<br />
smaller, all green with pale purple mid-line. Lip base<br />
oblong, limb ovate-orbicular white, a conic callus in centre. Column<br />
thick, arms indistinct. Pollinia 6, narrowed to ovate disc. Rostel-
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