THE FLORA OF THE MALAY· PENINSULA

Ig8 CXXXVI. ORCHIDE.E. [A ppendicula.
blunt closely distichous, 1'5 in. long, '75 in. wide, sheaths funnelshaped,
ribbed obliquely truncate, '25 in. long. Racemes 1 in. long.
few-flowered. Bracts reflexed lanceolate blunt, 1 in. long. Flowers
small. Sepals broadly ovate, spur rather large blunt sac-shaped.
Petals lanceolate half as wide. Lip broadly saccate, limb horseshoeshaped,
bifid with in curved falcate points, a broad fleshy ovate
callus pointing backwards below the limb in the sac. Column short
and broad. Anther ovate short. Rostellum long lanceolate, tip
minutely bifid. Stigma deep with a strongly elevated surrounding
ridge. Hab. Terrestrial, mountain forest, Pahang, Upper Tras
valley under Fraser Hill (Burkill and Holttum, 8856).
Allied to A pendula Bl , but the broad blunt oblong leaves and bilobed
IIp distmguish It from any form of this section.
(II) A. pendula Bt. B'tjdr. 2g8. A. Maingayi Hook. fit. F.B.I.
vi. 85.
Stems 1 to 2'5 ft. tall. Leaves thin lanceolate-ovate unequally
bilobed, 2 to 2'5 in. wide; sheaths'5 in. long. Racemes sub-terminal
or axillary pendulous, 1 to 8 in. long. Bracts ovate reflexed persistent.
Flowers small. Upper sepal lanceolate, laterals ovate,
mentum short broad. Petals narrow lanceolate, all pale green.
Lip oblong pandurate blunt with an inner crescent lamella white
edged purple. Column short thick yellow purple-marked, arms
very short. Anther ovate orange. Pollinia 8, very unequal on a
small round disc. Hab. On rocks or trees, Perak (Scortechini).
Penang Hill (Maingay, Curtis, etc.). lalor, Biserat (Gwynne­
Vaughan). Distrib. Borneo to New Guinea.
(12) A. lancifolia Hook. fit. F.B.I. vi. 84; Ic. Pt. t. 2150.
Stems 2 ft. tall, often branched. Leaves thin dark green sulcate,
1'5 to 4 in. long, '25 to 1 in. wide; sheaths '25 to '5 in. long.
Racemes terminal, 2 to 3 in. long. Bracts ovate-Ianceolate reflexed.
Flowers '12 in. long, green or yellow. Sepals ovate acute, mentum
short broad. Petals obovate-oblong blunt. Lip cuneate oblong,
limb 3-lobed, lobes round, midlobe ovate sub-acuminate, a horseshoe-shaped
lamina running to side-lobes. Column short, foot
long, arms short truncate. Hab. Pahang, Telom. Selangor, Bukit
Hitam; Gunong Mengkuang Lebah (Robinson); Menuang Gasing
(Kloss). Perak, Gunong Batu Putih, at 3000 to 4000 ft. altitude
(Kunstler); Thaiping Hills at 5000 ft. altitude. jalor, Bukit
Besar at 3000 ft. altitude (Gwynne-Vaughan).
This IS perhaps too near A. pendula.
(13) A. torta Bt Bzjdr. 303; Rchb. fit. Xen. Orch. ii. II7, t. 138.
A. rhodiola RcM. fit. l.c. II8.
Stems tufted, 6 to 8 in. long, flattened. Leaves oblong round,
'5 in. long; sheaths '12 in. long. Spike terminal, '25 in. long.
Bracts distichous ovate leaf-like white, '25 in. long, recurved.
Flowers hidden in bracts small yellowish white. Sepals lanceolate