THE FLORA OF THE MALAY· PENINSULA

222 CXXXVI. ORCHIDElE. [Hetceria.
(3) H. elata Hook. fil. F.B.I. vi. II6; Ic. Pl. t. 2191; Rldl.
Journ. F.M.S. Mus. iv. 74 (not of Materials i. 221).
Stem below leaves I in. long. Leaves 3 or 4 ovate acuminate,
base round, 4 in. long, 1'5 in. wide; petioles 2 in. long. Peduncle
14 in. long; raceme dense, many-flowered, 4 in. long, pubescent.
Bracts longer than ovary, '2 in. long. Sepals ovate blunt, '1 in.
long. Petals oblong blunt, as long. Lip ovate saccate, sides
towards tip involute, tip ovate, 4 cylindric processes in 2 pairs,
and orbicular plate with 2 processes pointing backwards. Anther
short pear-shaped, beak blunt. Rostellum broad with 2 short
points, stigmatic wall broad with 2 short teeth. Capsule elliptic,
'25 in. long. Hab. Local on banks in forests. Perak, Batang
Padang valley (Wray); Gunong Berumbun, summit (Ridley).
(4) H. pauciflora Rzdl. Journ. F.M.5. Mus. iv. 73.
Stem 5 in. long. Leaves narrow' lanceolate acuminate, 2 in.
long, '4 in. wide; petioles'I in. long, sheaths '25 in. long. Peduncle
2'5 in long; raceme I in. long, with 6 flowers; rachis pubescent.
Bracts as long as ovary, '1 in long. Sepals ovate blunt, glabrous
red dotted white, '1 in. long. Petals white linear narrower. Lip
shorter saccate ovate, tip rolled into a tube, 2 semi-ovate ridges
at base, and 2 central short keels. Pollinia pyriform elongate
with large thick elliptic disc. Stigma deep and wide with projecting
round walls. Rostellum broad with 2 subulate points. H abo Rare.
Pahang, Telom (Ridley).
(5) H. nitida Ridl. J ourn. Linn. Soc. xxxii. 404; Mat. i. 222.
Stem I ft. tall. Leaves ovate acute dark polished green, 3'5 in.
long, 1'5 in. wide; petioles 1'25 in. long. Scape 9 in. long, pubescent.
Spike dense, many-flowered. Flowers '25 in. long. Bracts
red, '25 in. long. Sepals ovate blunt pubescent red. Petals free
spathulate white. Lip adnate to column ovate boat-shaped, edges
at tip involute to an acute point, a row of linear processes on each
side in lip base. Column arms linear. Anther ovate beaked.
Pollinia pyriform on a single caudicle, disc linear. Rostellar arms
linear short. Hab. In damp woods. Singapore, Bukit Timah;
Chan Chu Kang. Penang, Pulau Betong (Curtis).
(6) H. ophirensis Ridl. H. elata Rldl. Mat. i. 221 (not of Hook.
fil.).
Stem 2 to 3 in. long. Leaves ovate acuminate, 3-nerved, 4 in.
long, 1'25 in. wide; petioles slender, I in. long. Peduncle slender,
I ft. long. Raceme 3 in. long. Flowers very small. Bracts
lanceolate long acuminate. Sepals ovate. Petals linear falcate.
Lip boat-shaped ovate, tip sub-acute with numerous short processes
in sac. Anther ovate. Column arms rather long. Rostellum
deeply bifid. Hab. Malacca, Mt. Ophir on Gunong Tunduk at
3000 ft. altitude (Ridley).
(7) H. elegans Rtdl. Journ. Ltnn. Soc. xxxviii. 330.
Stem 3 in. long. Leaves ovate acuminate. 3-nerved, 3 in. long,