THE FLORA OF THE MALAY· PENINSULA

C ryptostylis.] CXXxvI. ORCHIDEJE. 225
and petals very narrow. Lip superior erect entire, base embracing
column. Column very short. Anther oblong blunt. Pollinia 2
pyriform, deeply lobed, with small disc or separate. Rostellum
broad thick. Capsule elliptic. Species IS, Indo-Malaya, Polynesia
and Australia, Formosa.
(I) C. arachnites Bl. Oreh. Arch. Ind. 132, t. 45; Ridl. Mat. i.
225. C. filiformis Bl. l.e. 133, t. 45, fig. 3·
Leaves elliptic or ovate, 2'5 to 6 in. long, 1'5 to 3 in. wide;
FIG. I 78.-Stereosandra javanica,
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petioles I to 4 in. long. Scape 6 to 30 in. tall.; raceme I to 6 in.
long. \Sepals and petals '5 to '7 in. long, green linear. Lip '36 to
'5 in. long, lanceolate narrow or wide, light brown with darker red
spots. Capsule elliptic, '75 in. long. Hab. In woods from sea level
to 5500 ft. altitude. COl1lmon. Singapore, Bukit Timah; Pulau
Damar. Pahapg, Gunong Tahan. Malacca, Merlimau (Derry).
Selangor, Bukit Hitam (Kelsall); Gunong Mengkuang Lebah
(Robinson); Menuang_Gasing (Kloss). Perak, Thaiping Hills to
5500 ft. altitude (Wray); Gunong Inas (Yapp), Penang Hill,
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