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Eria.] CXXXVI. ORCHIDEJE. 89<br />
Bracts ovate-Ianceolate, '25 to '5 in. long. Pedicels and ovary<br />
'5 to I in. long. _ Upper sepal lanceolate, laterals ovate-Ianceolate<br />
falcate acwninate, '3 in. long, yellow mottled brown outside, strawcolour<br />
inside. Petals linear oblong blunt. Lip spathulate, clawed,<br />
side-lobes short, midlobe round with 3 mealy keels on disc between<br />
side lobes. Capsule cylindric blunt angled, 3 to 4 in. long, very<br />
slender. Hab. On trees at 800 ft. altitude. Perak, Kal (Kunstler) ;<br />
Tanjong Malim (Williams). Distrib. Borneo.<br />
(14) E. pendula R1dl. journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. By. 39, p. 78;<br />
Mat. i. 92.<br />
Stems terete, 2 to 3 ft. long, '25 in. through. Leaves narrow<br />
linear-Ianceolate acuminate, 4 in. long, '25 in. wide; sheaths dilate<br />
upwards, '75 to I in. long. Racemes hardly '5 in. long, with several<br />
acute lanceolate red-brown bracts '5 in. long. Flower solitary,<br />
white, nearly I in. wide; pedicel and ovary '5 in. long. Upper<br />
sepal oblong blunt, laterals broad ovate reflexed; mentmn short<br />
very broad blunt. Petals oblong rounded as broad as upper sepal.<br />
Lip short-clawed broad, obovate round, side-lobes obscure, midlobe<br />
broad, 2 curved lamina! on disc. Column foot long. Hab.<br />
Selangor, Batu Caves (Kelsall). Perak (Scortechini). Dlstrib.<br />
Borneo.<br />
(15) E. pilifera Rldl. jOllrn. Linn. Soc. xxxii. 299.<br />
Stems weak sub-terete, 18 in. long. Leaves dun, lanceolate<br />
acuminate unequally bilobed, 3 in. long, '25 in. wide, sheaths nearly<br />
I in. long. Racemes very short, few-flowered, with 4 empty<br />
yellow pubescent bracts '12 in. long at base. Ovary and pedicel<br />
'36 in. long, pubescent. Flowers nearly '5 in. long, white. Upper<br />
sepal lanceolate blunt, laterals straight or falcate acute; mentum<br />
short blunt. Petals lanceolate, all white. Lip shorter, narrow<br />
obcuneate, side-lobes round, midlobe hardly longer oblong, obscurely<br />
3-lobed covered wi_th yellow papillose hairs, a yellow line towards<br />
base. Column curved with an orange spot on base. Pollinia 4<br />
large and 4 very small. Capsule terete, 2 in. long. Hab. Perak,<br />
Thaiping Hills (Ridley). DistYlb. Sumatra.<br />
(16) E. floribunda Lmdl. Bot. Reg. 1843; Misc. 43. t. 23;<br />
Ridl. Mat. i. 96.<br />
Stems tufted, 5 to 9 in. tall, '25 in. through, grooved. Leaves<br />
at top linear-Ianceolate, 5 to 8 in. long, '75 to 1 in. wide. Racemes<br />
from below leaves 3 in. long, densely floriferous, axillary. Axillary<br />
bract ovate brown. Floral bracts ovate acute, reflexed. Flowers<br />
'25 in. long, white. Upper sepal ovate acute, laterals oblique<br />
triangular; mentum twice as long. Petals lanceolate acute. Lip,<br />
side-lobes acute, midlobe spathulate, apex broad truncate. Column<br />
short, foot long. Capsule terete, '5 in. long. Hab Common on<br />
trees, Singapore (Wallich); Sungei Buluh; Selitar. Johor, Tana<br />
Runto. Pahang, Tahan River. Selangor, Sepan (Ridley). Negri<br />
Sembilan, Port Dickson (Williams). Perak (Scortechini); Larut
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