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longioribus, bracteis oblongis glabris retroflexis, floribus glabris, 
sepalis petalis labelloque subsequalibus ovatis acutis. 
Philippines, Cuming. . 
The lateral sepals are very little oblique, and the lip is scarcely 
distinguishable except in being more fleshy ; it is quite destitute 
of all superficial processes. 
323. E. BAMBUSIFOLIA; foliis oblongis acuminatis nervosis paniculis 
terminalibus laxis tomentosis multifloris subsequalibus, sepalis ovatis 
obtusis tomentosis, petalis obovatis acutis, labello ovato plano glabro 
inappendiculato apice dilatato. 
_ Khasija, Griffith ; at 2000 feet, Mr. Simons, in hb. Hooker. (64). 
I have no species very nearly allied to this, whose great leaves 
resembling a Bamboo, and loose tomentose terminal panicles as 
much as 10 inches long, are very peculiar. 
PureEatia, Lindl. Gen. $ Sp. p. 68. 
Prof. Reichenbach has detected the identity of Plexaure, End- 
licher, with this well-marked genus. But he has referred it to 
Eria, to which I must withhold assent. The bifid somewhat car- 
tilaginous rostellum, which led Endlicher to refer the genus to 
Neottiew, appears to afford an absolute mark of distinction, espe» 
cially when accompanied, as in this case, by a very peculiar and 
scarcely mistakeable habit. Blume refers Phreatia elegans to 
Thelasis (Mus. Lugd. Bat. ii. p. 187), for reasons which I am 
unable to appreciate. No two genera can be more wholly distinct. 
In Hooker and Thomson's herbarium one species only occurs; 
| but a few may be added from other sources, in addition to those 
described by Prof. Reichenbach. 
324. Phreatia elegans, Lindl. lc. (Thelasis elegans, Blume, Mus. 
Lugd.ii.187.)  , 
Khasija, 4000 feet, J. D. H. & T. T. (93). 
325. Pn. MYOSURUS; folis membranaceis late loratis planis apice 
obliquis cuspidatis basi equitantibus, spicis elongatis folio multo lon- 
Bioribus, floribus subverticillatis, bracteis fuscis acuminatis floribus 
longioribus, labello cuneato juxta apicem biplicato quasi trilobo. (Eria 
[Phreatia] myosurus, Rchb. f. in Bonplandia, March 1, 1857.) 
Java, Lobb (166 in hb. Hooker.). i 
The largest of the genus except A. Richard's two “ Oberonias,” 
3ladiata and micrantha, which Professor Reichenbach has pointed 
out to be Phreatias. O. micrantha especially seems very near 
this; but the bracts are represented as being much shorter than 
even the pedicels. Flowers very small, hardly longer than the 
Cinnamon-brown bracts, and arranged in a somewhat verticillate 
