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Folia 15 poll. longa, 1-1} poll. lata, lorata, acuta, coriacea. 
Racemi cum foliis xquilongi vel longiores, basi longe nudi, 
glabri; pars florifera 6 poll. longa; rhachis stellatim pubescens. 
Flores parvi, plurimi, dissiti. Bractew minnte, ovate ; pedicelli 
cum ovariis 4 poll. longi, pubescentes. Sepala extra parce 
rufo-pubescentia, posticam breve ovatum lateralia brevia late 
ovata; rmentum longum, pendulum, clavatum. Petala sepalo 
postico latiora, late ovata, tenuiora, glabra. Labellum sepalis 
brevius, oblongum, basi angustum; lobi laterales brevissimi 
medius multo major oblongus obtusissimus in margine undu- 
latus. Coluwmna_ brevissima; pes longus, canaliculatus, in 
Margine incrassatus; clinandrium vix profundum; rostellum 
tenue. Stigma cordatum, in margine elevatum. 
Hab. Kedah: Kedah Peak, on trees at 4,000 feet: alt. ! 
A very stout plant, with long thick leaves. The rhizome is 
remarkably thick and woody. The flowers are nearly + inch 
long, brown. Itis distinguished from LZ. aéridostachya, Reichb. f., 
by its more linear leaves, tall glabrous peduncle, laxer flowers, 
and distinctly trilobed lip. 
Eria (§ Aiigtpostacuya) BRUNEA, Jtidl., sp. nova. Folia 9 poll. 
longa, 3 poll. lata, anguste lanceolata acuta, basi longe 
attenuata, coriacea. Racemi ex axillis superioribus orti ; 
pedunculus 5-6 poll. longus, a tomento ferrugineo tectus ; 
pars superior 3-6 poll. longa, nutans, a floribus copiosis dense 
congestis ornata. Bractee minime, ovate acute, ferrugineo- 
tomentos». Flores parvi, brunei; ovaria cum pedicellis 5%; poll. 
longa, ferrugineo-tomentosa. Sepala extra a tomento rufo 
stellato parce tecta, posticum parvum ellipticum obtusum 
lateralia multo latiora ovata obliqua; mentum longum, pen- 
dulum. Petala linearia, obtusa, curva. Labellum tenue; unguis 
longus, angustus ; lamina ovata, spathulata, in margine undu- 
lata. Columna brevis, lata; pes longus; clinandrium pro- 
fundum, marginibus tenuibus; rostellum tenuius, integrum. 
Stigma grande, ovatum. 
Hab. Perak: Hermitage Hill, C. Curtis! 
Near HL. aéridostachya, Reichb. f., but with smaller flowers 
and thin spathulate lip. The raceme is very compact; the 
flowers open wide, and are of a light-brownish colour. The 
narrow petals are peculiar for the section. 
E. (§ Bampustrori#) minutiriora, Ridl., ie., Agrostophyllium 
