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minimi, sessiles. Bractee minime, ovate. Sepala vix } poll. 
longa, ovato-oblonga acuta. Petala sepalis breviora angustiora, 
linearia ; sepala petala ochrea. Labellum sepalis brevius, ovatum 
acutum, carnosum; lobi laterales breves obtusi erecti, medius 
ovatus acutus excavatus atro-purpureus. Columna brevissima, 
crassa, alba; clinandrii margo haud elevatus. Rostellum 
bilobum; lobi paralleli, rotundati. Capsula +} poll. longa, 
elliptica, a perianthio marcido coronata ; cost ferme xquales. 
Hab. Selangor: Kwala Lumpur, on trees at the limestone 
caves, H. J. Kelsall ! 
This curious little plant seems a connecting link between 
Lisia and Adenoncos. The leaves are very narrow and fleshy, 
so as to be nearly terete. The lip has two little auricular 
lateral lobes and an obscure distinction between the hypochil 
and epichil. It has also the deep purple colour of that of most 
of the Luisie; in other respects it resembles the other 
Adenonct. 
STAUROPSIS, Reichb. f. 
S. aiganteus, Benth. ea Hook. f., Fl. Brit. Ind., vi. p. 27. 
Hab. Lankawi Islands: C. Curtis ! 
Siam: ‘Tonka! (Native collector); Pulau Rendong! 
Pungah, Curtis. . 
Collectors say this plant grows on the rocks. The stem is 
much shorter than that of S. lissochiloides, Pfitzer, which 
attains a height of over 6 feet. Mr. Curtis saw a plant at 
Pungah with 50 flower spikes. 
STAUROCHILUS, Ridl., gen. nov. 
S. rascratus, Ridl. Trichoglottis fasciata, Reichb. f. in Gard. 
Chron. (1872) p. 699. 
Hab. Siam: Tonka! Pulau Rendong! (Native collector.) 
Lankawi: Terutan, C. Curtis! 
It is commonly stated in horticultural books that this is a 
native of the Philippines. I have not seen any thence. It is 
often cultivated in Singapore on trees, where it climbs like a 
Renanthera and flowers annually. The flowers last a long time 
and are very sweetly scented. 
