804 OXLVIII, ORCHIDEZ. (J. D Hooker.) [Eria. 
72. E. ferruginea, Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1839, t. 95; in Journ. Linn. 
Soc. iii. 57; brown-tomentose, rhizome stout, branches short 2-leaved, 
leaves lanceolate thickly coriaceous, ecapes from the bases of the branche’ 
bracts large, flowers coriaceous, lateral sepals very broad 9-nerved, peras 
obovate-oblong, hypochile broad saccate shortly clawed, lobes small, epichile 
short crisped, disk with large toothed crests. Walp. Ann. vi. 274. 
Kuasia and JyNTFA Hiris, alt. 4000 ft., Griffith, &c. . 
Rhizome as thick as a swan's quill, jointed, young sheathed. Leaves 5-8 he 
acuminate, base narrowed. Scape 4-6 in., base sheathed; raceme 3-5 in., Tac " 
stout; bracts 1 in. and less, lanceolate; flowers 1 in.diam., white; lip pink ; colum 
short, stout.—Referred to sect. Trichotosia by Lindley. 
73. E. pannea, Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1842, Misc. 64; in Journ. m 
Soc. iii. 50; stems very short 1-4-leaved from a creeping rootstock, leave 
linear terete fleshy, scape 1-2-fld. and large ovate bracts and sepals qena M 
woolly, sepals ovate-lanceolate obtuse, petals linear-oblong woolly, men Pir 
rather long obtuse, lip oblong obtuse thick concave with an oblong gra " 
late callus at the base and near the tip. Walp. Ann. vi. 273. ? E. tere 
folia, Griff. Notul. iii. 208; Ic. Pl. Asiat. t. 300. 
Sikkim HIMALAYA, Herb. Griffith, alt. 1-2000 ft., J. D. H. Kuasta HIS 
alt. 3-4000 ft, J. D. H.d T. T. Trwasszmiw, Parish, Perak, Scortechin. 
Matacca, on Mount Ophir, Lobb. SINGAPORE, Hort. Lodd.—DiIsTRIB. ae pose 
Rhizome as thick as a crow-quill ; stems woolly, sometimes forming sina 2°3 in., 
pseudobulbs. Leaves 1-10 in. by }-2 in. diam., often pustulate. | Scape retifolia 
flower sessile; lateral sepals } in. long; column very short.— Griffith s ‘ifferent 
from Malacca, together with the Perak and Singapore plants, may ‘and the 
from the Sikkim and Khasia ones, the former having narrow lanceolate a 
latter broadly ovate bracts. 
74. E. Pleurothallis, Par. j| Reichb. f. in Trans. Linn. Se Tr^ 
147; small, tufted, leaf solitary from a very short stem which 1 linear- 
by imbricating reticulately nerved sheaths .coriaceous petiole the stem 
oblong or oblanceolate obtuse, scapes from sheaths on the side of br 
filiform and very small solitary flower woolly, sepals * m. long lar, 
obtuse 3-nerved, petals narrow 1-3-nerved, lip with a broaa claw or 
side lobes and midlobe small solid globose. 
TENASSERIM ; on Moo) yet, alt. 5000 ft., Parish. young 
Tufted, pseudobulb 0; stem 3 in.; sheaths 2 in., acute, Leares vhe Yem. 
ensiform, mature 2-23 in. Scape much shorter ; "bract under the flower sma^» 
branous, sheathing; mentum large, rounded ; column very short. 
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75. E. pygmseea, Hook. f. Ic. Plant. ined. ; size habit and inf 
cence of E. Pleurothallis, but leaves fleshy, flowers very i lip very 
lateral sepals } in. ovate 5-nerved, petals elliptic-oblong 5-nerve’s wialobe 
harrow, claw narrowly cuneate, side lobes short oblong obtuse, 
ellipsoid. 
PERAK, Wray, 
At first I was disposed tu regard this as a large-fld. state O 
but the differences in the flowers are too great. 
76. E. lancifolia, Hook. f. Ic. Plant. ined.; stems LÀ hed, leaves 
pseudobulbs small appearing after flowering fleshy loosely shea ide 9 
1-3 terminal petioled elliptic-lanceolate thin plicate, spikes iro rers small, 
the stem slender laxly many-fld. and ovary white-woolly, Ho tals 
lateral sepals i in. triangular ovate 5-nerved, mentum rou? 
f E. Pleurothallis 
