826 CXLVIII. ORCHIDEZ. (J. D. Hooker) [Ceratostylis. 
peduncled, bracts scarious sheathing, lip quadrate or very broadly 
triangular. 
PERAK ; on Batang Padung, alt. 4900 ft., Wray, Scortechini, 
Stems 2-3 in., rigid, branched. Leaves }-1 in., recurved when dry, acute; 
sheaths appressed ; nerves beautifully reticulate in squares. Flowers about j in. 
long, pale brownish ; bracts brown, acuminate; lateral sepals triangular, 3-nerved ; 
dorsal much narrower; mentum rounded; petals oblong-lanceolate, 1-nerved ; lip 
rather membranous and plaited? top of column very broadly reniform.— More 
flowers are wanted for a satisfaetory analysis. Scortechini figures the lip as with a 
slender claw, and the leaves as À terete. The reticulated sheaths are beautiful 
objects. C. retisquama, Reichb. f., has similar sheaths, but much longer sepals and 
petals. 
4. C. pendula, Hook. f. Ic. Plant. ined.; glabrous, stems tufted 
slender creeping or pendulous loosely clothed with scarious brown rib 
sheaths, leaves linear fleshy, margins convolute when dry, flowers in clusters 
of oblong scarious obtuse bracts, ovary hairy, lip ovate or ovate-oblong. 
Trigonanthus pendulus, Korthals mss. (fid. Reichb. f. in Herb. Lindl.). 
Perak, King's Collector.—DisrRIB. Borneo, Celebes. . 
Stems 6-10 in., weak, rooting, as thick as a sparrow-quill ; sheaths 4 in., loose, 
subacute, tips usually broken. Leaves 1-1} in., obtuse. Flowering bracts forming 
stellate tufts; flowers about 3; in. long, yellowish brown; sepals ovate, obtuse, 
thick, glabrous, concave, 3-nerved ; petals linear, concave ; mentum rounded, indis- 
tinct ; lip abruptly clawed, very thick, concave, subacute, with narrow membrane 
margins, base rounded or subcordate; column very short, arms short obtuse.— i 
clawed lip resembles Bulbophyllum; more flowers are wanted for a satisfactory 
description. 
5. © himalaica, Hook. f. Ic. Plant. ined.; stems densely tufted 
prosirate branched clothed with scarious brown ribbed sheaths, leaves 
linear-lanceolate thick fleshy, flowers pedicelled surrounded by acute er 
Wee bracts; pedicel and sepals sparsely woolly. Eria ramosissima, 
‘all, mss, 
_Easrern Tropican Himataya; E. Nepal, J. D. H.; Bhotan, Grigith (Kew 
Distrib. 5214). Kuasta Mrs., Gibson (Ie. in Herb. Calcutt.). in. long ; 
Stem 4-6 in. Leaves 2-21 in., subacute, base narrowed. Flowers 3g mn. bita 
lateral sepals broadly ovate, acute, pale pink, 3-nerved; petals linear, acuto eed 
streaked with purple; mentum rounded ; lip obovate-oblong, obscurely ia top 
coriaceous, concave, with a gibbosity on the back below the papillose yellow The few 
of column broadly reniform. Capsule } in. long, ellipsoid, pedicelled.— 
flowers I have analyzed are insufficient for a satisfactory description. 
; *** Stem erect or ascending. Flowers solitary or few; a 
ong. 
6. C. lancifolia, Hook. f. Ic. Plant. ined.; stem simpl 
sheaths few 1 in. long loose, leaf terminal membranous linear- 
acute, flower solitary long-pedicelled, mentum short spur-like. 
PERAK, Seortechini. tioled. 
Stem 2-4 in., tufted. Leaf 11-4 in., rather membranous, shortly ee , 
Flower + in. long; pedicel erect, filiform, pubescent ; bract minute, tubu ar "broader 
linear-lanceolate, subacute, 3-nerved ; petals lanceolate, 3-nerved ; mento plong; 
than long ; lip fleshy, e'uw short with incurved margins ; hy pochile narrow y as, P^ 
epichile as long but narrower, dagger-shaped, terete, obtuse.— Near pie lip. 
(Reichb. f. Xen. t. 127), which has broader flattened stems, and a very ad 
Also near C. braccata, R. f., which has a very fleshy leaf and long mentur 
flowers are necessary for a reliable description, 
e slender, 
lanceolate 
