Benanthera.] CXLVI. ORCHIDER. (J. D. Hooker.) 49 
basal calli. Reichb. J- Xen. Orchid. i. 88; Walp. Ann. vi. 876. R. 
matutina, Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1843, t. 41 (not of Gen. & Sp.) ; Prescatorea, i. 
t. 11. R. micrantha, Blume Mus. Bot. i. 60; Reichb. f.l. c. i. 87. Sacco- 
labium reflexum, Lindl. in Wall. Cat. 7309; Gen & Sp. Orchid. 225. 
SINGAPORE, Wallich. PERAK, Scortechini, &c. Matacoa, Griffith (Kew 
Distrib. 5242), Maingay (K. d. 1644)-—DisTRIB. Malay Islands. 
Habit and foliage of R. coccinea, but much more slender, bracts ovate reflexed, 
flowers much smaller and more numerous, orange yellow with red spots. Lip with 
the side lobes short, broad, margins revolute; spur large, cylindric, obtuse, some- 
what recurved; strap of pollinia linear acuminate, gland small. Capsule 1 iv., 
fusiform, angles acute.—King’s collector describes the flowers as dark-red. 
3. R. angustifolia, Hook. f. Ic. Plant. ined.; flowers 1j in. diam., 
lateral sepals lanceolate abruptly clawed, at first connate, midlobe of lip 
minute acute recurved. 
PERAK ; on Gunong Bata Pateh, Wray. 
Stem as thick as a goose-quill. Leaves 4-9 by 4-4 in. linear, recurved. Scape 
long, sparingly branched ; pedicel with ovary 1-1} in.; lateral sepals inserted by a 
point, and narrower dorsal acuminate ; side lobes of lip very small, rounded; spur 
pomico-cylindrie ; top of column hispid; pollen large, oblong, strap broad, gland 
arge, 
SPECIES UNKNOWN TO ME. 
R. ursrRIONICA, Reichb. f. in Gard. Chron. 1878, ii. 74; low, leaves lanceolate 
acuminate, raceme laxly few-fld., sepals and petals cuneately ligulate obtusely acute, 
lip 3-fid, side lobes triangular, midlobe ligulate acute with two incumbent trian- 
gular or quadrate lamellæ at its base, spur short conic.—Singapore ? or Malacca ` 
Hort. Day. Flowers yellow purple spotted and margined, lip white, side lobes spotted 
vith purple, spur orange, column yellow and purple.—The first species with acuminate 
faves.— Description from Reichb. Le 
60. VANDA, Br. 
t Epiphytes; stem leafy. Leaves very coriaceous or fleshy, flat keeled or 
erete, owers usually large, highly coloured, in simple lax or dense ra- 
Lint Sepals and petals subequal, spreading or incurved, bases narrowed. 
1p large, base usually saccate or spurred, side lobes large or small(rarely 
» Placed on the sides of the sac or spur; midlobe various, fleshy, disk 
df ridged or lamellate. Column short, stout; foot not or very 
metly produced ; anther 2-celled; rostellum obscure; pollinia 2, didy: 
ege Subglobose or obovoid, strap broad short or long geniculate, gland 
t » large (slender in § Anotis and gland small).— Species about 20, 
Topical Asiatic and Australian. 
Sect. I. Euvanp i readi t incurved). 
n wul JANDA. Sepals and petals widely spreading (no We 
"P with erect side lobes. P Strap of pollinia flat, geniculate, gland large. 
* Leaves terete. Scape few-fld. See also ZErides cylindricum. 
Lv. teres, Lindl. in Wall. Cat. 7324; Gen. & Sp. Orchid. 217; 
. . . . 7324; 
e `, Orchid, 7; in Bot. Reg. t. 1809 ; midlobe of lip 2-fid., lobes hatchet 
Notes »8ac long conical. Bot. Mag. t. 4114; Pact. Mag. v. t. 193; rif. 
“o m. 352; Warn, Sel. Orchid. Ser. iii. t. 2; Reichenbachia, 1. t. 21; 
i Hortic. 1856, t. 22. Dendrobium teres, Roxb. Fl. Ind. iii, 485. 
Carrao, BENGAL; at Sech Sagur, Clarke. Assam, SILHET, the KuasrA HILLS, 
Stem kei and UPPER Burma, Rozburgh, Wallich, &c. dL Leaves 
6-8 in. any feet long, branched, and leaves as thick as a goose-quil. 
OL SE 6-12 in.; bracts short, ovate ; flowers 3-6, 4 in. diam., white or 
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