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XLII. ERIA. 
Erin. Lindl. in Bet. Reg. 904.—Dendrolirium. Blume Bijdr. p. 343. 1. 69.— Pinalia: 
Lindl. orch. scel. n. 71. p. 23. c. ic. 
Sepala semipatentia, v. clausa, inzequalia, extüs lanata v. glabra, lateralibus 
basi valdé obliquis cum pede column: connatis calcar emulantibus. 
Petala sepalo superiori qualia v. minora. Labellum cum basi pro- 
ducta columne articulatum, trilobum, rard subintegrum, cucullatum, 
disco calloso, v. cristato. Columna basi long? producta. Anthera ter- 
minalis, bilocularis, loculis obsolet? 4-locellatis. Pollinia 8, nunc om- 
nind libera, nunc materie elasticà glandulam mentiente coherentia.— 
Herbe in arboribus crescentes ; caulibus carnosis, vaginatis, cicatricibus 
foliorum notatis. Folia sæpiùs plicata. Racemi simplices, erecti, brac- 
teis sæpiùs dilatatis. Flores nunc conspicui. 
This genus is essentially distinct from Octomeria, in having the lateral 
sepals very oblique and connected with the elongated base of a short co- 
lumn, of which the foot is much longer than the column itself; and also 
in habit. Eria is a genuine genus of Dendrobiee with the column 
incumbent upon the ovarium ; Octomeria on the contrary must be consi- 
dered, notwithstanding the slight elongation of the base of its column, to 
belong to the genera characterized by the column being continuous with 
the ovarium. In Octomeria the sepals are of equal size; in Eria the lateral 
sepals are much larger than the upper one. 
l. Eria paniculata. Lindl. l. c. no. 1971. 
E. foliis lineari-lanceolatis acuminatis subtüs glaucis, caulibus teretibus 
pendulis elongatis, racemis terminalibus aggregatis cylindraceis multi- 
floris, sepalis lanatis ovatis obtusis petalisque minoribus guttatis, labello 
trilobo basi apiceque calloso: lobis guttatis: intermedio truncato. 
Lindley in Wall. Plant. Asiat. Rar. vol. 1. p. 39. t. 36. 
Hab. in Pundua, Indie Orientalis, Wallich. (v. s. sp. in herb. Anglo-Indico.) 
2. Erra flava. Lindl, in Wall. Cat. no. 1973. 
E. foliis lanceolatis distichis basi dilatatis, caulibus ovalibus, sepalis dens? 
lanatis ovatis, petalis minoribus glabris, labelli trilobi lobo medio re- 
curvo crenulato apiculato, racemo erecto multifloro, bracteis ovato- 
lanceolatis ovarii longitudine. 
Eria pubescens. Lindl. in B. Reg. 904. 
endrobium pubescens. Hook. Erot. Fi. t. 124. 
tomeria flava. Wail. 
Octomeria pubescens. Spreng. syst. 4.310. 
Hab. in Napalia, Wallich. (hab. s. sp. e Museo Anglo-Indico. ) 
gras viridi-flavescentes odorati, labello postico. Bracteæ membranaceæ 
Sca. 
3. Era bicolor. 
E. foliis pluribus lanceolatis, caulibus elongatis attenuatis, sepalis petalis- 
que equalibus glabris ovatis patentibus, labelli trilobi lobo medio ovato 
T0, racemo stricto multifloro foliis breviore, bracteis lanceolatis ab- 
reviatis, rachi pubescente. 
Hab. ad Maturatam, Zeylone, supra arbores, Macrae, (hab. s. sp. et ic. pict.) 
Caulis vaginis fuscis densé vestitus. Rachis roseo-purpurea. Flores can- 
May, 1830. K 
