two, linear, oblong, reflexed, acute, coriaceous leaves. Peduncle 
terminal, elongated, with a large sheathing compressed scale at 
the base, and producing at the extremity a raceme,.oi 5-6 mode¬ 
rately-sized/ozom, every part of which is of an uniform reddish 
orange: Dr. Lindley calls them yellow-scarlet. The ovary is 
long, thickened upwards, and has a small lanceolate scale or 
bract at the base. The sejpals and petals are uniform, patent, 
lanceolate, acute or sometimes obtuse. The lip is convolute over 
the column, oblong, three-lobed, the middle lobe large, oval, acute, 
crisped and reflexed. The centre of the hp within has three 
longitudinal elevated plates. Column short, semi-cyhndrical. 
Anther-case hemispherical, placed in front of the apex. Pollen- 
masses, as in the genus, eight. 
Fig. 1. Front view of the column. 2. Interior view of the labellum:— miao- 
nijkd. '' 
