230 



LEAVITT. 



10. E. Merrittii Ames in Philip. Journ. Sci. 2 (1907) Bot. 331; supra 207. 

 Stems 13 cm tall. Leaves about 4, close to the summit, lanceolate, 



strongly tapering, up to 14 cm long. 1.5 cm wide. Lateral sepals lignlate, 

 acute, 7 mm long, 1.5 mm wide. Upper sepal similar. Petals lanceolate, 

 acuminate, 6.5 mm long, 1.5 mm wide near the middle. Lip lanceolate, 

 dilated and broadest at one-third the length from the base, acuminate. 

 acute, nearly 4 mm long. 1.3 mm wide. Column and foot about equal. 



Flower* white. 



Mindoro. 



11. E. ovata Lindley Hot. Reg. (1S44) sub i. 99 J supra 207. 



Leaves oblong to slightly 

 lanceolate, obtuse, 9 cm 

 long, 2 cm wide. Inflores- 

 cences 14 cm long. Floral 

 bracts broadly lanceolate, 

 the lower about 5 mm 

 long. Ovary and 

 1 cm long, ovary 

 densely iomentose. 

 t inn brownish or 

 Perianth-segments 

 Sepals 1 cm long, 



Fk;. X. — Eria oratu, from the type. 



pedicel 



rather 



tomen- 



tawny. 



ovate. 



4-4.5 



nun wide. Petals equal to 



sepals. Lip ovate, 6 mm 



long, 3.5 mm wide. (Pig- 



8.) ' 



12. E. Elmer i Ames Orchidaceae 1 (1905) 93; supra 208. 



Stems 18 cm tall, rather stout, the sheaths evanescent. Leaves very 

 near the summit, elliptic or oblong, up to 8 cm long and 3 cm wide. 



Inflorescences several, 10 cm 

 long. Bracts oblong, acute G 

 ii mi long. Ovary and pedicel 



5 mm long, slender. Dorsal 

 sepal oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, 



6 mm long. Laterals oblong, 

 slightly falcate. Petals shorter, 

 oblong-lanceolate, obtuse. Lip 

 narrowly ovate, 3 mm long, 1.5 

 mm wide with two calli. Col- 

 umn and foot about equal, the 

 former enlarged above. Flow- 

 ers often larger than as stated 

 above. (Fig. 9.) 



Flowers yellowish or white with 

 n purple-stained lip. 

 Luzon. 



Fk;. 9. — Eria Elmrri, from the type. 



