236 LEAVITT. 



from the base. Leaves 2 or 3, up to 64 cm long and 7 cm wide. In- 

 florescence 36 cm long. Ovary tomentose, strongly winged and twisted. 

 Lip strongly 3-lobed, the laterals obtuse and somewhat incurved, Ibe 

 middle lobe somewhat expanded, acute: carina; prominent, 5. 



Flowers nearly white, purple-tinged. 



Mindoro. 



§ AfiRIDOSTACHYA Hooker f. Fl. Brit. Itul. 5 (1890) 78(5. 



Pseudobulb cylindric to conical, covered by several large coarse im- 

 bricating sheaths; leaves few, at the summit; inflorescences 1 or 2, from 

 near the summit of the pseudobulb, stout-peduncled, the raceme cylindric, 

 recurved, with extremely numerous dense rusty (lowers ; dorsal sepal 

 and (011111111 very short; the foot prolonged, the mention therefore very 

 conspicuous, cylindric or inflated at apex. (Fig. 1.) 



24. E. Whitfordii Leavitt supra 216. 



Very similar to E. A'eridostachya. IMant robust. Pseudobulbs up to 

 10 cm long, the coarse sheaths large, ovale below, the upper up to 12 

 cm long; when dry and pressed the bulbs with sheaths 7 rut wide. 

 Leaves 2 or 3, up to 31 cm long and 6 cm broad. Peduncle up to 17 

 cm long, 2 mm in diameter (dry). Rachis 14 cm long, densely short- 

 brow n-tomentose, appearing pulverulent. Raceme scarcely 2 cm in 

 diameter. Bracts broadly ovate, eucullate. t mm long. Flowers ex- 

 ternally densely short-tomentose or pulverulent, tomentuin fenugineous. 

 Ovary with pedicel 6 mm long. Mentum 3 mm long, making an acute 

 angle with the ovary. Dorsal sepal ovate-oblong, eucullate. 4.5 mm 

 long, 2.6 mm wide. Laterals broad, obtuse, falcate, produced along the 

 foot, 12 mm in greatest extent. Petals ligulate, curved, apices rounded, 

 3.8 mm long, 1.6 mm broad. Lip thickish, entire, when spread out 

 oblong-ovate, the margin crisped, (> mm long and 4 mm broad, with a 

 minute cusp at the apex. Foot of column curved. 



Flowers yellow. 



Luzon, Negros Occidental. 



25. E. Mearnsii Leavitt supra 216. 



Much like the preceding, but not so robust. Shcatlis closer, the 

 whole when dry about 2 cm in diameter. Leaves 2, up to 25 cm long 

 and 3.5 cm broad. Inflorescences 2, up to 21 cm long, the raceme 1.6 

 cm in diameter. Ovary with pedicel 4-5 mm long. Mentum forming 

 an acute angle with ovary, 3 mm long. Dorsal sepal 3.7 mm long, 

 2 mm broad. Laterals 10 mm in greatest extent. Petals considerably 

 curved, at base broader. Lip 3-lobed, cuneate-obovate or obovate, 4.5 

 mm long, 3 mm broad, concave at base; lateral lobes small and tooth-like, 

 obtuse;. mid-lobe large, broadly ovate or semiorbicular, acute, the margin 



