238 



LBAVITT. 



Fig, 18.— Bria ancept, from the 

 type. 



at base. Petals oblong, obovate, or spathu- 

 late, 1 ni in long, 1.8 mm wide. Lip very 

 broadly obovate, 3-lobed, \ mm long, ."> mm 

 board : lateral lobes oblong, the apices round- 

 ed] middle lobe subquadrate or renifonn, the 

 margin crenulate; tubercles or calli 7, :5 at 



the base, 1 linear near the end of each sinus. 

 2 on the mid-lobe, the largest subulate or 

 elavate, copiously farinose, almost 2 mm high 

 from the middle of the lobe. Foot of the 

 coin inn ■{ m in long, making mi oblique angle 

 with the ovary. Column almost none. (Fig 

 18.) 



Flowert yellow. 

 Palawan, ! Negros. 



28. E. longibracteata Leavitt supra 2l!l. 



Stem up to 45 em tall, internodes 4 em long. Leaves narrowly 

 lanceolate or gramineous, long attenuate, very acute, lamina up to 21 

 nn long anil I cm wide. Racemes 2-4, pedunculate, the whole up to 



23 cm long. Bracts conspicuous, the lower 

 so met lines foliaceous, Umce-linear. u/i to 6 

 cm long ami J 4 mm wide; floral bracts 

 narrow and very acute, up to 20 cm tony. 

 Ovary and pedicel 5 mm long and over, the 

 ovary rapidly growing, soon after anthesis 

 attaining a length of 28 mm. Sepals 3.6 

 mm loin/, the dorsal cymbiform-ovate, the 

 laterals triangular, somewhat falcate, acute. 

 :i mm wide at base. Petals almost elliptic, 

 somewhat asymmetrical, obtuse. 3.5 nun 

 long. 1.!) mm broad. Lip 3-lobed, obovate, 

 short-clawed, and somewhat cuneate, f mm long. ;>.;» mm broad. Lateral 

 lobes almost semiovate: mid-lobe bilobulate, 0.8 mm long, 2 mm broad; 

 J,t base 0* lip I ered bifurcate, farinose callus, and 2 small ones; on 

 either side of the disc, remote from the sinus, a carinatc dentiform callus; 

 and from the center of the mid-lobe a very large erect conical farinose 

 callus. Foot making a right angle with the ovary, 2 mm long. Column 

 \cv\ short. (Fig. 1!).) 

 Flowers purplish. 

 Mindanao. 



29. E. Clemensiae Leavitt supra 220. 



Stems up to 45 cm tall, the internodes :> cm long. Sheaths of tin- 

 leaves cylmdraceous, 5 cm long, S mm in diameter when i\vv ; lamina 



Via. 19.— Eria iomgtoracteaUa, from 

 the type. 



