COLLECTED IN DUTCH NEW GUINEA. 191 



ovata, acuta, 4 mm. longa. Lahellnm oblongum, cj^mbiforme, sepalis subsequi- 

 longum, lobis basalibus nullis, lobo terminali carnoso lanceolate obtuso brevi ut 

 videtur flavo. Columna parva, subelongata, stelidiis lanceolatis curvis. 



Camp VI a, 3100 ft. 



A very small species, with an oblong boat-shaped lip nearly as long as the sepals. 



Eria Wollastonii, Ridl., sp. nov. 



Fseudobulbi plures, svibcylindrici, crassi, 13"5 cm. longi, 10 cm. in circuitu. Folia 3, 

 oblanceolata, 20 cm. longa, 4-5 cm. lata. Hacemiis infra folia ortus, 23 cm. longus, 

 j)ubescens, pallide albescente-viridis, multiflorus. Bracteiv triangulares, lanceo- 

 latse, deflexae, 3 cm. longai. Fedicclli jmbescentes, lanuginosi, 1*5 cm. longi. 

 Sepalum posticum ellipticum, obtusum, 4 mm. longum, lateralia obtuse triangu- 

 laria, apice rotundata, mento brevi lato, 6 mm. longa, pallide flavescentia, lanu- 

 ginosa. Petala breviora, oblonga, rotundata, glabra, versus basin roseo-tincta. 

 Lahellum brevius, ungue brevi lato oblongo crasso albo, limbo a^quilongo deflexo 

 flavo oblongo truncato, lobis lateralibus carnosis rotundatis, callo nuUo. Columna 

 cylindrica, crassa, alba. Anthera lata, complanata, 8-locularis, apice atro-ker- 

 mesina. 

 A living plant was brought home by Mr. Wollaston, and flowered by the Honourable 



Charles Rothschild. Precise locality not known. 



Allied to E. UollandicB, J. J. Sm., but with a smooth shorter lip, and a perfectly 



flat anther. 



Eria stellata, Lindl. Bot. Reg. t. 904. 

 Launch Camp, at sea-level. 

 Distrih. Malay Peninsula and Islands. 



Eria papuana, J. J. Sm. in Bull. Dep. Agric. Ind. Neerl. xix. (1908) 23, et in Nova 

 Guinea, viii. 89, t. 21. 94. 

 Camp III, 2500 ft., and Camps VI a to VI c, 3100 to 5500 ft. 

 Distrib. Endemic in New Guinea. Apparently common. 



Po^PHYLLTJM FUSCUM, Ridl., sp. nov. 



Caules ramosi, bambusiformes. Folia rigida, linearia, coriacca, apice inaequaliter 

 biloba, 4 cm. longa, 3 mm. lata, subtus carinata, superne sulcata, sicca atra, vaginis 

 teretibus ore integro 1 cm. longis. Flores solitarii, axillares, purpurei (sicci atri), 

 pedicellis 6 mm. longis. Fractem lanceolatae, mucronulatae, 3 mm. longse, pallidse. 

 Sepalum posticum lanceolatum, obtusum, 3 mm. longum, 1 mm. latum, lateralia 

 sirailia, 2 mm. lata, mento clavato globoso 2 mm. longo. Fetala linearia, obtusa, 

 Eequilonga, 3 mm. longa, 1 mm. lata, purpurea. Labellmn brevius, tenue, trilobum, 

 ungue lineari longiusculo, lobis rotundatis obtusis, medio longi ore rotando, nervis 

 2 elevatis basi connatis dein in disco inter lobos laterales divaricatis undulatis. 

 Columna alta, pede requilongo, clinandrii marginibus paullo elevatis. Anthera 

 parva, bilocularis, ovata, rotundata, filamento longiusculo. 

 Camps VI b, 3900 ft., and Vic, 5500 It. 



