196 ME. H. N. RIDLEY ON PLANTS 



ovario 1 mm. longis. Bractece lanceolatae, longe acuminatse, inferiores flores supe- 

 rantes, superiores pedicellum cum ovario aequantes. Sepalum posticum oblongum, 

 obtusum, lateralia latiora, ovata. Petala breviora et angustiora, ovata, obtusa. 

 Labelhim imguiculatum, ungue linear! canaliculato saccato, lamina flabelliformi. 



Camp III, 2500 ft. 



Allied to Ph. Irachystcwhys, Schlechter, but tbe latter bas a cuneate-rhomboid lip. 



Phreatia (§ Eupheeatia) placctda, Ridl., sp. nov. 



Caulis brevis. Folia linearia, falcata, obtusa, tenuia, apice inaequaliter biloba, 3-7 cm. 

 longa, 2-5 mm. lata. Hacemus gracilis, folia superans, basi ad 10 cm. nudus, 

 bracteis caulinis lanceolatis acuminatis, parte florifera ad 6 cm. longa laxifloi*a. 

 Bract ecs florales breves, ovatae, cusjiidatae, cucuUatBe, quara pedicelli breviores, 

 15 mm. long^. Ovariimi subcylindricum. Sepahmi posticum ovatum, oblongum, 

 lateralia ovata, subacuta, majora. Petala subspatbulata, ovata, acuta, basi angus- 

 tata, multo minora. Labellum ungue lineari, lamina reniformi latiore, apicibus 

 acutis. Anthe)'a ovata, parva. 



Camp I, 500 ft. 



Flowers apparently brown, antlier wbite. 



AUied to Ph. falcata, with longer leaves and a very different lip. 



Phreatia (§ Euphreatia) densispica, Ridl., sp. nov. 



Caulis circiter 2 cm. longus, crassus, I'adicibus copiosis albis densis. Folia lanceolata, 

 acuminata, coriacea, obtusa, 4-5*5 cm. longa, 5 mm. lata, vaginis 2-3 mm. longis 

 costatis. Bacemi axillares, 4 cm. longi, densiflori, basi nuda 1 cm. longa, bracteis 

 laxis magnis acutis (ima 1 cm. longa) tecti. Bractece florales floribus sequales vel 

 longiores. Flores minuti, pedicellis cum ovario ovoideo 1 mm. longis. Sepalum 

 posticum ovatum, lateralia latiora, ovata, mento brevi rotundato obtuso. Petala 

 lanceolata, obtusa, minora. Lahellum unguiculatum, ungue lineari canaliculato, 

 limbo ovato rotundato parvo. Columna pede distincto. Anthera ovata, rotuudata. 



Camp III, 2500 ft. 



There seem to be two forms, one very densely flowered witb a short stem, the other 

 with a stem as much as 4 cm. long and 7 mm. thick, and a laxer spike. 



Phreatia (§ Thelasiformes) plattclinoides, Ridl., sp. nov. 



Bhizoma gracile, pseudobulbis approximatis cylindricis vaginis pallidis acuminatis ad 

 margine crispis tectis 2 cm. longis 3-^4 mm. crassis (in sicco). Folia bina, hnearia, 

 ad apices attenuata, obtusa, 5 cm. Tonga, 2 mm. lata. Bacemi laterales, 9-16 cm. 

 longi, dimidio inferiore nudo, superne multiflori, vaginis 4 remotis acuminatis ad 

 acuminem carinatis 1 cm. longis vel miaoribus. Bractea; lanceolata^, acuminatse, 

 inferiores 3 mm. lougse, longe acuminatae, pedieellos ocquantes, suj)criores minores. 

 Pedicelli cum ovario 2 mm. longi, costis sinuatis. Sepalum posticum lanceolatum, 

 acuminatum, mento brevi conico obtuso. Petala triaagularia, acuminata. Latellum 

 un^ue longo sursum curvum, lineare, lamina transverse elliptica rotundata basi ad 

 unguem breviter attenuata. Anthera ovata, rotundata. 



