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papillosa donatiis. c. 0.1 cm. longus. Ovariiim sessile, oblique obconiciim, 

 piibescens, c. 0.15 cm. longiim. 



Sumatra: Ophir districts, Taloc. (W. Grofnrveldt, cuit, sub u. 38G 

 and 387). 



Tliis resembles in habit E. monophylla Schltr., but the pseud» buibs 

 are mucli more distant and two-leaved, the inflorescences shorter and 

 denser, the mentum shorter and the callosities of the lip différent. 



..Pseudobulbs yellowish green. Ovary, sepals and pétais wine-red vvith 

 the margins of the petals transparently whilish. Lip and colunin dark wine- 

 red, the clinandrium white. Anther yellowish brown with two blackish 

 purple spots; pollinia yellow." (E. Jacobson). 



Description from plants preserved in alcohol. 



' E r i a (sect. Hymeiieria) s c o t i i f o il a J. J. S. n. sp. 



Rhizoma repens, ramosum, teres, radicans, c. 0.45 — 0.47 cm. diam., 

 initio vaginis tectuni. Pseudobulbi c. 1 — 1.8 cm. dissiti, cum rhizomate angulum 

 acutum facientes, clavati, cyh'ndrici, c. 5— ônodes, parte inferiore longitu- 

 dine 2—3.5 cm. tenues, 0.27—0.3 cm. diam., superne 0.625—1 cm. diam., 

 1— 2folii. Folia erecta, liiiearia, apice angustata, auguste obtusa, crasse car- 

 nosa, supra plus minusve alte canaliculata, subtus convexa, c. 13—18 cm. 

 longa, 0.45 — 0.7 cm. lata. Inflorescentiae e nodis caulium partis incrassatae, 

 in excavationibus sitae, laxe multiflorae, pedunculo tenuiusculo, pubescenti. 

 c. 3 — 3.5 cm. longo, nonnullis vaginulis bracteiformibus donato, rachide 

 tenuiuscuia, pubescenti, c. 7—10 cm. longa. Bracteae adpressae, oblongae, 

 apice angustatae, subacutae, valde concavae, doiso parce pubescentes. ci- 

 liatae, ad c. 0.5—0.55 cm. longae. Flores angusti, c. 0.47 cm. lati. 0.8 cm. 

 longi, sepalis dorso pubescentibus. Sepalum dorsale erectum, cum ovario 

 angulum obtusum faciens, incurvulum, fere orbiculare, apice breviter angus- 

 tatum, obtusum, concavum, 3nervium, tenue, c. 0.35 cm. longum, 0.275 

 cm. latum. Sepala lateralia lacinia oblique oblonga concava ad pedeni 

 gynostemii decurrentia, mentum longum cum ovario angulum acutum fa- 

 ciens subcylindricnm rectum dorso in 2/3 partibus supra basin obtusangule 

 incurvum et utrinque paulo dilatatum obtusum c. 0.45 cm. longum forman- 

 tia. maVginibus anticis siibcontigua, parte antica divergentia, margine pos- 

 tico recurvo convexa, oblique subovato-quadrangula, margine postico ro- 

 tundata, obtusa, 5nervia, tenuia, usque ad apicem ovarii c. 0.36 cm., tola 

 0.75 cm. longa, 0.25 cm. lata, lacinia decurrente 0.56 cm. longa. 0.2 cm. 

 lata. Petala divergentia, apice revoluta, oblique oblonga. dimidio superiore 

 angustata, auguste obtusa, basi obliqua paulo decurrentia, 3nervia, c. 0.3 

 cm. longa, 0.125 cm. lata. Labellum parallelum pedi gynostemii erectum. 

 apice obtusangule recurvum, 31obum, angustum, canaliculatum, carnosulum, 

 costis 2 rectis parallelis canalicula separatis glabris in lobos latérales de- 

 currentibus, 3nervium, explanatum ambitu subcuneato-oblongum, c. 0.73 

 cm. longum, superne 0.25 cm. latum; lobi latérales parvi, erecti, gynos- 



