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in excavationibus nodorum superiorum, c. 4 in eodem pseudobulbo, 

 brevissime pedunculatae, laxe pluri(c.l2)floraB, c. 6.5 cm. long®, 

 pedunculo nonnullis bracteis obsito, rachide angulata, lanato- 

 pubescenti, dilute viridi. Bracteae majusculae, reflexœ, oblongse, 

 acuminataB, convexse, 3nervise, dorso nigrescenti- squamuloso-punc- 

 tatae, dilute virides, c. 1.1 cm. longaB, 0.6 cm. latœ, inferiores 

 latiores, ovatae. Flores médiocres, ingrati, c. 1.3 cm. lati. Sepalum 

 dorsale lanceolatum, subacutum, leviter concavum, c. 1 cm. longum, 

 0.3 cm. latum. Sepala .lateralia ad pedem gynostemii decurrentia, 

 mentum rectum oblongum obtusissimum retusum formantia, diver- 

 gentia. apice recurva, oblongo-triangula, falcata, acuta, dorso 

 carinata, c. 0.9 cm. longa, basi 0.55 cm. lata, omnia sordide 

 pallide carnea, dorso nitida et praesertim ad basin pubescentia. 

 Petala lanceolata, falcatula, acuta, apiculata, apice erosula, leviter 

 concava, extus nitida, flavescenti-alba, basi vix carnea, c. 0.9 

 cm. longa, fere 0.25 cm. lata. Labellum submobile, trilobum, 

 intus âcostatum, costis lateralibus basin lobi medii haud attingen- 

 tibus, curvatis, basi atrofuscis, medio albis, apice atrofusco-mar- 

 ginatis, costa média usque ad basin lobi medii producta sed infra 

 apicem interrupta, recta, atrofusca, expansum ambitu cuneato- 

 obovatum, basi acutum, c. 0.75 cm. longum, 0.6 cm. latum; lobi 

 latérales erecti, trianguli, subfalcati, obtusiusculi, albi, margine 

 antico fusci; lobus intermedius transverse oblongus, late retusus 

 cum apiculo lato obtuso in sinu, convexus, sulco Vformi donatus, 

 intus verruculosus, carnosulus, atiofuscus, c. 0.3 cm. longus, 0.6 

 cm. latus. Gynostemium album, c, 0.37 cm. longum, apice 

 3dentatum. Anthera subrotunda, cucullata, flavescens. Pollinia 

 8, lateraliter compressa, dilute flava. Rostellum parvum, trian- 

 gulum. Stigma profunde excavatum. Pes gynostemii cum ovario 

 angulum fere rectum faciens, rectus, planus, obtusus, interne 

 albus, superne atrofuscus, c. 0.35 cm. longus. Ovarium pedicellatum 

 Ctsulcatum, pallide viricle, lanato-pubescens, c. 1.25 cm. longum. 



Sumatra: Deli (Heldt). 



Mehrere .laine her erhielt der botanische Garten in Buitenzorg 

 dièse Pflanze mit einer grôsseren Sammlung Orclndeen von Herrn 

 Heldt in Deli: sie blûhte im April 1899. 



Die Art gehort zur Verwandtschaft der E. flavescens Lndl. 

 der Sektion Hymenaria und ist von dieser Art durch die Farbe, 



