ERIA. 



ORCHIDES. 273 



§7 Cylindrolobus (nec Lindl. nec Bl.): Caulis foliosus. Folia laevia glabra. 

 Racemi seu spicae oppositifoliae pauciflorae. 



f Tonsus, 



27. ERFA MUCRONATA Lindl. - Bot. Re?. XXVKI. 1842. Misc. 27. 



Caulibus elongatis flexuosis, foliis distichis lineari-lanceolatis acumi- 

 natis, floribiis solitariis glabris oppositifoliis, bracteis 3 — 5 ovato-lan- 

 ceolatis patentibus coloralis, sepalis petalisque ovatis erectis, labelli 

 subrolundi 3 lobi lacinia intermedia ungue scopiilifero, lamellis 3 mem- 

 branaceis integerrimis quarum inlermedia in mucrone libero abit, late- 

 ralibus abbreviatis. 



Habit of DendroljJum clirysanthum. Sincapore, Cuming. Leaves are long. fleshy, finely 

 acuminate. deep green. Flowers are white , with a faint linge of pink, deli- 

 ciously sweei like violets . and produced singly opposite the leaves . on stalks about 

 half an inch long . covered with dullred spreading bracts. — The intermediate la- 

 mella extended into a short horn, which runs up from ihe surface of the lip a liltle 

 below its apex. On ihe foot of the iip is placed a small brush consisling of nume- 

 rous flne yellow glandular hairs. In addition lo ihe usual number of pollenmasscs 

 are a few extra of very small size. 



tf Lanatus. 



28. ERIA PANNEA Lindl. — Bot. Reg. XXVIII. 1842. Misc. 79. 



Ebulbis, foliis distichis pugioniformibus, scapo unifloro (?) dense la- 

 nato quasi panneo longioribus, sepalis lateralibus triangularibus supremo 

 petalisque pluries majoribus, labello lanceolato acuminato carnoso pu- 

 bescente disco farinaceo. 



Sincapore imp. Lodd. (252). It has narrow dagger - shaped leaves of a pale yellow 

 green , and a single greenish- yellow flower, woolly on the outside , and seated on 

 a short scape covered with whitish clolh - like substance. The label is purplish 

 slightly hairy, and has a broad patch of a mealy hairiness a little below its point. 



§ 8. Trichotosia Bl. Mus. Lugd. Bat. II.: Praecedens , sed ipsa folia vul- 

 pino pilosula. 



29. ERIA FEROX Blume Mus. Lugd. Bat. II. huc : Trichotosia ferox Bl. De Vriese lllustr. 

 tab. 9 et tab. 11. 5. 



30. ERIA CILIATA Miq. Ind. bat. „1856". Huc : Tricholosia ciliata Tijsm. et Binnen- 

 dijk. Naturk. Tijdsch. Nederl. Ind. V. 1853. 



Caule elongato ad insertiones foliorum pilis ferrugineis annulatis, 

 foliis-alternis lanceolatis acuminalis carnosis rufo-cilialis, utrinque pu- 

 bescentibus subtus punctatis, phyllis perigonii exterioribus rufo pilosis 

 apicibus carinatis, int. linearis (ibus?) membranaceis, labelli limbo erecto 

 emarginato, 

 Salak. 



31. ERIA VULPINA Rchb. flL in Donpl. III. 222. : 



Aff. E. vestitae Lindl., labelli ungue lineari lamina longiori , lamina 

 obluse quadrata basi utrinque unidentata, tuberculo in basi ante unguem. 

 CauJis calamum anatinum crassus. Vaginae uti folia. Bracteae , pedun- 

 culus, ovarium, sepala rufo pilosa. Folium oblongum acutatum nervo- 

 sum quinque pollices longum, duos latum. Pedunculus ultra bipollica- 

 ris. Bracteae oblongae acutiusculae (cymbiformes?), ovariis lertia bre^ 

 viores. Sepala in saccum obtusum elonguta. Tepala lineari falcata. La- 

 belli unguis supra apicem pedis gynostemii brevissimi adnatus. 



2071. Cumiiig. Phil. 



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