Materials for a Flora of the Malayan Peninsula. 77 



Singapore: Kranji (Kidley 393-1), Clmu Clm Kang (Eidley 

 3933); Malacca: (Maingay), Ayer Panas (Kidley, Merlimau (Der- 

 ry) ; Negri Senibilan: Perlientian Tinggi (Ridley); Perak: top of 

 Batii Kuraii (Scortechini). Distrib. Borneo. 



46. B. LiXEARiFOLiuM, King, Jonrn. As. Soc. Beng. LXVI. ii. 3, 

 189T, p. 586. Rhizome fairly stout, about ^ inch thick through, 

 pseudobulbs obsolete, ^ an inch or more apart. Leaf linear acute or 

 subacute often curved, narowed into a petiole 1-2 inches long, blade 

 4 to 6 inches long | to |^ inch wide. Scape very slender base enclosed 

 with the petiole in a scarious sheath, half an inch long, peduncle 1-1^ 

 inch, raceme very lax 3-4 inches long. Flowers -g inch long yellow. 

 Bracts lanceolate acuminate as long as the slender pedicel ovary dilate. 

 Sepals lanceolate blunt, laterals broader and falcate gibbous at the 

 base. Petals narow linear about half as long. Lip oblong fleshy 

 acute or obtuse slightly curved, entire. Column veiy short, arms 

 erect taller than the depressed anther, broad lanceolate blunt. 



Perak (Scortechini), Bujong Malacca (Ridley 9534). En- 

 demic. 



47. B. oi)ORATu:\r, Lindl. Gen. and Sp. Orch. PI. p. 54. Rhizome 

 far creeping woody with very small globose pseudobulbs. Leaf T or 8 

 inches long an inch wide oblanceolate ol)tusc with a petiole 3 inches 

 long, coriaceous. Scape 16 inches rather stout almost entirely covered 

 with flowers, i'lowers very numerous small -| inch long orange colour 

 turning white fragrant. Bracts lanceolate acuminate as long as the 

 ovary ^ inch long. Sepals lanceolate subacute or blunt, laterals simi- 

 lar not gibbous. Petals very small as long as the column ovate lan- 

 ceolate. Lip very snuill curved obscurely three-lolxnl ovate, sides up- 

 curved ratlier large, midlobe very small tongue-slia])ed flat ol)tuse. 

 Column thick, foot oblong, arms entire or two toothed erect acute 

 slender, the back one small subobtuse when present. Diphi/es odorata, 

 Bl. Bijdr. 312. 



Pahang: Tahan River (Ridley). Distrib. Java, Borneo. 



48. B. GLOBLLUS, Hook. fil. Fl. Brit. Ind. Y. 761, Ic. PI. 2047. 

 Rhizome stout as tiiick as a swan's quill, pseudobulbs small globose or 

 ovoid crowded ^ inch through. Leaf 1-2 inches long, linear oblong 

 obtuse coriaceous -^-f inch through. Scape as long as the leaf stiff 

 with two or three distant sheaths. Flowers small scattered. Bracts 

 ovate acute very small as long as the pedicels. Upper sepal linear 

 oblong, laterals lanceolate subacute. Petals ovate oblong subacute 

 half as long. Lip minute lanceolate much recurved. Column short. 



Perak (Scortechini). Endemic. 



49. B. i-LAMMULiFEKUM, Ridl. Joiirn. Bot. 36, (1898) 2J1. 

 Ehizome stout ^ inch through woody, pseudobulbs distant oblong conic 

 often curved flattened two inches long half inch wide -^ inch thick. 



