Materials for a Flora of the Malayan Peninsula. 97 



lateral 9 inches long, rachis pubescent dense flowered. Bracts ovate a 

 line long. Flowers small. Upper sepal ovate, laterals ovate trian- 

 gular. Petals ovate narrower, all white or tinted with pink. Lip 

 side lobes falcate acute, midlobe spathulate apex retuse obscurely 

 three lobed. Column thick, foot long white with red edges. Anther 

 red. 



Perak: Larut Hills (Eidley), Hermitage Hill (Curtis). Distrib. 

 Borneo. 



A large plant with much denser raceme, side lobes of lip longer, 

 midlobe retuse, and stigma smaller, than in E. fiorihunda. 



24. E. TENUIFLORA, Eldl. Journ. Linn. Soc. XXXII. 21)1. 

 Stems terete, 6 to 8 inches long -| inch thick. Leaves subterminal 

 lanceolate acute thickened 3-i inches long f inch wide. Eacemes 3 

 or 4 lateral slender covered with flowers. Flowers thin numerous 

 yellow glabrous, \ inch long, pedicels | inch long. Bracts ^ inch long 

 Petals shorter similar. Lip shorter lanceolate acute, yellow with a red 

 central blotch. Column short. / 



Singapore: Galang (Eidley 9153), Toas ; Johor: Batu Pahat 

 (Eidley) ; Pahang: Pekan (Eidley); Perak: Hermitage Hill (Cur- 

 tis) . Endemic. 



25. E. CEPiFOLiA, Eidl. Journ. Linn. Soc. XXXI. p. 282. Stems 

 numerous crowded, 3 inches tall suddenly thickened upwards from a 

 narrow base, green. Leaves 4 from the thickened nodes terete acute 

 6 inches long. Eacemes axillary slender 6 inches long pubescent. 

 Flowers numerous small white. Bracts lanceolate -^^ inch long. 

 Sepals ovate pubescent, laterals triangular ovate blunt, mentum short, 

 broad. Petals lanceolate narrower. Lip side lobes small acute erect, 

 midlobe longer spathulate cuneate. Column short thick violet. 



Perak (Scortechini). Distrib. Borneo, 



§ 7. Aeridostachyae. 



26. E. Aeridostachya, Echb. fil. Lindl. Journ. Linn. Soc. III. 

 p. 48. Ehizome stout stems crowded, 2 inches long thick, covered 

 below with coriaceous sheaths. Leaves 3 or 4 stiffly coriaceous, broad- 

 ly lanceolate 18 inches 2 inches across. Scapes from the upper axils 

 one foot long, lower half nude pubescent stout raceme dense flowers 

 numerous crowded brown puljescent. Bracts very small lanceolate. 

 Pedicel and ovary pubescent. Upper sepal ovate oblong, laterals 

 triangular ovate, mentum twice as long. Petals linear lorate blunt 

 falcate. Lip oblong obtuse apex rounded pulDescent within, crisped. 

 Capsule elliptic \ inch long. 



Singapore: Bukit Mandai ; Johor: Tanah Eunto (Eidley 1653) ; 

 Malacca, Perak. Endemic. 



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