Maicrials for a Flora of the Mahii/aii Peninsula. 143 



niiillobc oblong obtu!?e pubescent much shorter than the sepal dull 

 pink, keels o. Capsule oblong jtyrifyrni (i inches long. BI. liuniphia 

 IV. 47 t. 191. Lindl. Gen. and* Sp. Orcli. PI. G28. Miquel Fl. Ind. 

 Bat. II. r08. Bot. Mag. t. 5157. Paxt. Fl. Gard. H. t. 69. Fl. des 

 Scrres t. 1886. Gard. Cliron. 18*8. II. 181 fig. 36. 1890. I. 389. fig. 

 46. Hook. fil. Fl. Brit. Ind. VI. 18. (;. fastuomm, Lindl. Paxt. 

 Fl. Gard. II. 159. (/'. nuK ran Ilia m, Pchb. fil. Xenia Orch. II. 16. 

 Pattonia macrantha, Wight. Ic. t. 1750. Gaberlia scripia. Gaud. 

 Freyc. Voy. Bot. 425. Cynibidiani scriptaia, Swartz Sclirad. Diar. 

 1799. 328. Epidendrani scriptam, L. Sp. PI. 1351. 



Singapore: Toas, Pulau Ubin (Ilidley) ; Malacca: Tanjong 

 Kling (IJidley), Hulu Chembong (Derry 1126); Selangor : Kwala 

 Lurnpur; Paliang: ^J'ahan Eiver (Pidley 2348), Perak : Dindings 

 (Finlayson), (Scortechini) ; Kedali : Gunong Jerai 3000 i'eet alt. 

 Distrib. Tenasserini, Java, Borneo, Solomon Islands. 



34. BuoiMiiKAUiA, Lindl. 



Stiff herbs terrestrial or epiphytic, rhizome Ijrandied stems com- 

 pressed. Leaves distichous rigid, lanceolate fiat or recurved pungent. 

 Iiaccme terminal or rarely lateral, elongating, or short. Bracts per- 

 sistent. Flowers medium size to small, white or 3'ellow. Sepals 

 lanceolate. Petals shorter and broader. Lip 3 lobed, spurlcss, lobes 

 erect. Column elongate curved, witliout arms, wings or foot, hood- 

 ed. Anther convex. Pollinia 2 semiovate with a wide emarginate 

 disc. Postellum emarginate. Capsule cylindric. 



Species 8 Malaya, Siam and Burmah. 



Terrestrial stems elongate, raceme terminal. 



Flowers white .. .. .. .. 1. B. paladris. 



Flowers orange , . . . . . . . 2. />'. sylueatris. 



Stems tall raceme lateral . . . . . . 3. i>. rupesiris. 



Epiphytic stems tall. Leaves lorate obtuse . . i. B. alticoHa. 



Epiphytic small leaves lanceolate acute. . . . 5. B. hrevifolia. 



Leaves ensiform erect . . . . . . G. B. pungens. 



Leaves ensiform recurved .. .. .. 7. B. a par aides. 



Leaves very narrow recurved . . . . 8. 5. scirpoidea. 



1. B. PALUSTiiis, Lindl. Bot. Eeg. XXVII. 1841. Misc. 184. 

 XXX. 1844, 18. Stems tall wiry 1 to 6 feet high flattened. Leaves 

 lanceolate ol)tusc 5-6 inches long 1-li inch wide. Pacemes terminal 

 gradually developing, 3 to 12 inches long. Bracts distichous boat 

 shaped acute I inch long. Flowers a|)pearing singly, fragrant. Sepals 

 lanceolate acute white or tinted pink, 11 inch long. Petals shorter 

 and broader. Lip side lobes lanceolate subacute Avhite veined with 

 violet, a median raised pubescent line on the disc, midlobe obovate 



