156 Materials for a Flora of the Malayan Peninsula. 



white witli pink dots, midlobe tongue shaped rosy violet with darker 

 median stripes two violet streaks and two violet spots between the 

 lobes. Column white edge violet short and broad. Anther orange. 

 Arachnanthe aiha, Kidl. Tians. Linn. Soc, III. p. 369. 



Singapore: Pulau Seletar (Eidley) ; Pahang: Kwala Pahang 

 (Eidley 1034). Distril), Borneo and islands round Singapore. 

 Climbing over trees and bushes in open countries. 



4. K. ELOXGATA, Lindl. Gen. and Sp. Orch. PI. p. 218. Stems 

 G-8 feet tall or nioi'c. Leaves elliptic, obtuse coriaceous 3 inches long 

 1 inch wide, sheaths li inch. Panicle large branches spreading G-8 

 inches long. Flowers small numerous. Bracts short ovate. Pedicel 

 and ovary one inch long. Upper sepal linear half inch, laterals large 

 deflexed oblong spathulate. Petals linear obtuse smaller all red. Lip 

 very small, side lobes broad obtuse midlobe oblong obtuse, all red 

 except the white base of midlobe, and tips of lateral lobes. Column 

 broad red. Capsule elliptic 1^^ inch long on a pedicel \ inch. Eei- 

 chenb. iil.Xenia. Orch. I. 88. " Plook. fil. Fl. Brit. Lid. VL 48. R. 

 nuituiina, Lindl. Bot. Reg. 1843, t. 41. (not of Gen. and Sp. Orch. 

 PL). Pescatorea L t. 11. 7?. niicrantha, Bl. Mus. Bot. L 60. Echb, 

 f. I.e. I. 87. Saccolabiiim re/texum, Lindl. Gen, and Sp, 225, 



Singapore (Wallich 7309), Bukit Tiniah Road, Pulau Lliin 

 (Jiidley) ; Johor: Xwala Batu Pahat (Kelsall) ; Malacca: Jasin 

 (Goodenough 1661); Selangor: Ulu Selangor (Goodenough) ; Perak 

 (Scortechini) ; Kwala Kangsar (Stephens) ; Bindings: Lumut (Rid- 

 ley 10143) ; Penang (Curtis), Distrib, Java, Borneo. Rocks by the 

 sea and trees. Native name " Poko Api Api Sesudu." 



5, R, MATUTiNA, Lindl, Gen. and Sp. Orch. PI. 218. Stem short 

 1-2 feet erect. Leaves lorate 7-8 inches long g inch wide obtuse. 

 Scape 15 indies long, about half floriferous sometimes branched. 

 Bracts ovate ^ inch long. Flowers about 20 distant 2 inches across. 

 Upper sepal linear, laterals clawed broader lanceolate acuminate con- 

 nate at base or free. Petals lanceolate acuminate, all red with darker 

 blotches on the lateral sepals. Lip very small, side lobes rounded tip 

 tongue shaped deflexed, spur conic rather large, white edges of side 

 lobes, midlobe and spur crimson. Column pink short and broad. 

 Anther crimson. Whole flower more or less ])ubescent. Rchb. fll. 

 Xenia. Orch. L 90. PI. 35. (very bad). .1. anyiislifolia, Hook. fll. 

 Fl. Brit. Ind. VI. 19. Ic. PI. 2128. Acrides mntulina, Bl. Rii'dr. 

 366. Tab. XXIV. 



Perak: Bujong Malacca (Ridley 9828) on rocks, Gunong Batu 

 Putih (Wniy). Distrib. Java. 



46. Rkxantherella, Ridl. 



Scrambling epii)hyle, stems about 2 feet long slender. Leaves 

 linear lanceolate semiterele acuminate. Racemes short, flexuoua. 



