Materials for a Flora of the Malaijon Pamnsiih. 179 



Lankawi (Curtis). Distrib. Siam. 



4. A, HiRSUTUS, Iiidl. Stem short stout. Loaves lorate nar- 

 rowed at the base 4-8 inches long, 1-1^ inch wide, sheaths short. 

 Scapes pendulous short 1-1^ inch long liairy. Flowers crowded at 

 the end fleshy 4-8, pedicels -j inch long hairy. Bracts ^ inch long 

 ovate hairy. Upper sepal oblong obovate laterals oblique larger, all 

 hairy, yellow with Indian red bars and blotches. Petals lanceolate 

 smaller. Lip side lobes oblong erect, with two horn shaped processes 

 between, midlobo very small truncate notched, spur large dilated at 

 the base then abruptly narrowed, whole lip white with red blotches 

 on the side lobes and spur, shorter tlian the sepals. Column rather 

 short, foot fairly long. Anther large ovate beaked, two celled. Pol- 

 linia 2 globose caudicle linear disc ovate. SarcocJillus hirsuiui^. Hook, 

 fil. Fl. Brit. Ind. VI. 38. Ann. Eoy. Bot. Calc. V. p. 44. PL G7. 



Perak (Kunstlcr), Teluk Anson (Curtis). A curious plant 

 connecting SarcocJilliis and Ascochihis. The sepals are adnate to the 

 foot of the column and oblique, the lip and spur are rather those of 

 iSarcocli ilus. 



5. A. MixuTiFLORUS, Ridl. Journ. Roy, As. Soc. S. Br. Vol. 

 XXXIX. p. 85. Stem very short. Leaves linear lanceolate falcate 

 acute, 3 inches long ^ inch wide or less, sheaths very short. Scape 

 very slender 1 inch long pubescent raceme very short. Bracts cucul- 

 late ovate. Flowers | inch across. Upper sepal lorate oblong, late- 

 rals lanceolate all keeled yellow with ied spots. Petals ol)cuneate 

 yellow with a red spot at the base. I^ip side lobes large oblong trun- 

 cate, midlobe very short truncate entire, spur short blunt rather thick 

 saccate scrotiform obtuse. Column tall citrved slender, foot hardly as 

 long. Anther long beaked. 



Pahang: Kwala Tembeling (Ridley). 



55. Aerides, Lour. 



Stems long. Leaves linear unequally bilobed or terete. Flowers 

 in long lax or dense racemes, or few. Sepals broad and spreading, 

 laterals adnate to the foot of the column. Petals broad. Lip adnate 

 to the end of the column foot, side lobes usually large sometimes 

 absent, midlobe usually larger spur pendent, calli none. Column 

 short foot short or long. Anther two celled. Pollinia 2 globose 

 caudicle long or short. Rostellum bifid. 



Species 10. India, Malaya and Cochin China. 



Ae. odoratum, Lour. Fl. Cochin Ch. 525. Stems about a foot or 

 more stout, leaves lorate coriaceous a foot long ^ inch wide, unequally 

 bilobed bhmt. Scape a foot long or less, base nude except for small 

 distant sheaths. Raceme lax. Bracts ovate lanceolate acute. Flow- 

 ers 1 inch across, fragrant pedicels 1 inch long. Upper sepal obovate 



