222 Materials for a Flora of the Malayan Peninsula. 



3. H. XJTIDA, liidley Joiirn, Lin. Soc. XXXII. p. 404. Stem 

 creeping \ inch tlirougli succulent. Leaves ovate acute 3^ inch long 

 1\ inch wide, dark polished green, petiole 1| inch long, sheaths -| 

 inch long. Scape D inches long pubescent, with numerous scattered 

 sheaths, spike close many flowered. Flowers \ inch long. Bracts 

 lanceolate acuminate red { inch long. Sepals ovate equal subobtuse 

 pubescent red. Petals free spathulate white. Lip shorter adnate to 

 the column ovate boat-shaj)ed edges at the tip involute so as to form 

 an acute point, a row of linear processes on each side in the lip base. 

 Column short and broad, arms linear erect. Anther ovate beaked. 

 Pollinia pyriform on a single caudicle, with a linear disc. Eostcllar 

 lobes linear rather short. 



Singapore: Bukit Timah, Chan Chu Kang (liidley); Penang: 

 Pulan Belong (Curtis). Endemic. 



4. II. OBLIQUA, Bl. Orch. xVrch. Ind. p. 104. t. 34. fig. 1. Whole 

 plant about a foot tall with a fairly stout creeping stem. Leaves 

 obliquely lanceolate 2-3 inches long by ^-1 inch wide rather distant 

 dark green sometimes with a median silver bar, petiole J-1 inch long. 

 Scape graceful pubescent. Spike fairly dense 3-10 inches long. 

 Flowers numerous reversed apprcssed. I>racts half as long as the 

 ovary lanceolate acuminate pubescent. I'pper sepal nearly j inch 

 long connate with the petals for -i its length while. Sepals pubescent, 

 laterals lanceolate obtuse dull red pubescent base gibljous. Lip very 

 small base boat-shaped with the edges meeting apex narrow rolled \\\) 

 into a tube, tip open spoon-shaped white, 2 calli in base of lip 

 triangular toothed. Column large yellow. Anther lanceolate red. 

 pollinia 2 clubbed shaped narrowed into 2 caudicles on an oblong 

 disc. Iioslellum arms long linear curved, erect. Capsule elliptic 

 sessile § inch long. 



Singapore: Serangoon Poad, Bukit Timah, Pulau Damar (IJid- 

 ley) ; Johor: Panchor (Pidley) ; Sungei Ujong: Bukit Danan (Xative 

 Collector) ; Perak (Scortechini drawing ID) ; Penang: Pulau Belong 

 (Curtis). Distrib. Borneo, Sumatra. Native name " Poko Tumbah 

 Ilutau." Leaves used for poulticing sores. 



5. H. rARviLOLiA, Pidl. Journ. Eoy. As. Soc. Str. Br. Vol. 

 XXXIX. p. 87. Stem 2 inches long. Leaves snuill lanceolate acute 

 nearly sessile 1 inch long ] inch wide, sheaths ] inch long ampliate. 

 Scape slender pubescent o or G inches long, with several ratiier long 

 distant acuminate sheaths. Pacenie 2 inches long. Flowers very 

 small l inch long apprcssed. Bracts nari'ow lanceolate acuminate 

 nearly as long as the ovary. Upper sepal adnate to petals ovate 

 acuminate }»ul)escent laterals lanceolate acute. h\\) base saccate with 

 minute cylindric ]>rocesses inside lanceolate acute a})ex sides involute 

 forming a tubc^ not longer than the sepals. Column short dilated 



