PLATE 2073. 
ERIA ANDAMANICA, Hook. /. 
OrcHipez. Subtribe Eriza. 
E. (Dendrolirion) andamanica, Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. v. 801; 
mate crasso, Se Ge mots ¢ crassis ellipsoideis, foliis ie vite 
petiolatis lanceolatis crasse coriaceis, pedunculi foliis brevioribus 
-floris floribusque dios tahale 8 basi coma tubulosis imbri- 
catis coriaceis instructis, bracteis amplis, floribus oe sepalo dorsali 
lineari-oblongo lateralibus falcatis acuminatis, petalis lineari 
labello obovato-oblongo unguiculato puberulo lobis lateralibus brevibus 
acutis, terminali orbiculato 2-fido. 
Has. South Andaman Island, Kurz. 
Rhizoma ecrassitie penne anserine, nudum, lignosum. Pseudobulbi 
2-24 mp longi, subcom igen oe Folia 4-7 poll. lon ga 
longus, urvus, robustus, ae erate angulata ; bractese 4-24 Lay 
longee, a es ee pedicelli cum ovariis pollicares; flores 
1} poll. longi, m magno obtuso; perianthii RE dente multinervia ; 
petala sepalo ‘Situalt fere equilonga; columna longiusc 
Closely allied to the common and arapaane! Sgpaantyiai E. flava, which 
extends to Tenasserim, differing in the much longer and posh wer 
which has neither calli nor ridges, and hi cee pe tees —J.D. 
Fig. 1. Flower, with the segments spread apart. 2. Side view of lip, 3, Front 
view of lip. All enlarged. 
