Plate 2166. 



ODONTOCHlLtJS BREVISTYLIS, Eool. f. 



Okchidk^, Subtribe Spieanthej:. 



0. (Euodontochilus) brevistylis, Enok.f.FL Brit. hnl. vi. 100; caule 



elon'>-ato apicem versus paucit'oliato, foliis petiolatis ovatis aciiminatis, 

 spica pauciflora pubesceute, labello basi saccato, ungne paucispinoso, 

 lamitiSB alis semicircalafibus interns. 



Had. Malayan Peninsula ; Perak, on Grnnong Bata PateL, alt. 

 3,400 feet, Wra^j. 



CaiiUs e basi decumbente erectus, spitbama;us, crassitie peniiie 

 corviiito, remote vagmntus. Folia 1{t-2 poll, longa, 5-nervia, pallide 

 viridia ; pstiolns J-i poll, longus. Peduncuhts pollicaris, nudus ; spiea 

 3-4-flora; bracteee fanceolatge, o%aria glabra subrostrata subsequantes ; 

 flores ^ poll, lati, albi. ISepali lateralia oblique et late ovata, pilis 

 decidui"s apice barbelluta ; dorsali mnlto minore. Petala dimidiato- 

 ovata, ro&trata. LabeUum f poll longam ; unguis lamina panllo 

 locgior, spinis utrinque 3-4 falcatim curvis supcrioribas majonbns 

 ornatns ; ala; approximata?, nngue paullo breviores, sinu angusto; saccua 

 intns basi s^emiseptatus et callis 2 cylindraceis truncatis instructns. 

 Columna bcevissima ; rostellum breve, 2-lobnm ; antbera ovata; 

 pollinia subglobosa, apice truncato oaudiculre dilatataj late triangularis 

 coriaceai sessilia, glandula parva oblonga. 



Tbe pollinia resemble those of 0. crispus (t. 2164).— J. D. E. 



rig. I. Fl wer. 2. Lip with the sac laid open, showing the cartincles and lamella. 

 3. Column. 4. Anther, a. rolliiiia. A'd enlarged. 



