Renanthera.] cXLViil. ORdfliDEiE. (J. T>. Hooker.) 49 



basal calli. Reidhb. f. Xen. Orchid, i. 88 ; Walp. Ann. vi. 876. E. 

 matutina, lAndl. in Bot. Beg. 1843, t. 41 (not of Gen. & 8p.) ; Prescatorea, i. 

 ■ t. 11. R. micrantha, Blume Mus. Sot. i. 60 ; Reichb. f. I. c. i. 87. Saoco- 

 labium reflexum, lAndl. in Wall. Cat. 7309 ; Gen & Sp. Orchid. 225. 



SiNGAPOHE, WalUch. Peeae, Scortechini, &c. Malacca, Griffith {Kew 

 Diatrib. 5242), Maingay (K. d. 1644) — Disteib. Malay Islands. 



Habit and foliage of S. coecinea, but much more slender, bracts ovate reflexed, 

 flowers much smaller and more numerous, orange yellow with red spots. Lip. with 

 the side lobes short, broad, margins revolute ; spur large, oylindric, obtuse, some- 

 what recurved; strap of poUinia linear acuminate, gland small. Capsule 1 in., 

 fusiform, angles acute. — King's collector describes the flowers as dark-red. 



3. Xt. ang-ustifolia, Sook. f. Ic. Plant, ined. ; flowers 1^ in. diam., 

 lateral sepals lanceolate abruptly clawed, at first connate, midlobs of lip 

 minute acute recurved. 



Pbeak ; on Gunong Bata Patch, Wrai/. 



Stem as thick as a goose-quill. Leaves 4-5 by 4-| in., linear, recurved. Scape 

 long, sparingly branched ; pedicel with ovary 1-lJ in. ; lateral sepals inserted by a 

 point, and narrower dorsal acuminate ; side lobes of lip very small, rounded j spur 

 conioo-cylindrio j top of column hispid ; pollen large, oblong, strap broad, gland 

 large. 



SPECIES UNKNOWN TO ME. 

 E. HISTEIONICA, Beichb.f. in Gard. Chron. 1878, ii. 74; low, leaves lanceolate 

 acuminate, raceme laxly few-fld., sepals and petals cnneately ligulate obtusely acute, 

 lip 3-fid, side lobes triangular, midlobe ligulate acute with two incumbent trian- 

 gular or quadrate lamellie at its base, spur short conic. — Singapore ? or Malacca ?, 

 Sort. Day. Flowers yellow purple spotted and margined, lip white, side lobes spotted 

 with purple, spur orange, column yellow and purple. — The first species with acuminate 

 leaves. — Description from Reichb. 1. c. 



60. VANDA, Br.. 



Epiphytes ; stem leafy. Leaves very coriaceous or fleshy, flat keeled or 

 terete. J'^owew usually large, highly coloured, in simple lax or dense ra- 

 cemes. Sepals and petals subequal, spreading or incurved, bases narrowed. 

 Zip large, base usually saccate or spurred, side lobes large or small(rarely 

 0), placed on the sides of the sac or spur; midlobe various, fleshy, disk 

 usually ridged or lamellate. Column short, stoat ; foot not or very 

 shortly produced ; anther 2-celled ; rostellum obscure ; pollinia 2, didy- 

 mous, subglobose or obovoid, strap broad short or long geniculate, gland 

 rather large (slender in § Anotis and gland small). — Species about 20, 

 tropical Asiatic and Australian. 



Sect. I. EuvANDA. Sepals and petals widely spreading (not incurved). 

 Lip with erect side lobes. Strap of pollinia flat, geniculate, gland large. 



* Leaves terete. Scape few-fld. See also .Slrides cylindrieum. 



1. V. teres, Lindl. in Wall. Cat. 7324 ; Gen. & Sp. Orchid. 217 ; 

 Fol. Orchid. 7; in Bot. Reg. t. 1809; midlobe of hp 2-fid., lobes hatchet- 

 shaped, sac long conical. Bot. Mag. t. 4114 ; Paxt. Mag. v. t. 193 ; Gtriff. 

 Notul. iii. 352 ; Warn. Set. Orchid. Ser. iii. t. 2 ; Reichenbachia, i. t. 27 ; 

 Rev. Sortie. 1856, t. 22. Dendrobium teres, Roxb. Fl. Ind. iii. 485. 



LowEK BBNaAi, ; at Seeb Sagur, Clarke. Assam, Silhet, the Khasia Hills, 

 CHITTA&ON& and Uppee Buema, Boxbwrgh, Wallich, &c. 



Stem many feet long, branched, and leaves as thick as a goose-quill. Leaves 

 6-8 in. Fediuncle 6-12 in. ; bracts short, ovate ; flowers 3-6, 4 in. diam., white or 

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