340 



(8) E. PUMILA.. (lAnAl.): 



Ident. Lindl. 1. o. p. 68. 



Spec. Chab. Leaves twin, liiiear-lanceolate, plicate : etems 

 terete, erect, almost eqiial : sepals and petals acuminate, somewhat 

 hairy at the base : lip 3-lobed, not callous, lateral lobes subulate,, 

 spreading, middle one oyate: spiies capitate, lateral, sub-sessile:, 

 ovary pubescent : flowers small, slightly tingedwith pinJs.. 



Pundua. 



GEITUS Yl. PHOLIDOTA. 



Crynandrta Monandpfa. SexiSffsti- 



Berw. From JPholis, a scale, and Ous, otos, an ear, alluding to the 

 scaly ear-like bracts of the spike., 



GrEF. Chak. Flowers sub-globose :_ sepals equal, distinct : petals 

 less : Up hooded ventricose, 3-lobed or undivided : parallel with the 

 column ; column continuous with the ovary, half-terete or winged, 

 clinandrium hooded :. anther bilaljiate Zr or 4-valved : pollen masses 

 4, globose, distinct. — ^Epiphytous herbs with, a fleshy articulated or 

 pseudo-bulbiferouB rhizome : leaves plicate : spikes terminal^UBually 

 imbricated and nodding. 



(1) P. iMBHicAiA, fZindl.J; 

 Ident. Lindl. gen. and sp. p. 36. 



S}/n. Ptilocnema bracteatum,, J)on.prod. 33. 



Miffrav. "Wight's Icon. t. 907. — Hooker Flora Exotica t. 138'v 



Spec. Chae. Pseudo-bulbs ovate, oblong, obtuse, somewhat 

 angled : leaves solitary, oblong lanceolate, pHcate, acute : spikes 

 the length of the leaves,, pendulous ; bracteas. membranaceous j 

 concave, imbricated : lateral sepals ovate, carinate : lip sub-globose 

 cucullate, lateral lobes small, erect, intermediate 1 — 2-lobed, cordate.. 



Courtallum. Chittagong. Khasia Hjlls. Flowering in September 

 and October. 



(2) P. AKTIiCTrLATA. ( iMtdTf.) 



Ident. LindL 1. c. , 



Spec. Chae. Ehizome fleshy, joiatedr ascending::! leaves twia 

 or more, oval,, plaited, almost: entire at the apex : spikes lax, droop- 

 ing, as long as the leaves : : bracts oblong, concave : sepals ovate :. 

 lip hooded,, entire, rounded at the apex,, flat v flpw;er8 wMte,. base of 

 the apex of the lip yellow., 



Pundua. 



