32 NEW OR RARE MALAYAN PLANTS. 



very narrow, side lobes triangular lanceate recurved 

 acuminate, midlobe nearly as long as the claw lanceo- 

 late obtuse fleshy pustulate, all strongly nerved the 

 main nerve elevated on the disc. Column dilated up- 

 wards rostellum projecting. 



Sarawak Santubong (J. Hewitt). 



This resembles Aeridostachya Rchb. f. but has a very 

 different lip. 



Pholidota grandis, n. sp. 



Pseudobulbs several crowded elliptic or conical 

 2-3 inches long, angled and ribbed.. Leaves 2 to each 

 pseudobulb oblong oblanceolate long petioled, acute, 

 blade 12 inches long narrowed into the 13 inch petiole, 

 ribbed. Raceme erect 8 inches or more from the base 

 of a pseudobulb, peduncle half the length nude dull 

 green spotted red. Raceme dense many flowered. Bracts 

 caducous elliptic subobtuse, £ inch long, as long as the 

 flowers, ovary and pedicel spreading green. Sepals 

 ovate obtuse apple green. Petals smaller oblong white 

 recurved. Lip base rounded saccate edge elevated un- 

 dulate side lobes, broad irregularly oblong rounded, 

 bifid on the outer edge white. Column short, hood very 

 broad truncate retuse narrowed downwards green. 

 Anther orange semiorbicular, trigibbous two celled 

 stigma cordate. 



Selangor Semangko Pass. II in H.B.Singapore Aug. 

 1905. 



This fine Pholidota was collected by me with Caelo- 

 gyne Dayana on trees in the Semangkok Pass. Inhabit 

 it quite resembles a Caelogyne. The flower spike with 

 its dense white flowers is quite attractive. 



Tainia borneensis, n. sp. 



Rhizome creeping covered with broken upsheaths. 

 Leaf ovate acuminate 6 inches long 2-2^ wide. Glabrous 

 petiole 1 inch long stem a foot long from the axil of a 



Jour. Straits Branch 



