NEW OR RARE MALAYAN PLANTS. 127 



Bracts lanceolate acute. Sepals ovate acute. Petals 

 narrower linear oblong obtuse. Lip oblong retuse or 

 emarginate as long as the petals. Capsule stalked, ellip- 

 tic 3 angled, T T o inch long. 



Sarawak: Kuching (Ridley, Hullett Sept. 1903). 



This is allied to 0. ciliolata, Hook. fil. but is a much 

 smaller plant, with a very slender filiform spike and more 

 minute not ciliolate flowers. 



0. longifolia, n. sp. f * 



Stem less with long fibrous roots. Leaves about 5 

 elongate scimitar-shaped linear acuminate, articulated 

 and separating from the articulations, when dry 8 inches 

 long J inch wide, articulations ^ inch long. Spike slen- 

 der 8-14 inches long, floriferous nearly to the base, 

 flowers minute irregularly arranged. Bracts linear ae- 

 cuminate longer than the flower. Sepals ovate acute, 

 petals linear obtuse lip three lobed, side lobes from near 

 the base narrow linear, shorter than the midlobe, which 

 is ovate obtuse minutely toothed. Column fairly long 

 with short tooth-like stelidia. 



Sarawak: Bukit Tendang, Busau Sept. 1905 (Ridley), 

 Quop March 1908 (Hewitt). 



Remarkable for its long narrow leaves, curved and a- 

 cuminate and long spike. 



0. rubra, n. sp. 



Acaulescent. Leaves fleshy ensiform J-l inch long, 

 £ inch wide red. Spike 2-3 inches long, base shortly 

 nude above densely floriferous. The flowers in closely 

 packed alternate half-whorls below, in complete whorls 

 above. Bracts linear acuminate entire as long as the 

 flower. Sepals ovate lanceolate. Petals narrower, en- 

 tire. Lip ovate entire centre depressed. Capsule stalk- 

 ed -J inch long subglobose 6 angled, the 6 ribs very pro- 

 mi uent. 



R. A. Soc, No. 50, 1908. 



