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Eacemis axillaribus solitariis bracteis parvis membrenaceis 

 expansi. Sepalis spathulato obovatis, obtusis, viridibus. Feta- 

 lis linear! spatliulatis, marginis lutescent, labellum cum colum- 

 nse continua cymbiforma, lobis lateralibus rotundatis, basi ap- 

 proximatis, medio linguiforma, infra carinata et viridis, supra 

 sanguinea ochroleuco liueat, lobis lateralibus, macula irregu- 

 lari lutea. 



Columna alba, ovarium acuto angulat, flos marces sangui- 

 neus. 



In arboribus, to Chuka, and to Buxa 4500 to 5000 ft. 

 Pollinia globosa bina postea fissa, caudicula lata. Glan- 

 dula transversa oblonga magna. Perianth sub refiexum. 



1 187. Orcliidea. — Caulibus fasciculatis, pendulis, exarboribus rhizo- 

 matis, squamis vaginantib, bruuneis ; fol. carnosis, linear lan- 

 ceolat. 



Floribus minutis aggregatis, periantlieo reflexo revoluto 

 alba. Fetalis margina rubris, labellum lutescens. 

 In arborib to Gygoogoo 4500 ft. 



1188. Aeridesides Epiphyta caulescens, foliis arct distichis, cori- 



aceis patent recurvis, loratis canaliculatis. apice incequaliter 

 tridentatis retusis racemis axillaribus 1 2 floris, bracteis 

 carinatis sub membranaceis parvis, ovario acuta angulato 

 torto, floribus sub anticis magnis odore forte Blattiorum. 



Perianth subringens, vel potius directione ovarii, virides. 

 Sepalis oblongis obtusis lateralibus, pauUo mnjoribus. 

 Pet. multo angustioribus lineari spatbulatis. Labellum cal- 

 carat, calcar brevi conico cum ovar angulum recta formans. 



Carnosissima, linguiforma, verrucoso rugulosa, apicem ver- 

 sus processubus duobus recurvis patentibus conniformibus. 



Calcar extus et basis linguse viridescens, cojtera, intus atro 

 purpurea, albido lineato cornubus albidis, lobis lateralibus 

 rotundis basi approximatis medio linguiforra. Columna nana 

 albida. Anth albida. Pollen postea fissa caudicula late subtri- 

 gona, glaudula magna, transversa oblonga. Ovar 3 uncial, 

 clavat, 6 alato angulat. In arboribus Chuka. Species singu- 

 laris, to be called on account of its Cockroachy smell. 



1189. iEschynanthus sp. — Epiphyta caule raraoso pendulo, foliis 

 oblongo lauceolatis acutis carnosissimis, ramis teretibus, flori- 



