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(6) O. rosea Hook. fil. Ic. PI. t. 2005; Ridl. Mat. i. 17. 
Leaves ensiform, 2 to 3-5 in. long, -25 to -3 in. wide. Spike as 
long as leaves. Bracts lanceolate. Flowers -03 in. across, pink. 
Sepals round ovate. Petals elliptic erose. Lip hardly longer, 
side-lobes quadrate, midlobe reniform retuse. Capsules sub-sessile. 
Hab. Mountains at 3000 to 4000 ft. altitude. Perak, Gunong Batu 
Putih (Wray); Thaiping Hills (Kunstler). Penang (Norris). 
(7) O. stenophylla Ridl. fount. Linn. See. xxxii. 218; Mat. 
i. J 7 - 
Leaves ensiform falcate acute, 2*5 in. long, *12 to -25 in. wide. 
Spike 3-5 in. long, slender curved, almost entirely covered w T ith 
minute flowers in scattered fascicles. Sepals and petals equal 
ovate-oblong blunt. Lip side-lobes wide oblong, laciniate, midlobe 
longer triangular emarginate, angles acute. Hab. Johor, Hulu 
Sembrong (Kelsall); on coffee bushes, Sungei Tebrau. Perak, 
Temengoh (Ridley). 
(8) O. aurantiaca Ridl. Jonrn. Bot. vol. 36, p. 210; Mat. i. 
18. 
Leaves about 6 falcate acuminate, 2 in. long, -12 in. wide. Spike 
4 in. long, nodding, base covered with lanceolate acuminate bracts. 
Flower bracts linear acuminate. Flowers minute whorled. Sepals 
ovate spreading. Petals oblong blunt, toothed at tip much 
narrower, all orange. Lip narrow oblong, red, much longer, side- 
lobes short oblong blunt narrow, midlobe narrow oblong, tip bifid. 
Hab. Rare, Selangor, Kajang (Goodenough). 
(9) O. insectifera Hook. fil. Ic. Pl. t. 2004; Ridl. Mat. i. 18. 
Leaves ensiform straight narrowed to tip, 2 to 4 in. long, *3 in. 
wide. Spike as long. Flowers sub-whorled, *05 in. wide. Sepals 
ovate acute. Petals linear. Lip much longer, side-lobes 2- to 3- 
partite, lobes linear, midlobe much longer with 2 lobes linear. Cap¬ 
sule shortly pedicelled. Hab. Pahang, Tahan River. Perak, 
Thaiping Hills at 3500 ft. altitude (Kunstler). 
(10) O. anceps Lindl., Sert. Orch. sub. t. 8; Ridl. Mat. i. 18. 
O. Griffithii Wight, Ic. v. 4. 
Stems 4 to 10 in. long. Leaves short cultrate very numerous 
and close, *25 to *5 in. long. Spike cylindric, 1 to 3 in. long, dense. 
Bracts ovate. Sepals ovate. Petals smaller linear all reflexed 
behind lip. Lip ovate to oblong emarginate ochre. Column 
arms green. Capsule globose sessile. Hab. Common. Singapore, 
Galang; Ivranji. Malacca, Tanjong Kling. Pahang, Pekan. Selan¬ 
gor, Ginting Bidai. Dindings. Perak. Penang Hill (Curtis). 
Distrib. Tenasserim. Java. Native name : Sakat Lidah Buaya. 
Use : Leaves for poulticing. 
(n) O. sinuosa Ridl. Jonrn. Linn. See. xxxi. 263. 
Stems several sinuate, 7 in. long, flat, *25 in. wide. Leaves 
about 19 ensiform acute falcate, -5 in. long. Raceme 4 in. long. 
Flowers very small whorled red. Bracts oblong acute toothed. 
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