CXXXVI. ORCHIDE^E. 
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[Oberonia. 
side-lobes broad ovate blunt, midlobe much larger oblong with 2 
short acute lobes. Hab, Forests, Pahang, Telom (Ridley). 
(22) O. caudata King Journ. ,4s. Soc. Beng. lxvi. 2, p. 581; 
Ridl; Mat. i. 20. 
Stems 1-5 in. long. Leaves 4 to 5 distant linear ensiform falcate, 
•75 to 2 in. long, -15 in. wide. Spike lax decurved,r 2 in. long. 
Flowers -05 in. wide. Bracts ovate entire. Sepals ovate-oblong 
acute pale red. Petals linear acuminate. Lip longer, side-lobes 
ovate acuminate, midlobe narrow deeply bilobed, lobes caudate 
acuminate. Hab. Rare, Perak. No locality (Scortechini). 
(23) O. Rolfeana King, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. lxvi. 2, p. 581; 
Ridl. Mat. i. 20. 
Stem 1 in. long. Leaves ensiform acute falcate, -6 to 1 in. long, 
•25 in. wide. Spike i-8 to 3 in. long, slender puberulous. Flowers 
sparse, -05 in. across, orange. Bracts oblong erose. Sepals ovate 
blunt. Petals linear entire. Lip larger, base broad concave, side- 
lobes round erect, midlobe narrow, tip bilobed. Hab. Very rare. 
Perak, no locality (Scortechini). 
(24) O, pendula Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 61, p. 38. 
Stems 4 to 13 in. long, slender pendulous. Leaves remote linear 
ensiform acute, 1 in. long, *i in. wide. Spike 4 in. long, slender. 
Flowers yellow in close whorls. Bracts lanceolate as long as flowers 
Sepals ovate-triangular. Petals narrower linear. Lip 3-lobed, 
side-lobes short triangular acute, midlobe lanceolate sub-acute. 
Hab. Rare. On trees in forests, at 3000 ft. altitude. Selangor, 
Sempang Mines (Ridley). 
(25) O. condensata Ridl. Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxviii. 322. 
Stems several, 1 to 2 in. long, bare below with numerous roots. 
Leaves fleshy linear acute, 75 in. long, *12 in. wide. Raceme 
floriferous to base. Bracts lanceolate long-acuminate. Flowers 
yellow, *08 in. wide. Sepals ovate blunt. Petals lanceolate much 
narrower. Lip as long quite entire elongate triangular. Hab. On 
trees by streams, very local, Pahang, Gunong Tahan at 5500 ft. 
altitude (Robinson, Ridley). 
3 . HIPPEOPHYLLUM, Schlechter. 
Epiphytes with the appearance of Oberonia, but rhizome long- 
creeping with distant tufts of leaves, ensiform falcate, articulate at 
base. Racemes long slender with numerous very small flowers 
and persistent bracts. Sepals lanceolate. Petals narrower. Lip 
3-lobed not auricled, base broad. Column rather long slender with 
broad wings. Species about 6, Malay islands. 
(1) H. Scortechinii Schlechter Engl. Jahrb. xliv. Beibl. 104, 
p. 13. Oberonia Scortechinii Hook. fil. F.B.I. v. 683; Ridl. Mat. i. 17. 
Rhizome long-creeping with leaf tufts 1-5 in. apart. Leaf 9 to 
10 in. long, *25 to -3 in. wide, ensiform narrowed to tip. Scape 12 
to 18 in. long, rather slender, entirely covered with very small 
