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§ 9. Aeridostachya. Stems very short swollen covered 
leaves long, coriaceous. Racemes erect, lower half nude 
a dense raceme, covered with brown fur. Mentum long. 
Rhizome short; pseudobulbs approximate. 
Lip entire spathulate. 
Leaves 18 in. long, broad lanceolate 
Leaf narrowed at base, 9 in. long, narrow 
lanceolate ..... 
Leaf stiff linear narrow 
Lip oblong, fan-shaped; leaf linear-lanceo¬ 
late broad ..... 
Rhizome long creeping; pseudobulbs 1 in. apart. 
Lip oblong round entire .... 
Lip 3-lobed ; leaves oblanceolate, 8 in. long 
Lip 3-lobed; leaves lorate, 15 in. long 
Lip 3-lobed ; leaves lanceolate, 7 in. long . 
with large sheaths; 
Flowers small in 
(40) E. aeridostachya 
(41) E. 
(42) E. 
brunea 
linearifolia 
(43) E. crassipes 
( 44 ) E. 
( 45 ) E. 
(46) E. 
( 47 ) E. 
reptans 
dasystachys 
loriiolia 
crassiiolia 
§ 10. Dendrolirion. Rhizome long; stems distant short, or large, pseudo- 
bulbous or not. 
Stem pseudobulbous; flowers few, woolly. 
Scape 6 in. long; flowers large, several . (48) E. albido-tomentosa 
Scape short, 1 to 3 in. long; flowers 1 to 3. 
Pseudobulbs small conic crowded; leaf 
terete ...... (49) E. teretifolia 
Pseudobulbs obovoid narrowed upwards; 
leaf flat lanceolate .... (50) E. leiophylla 
Stems not pseudobulbous. 
Leaves 3 linear long; rhizome stout . . (51) E. pannea 
(1) E. pudica Ridl. Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxii. 394; Mai. i. 104. 
Stems crowded cylindric, with 5 internodes, 1-5 in. tall, -5 in. 
through, covered with brown papery sheaths. Leaves 2, oblanceo¬ 
late sub-acute, 6 in. long, 1-5 in. wide. Racemes from lower nodes, 
2 in. long. Flowers numerous, small. Bracts ovate. Ovary and 
pedicel woolly. Upper sepal elliptic blunt, woolly on back, laterals 
much larger ovate blunt. Petals as large as upper sepal, elliptic 
blunt curved. All white. Lip side-lobes falcate sub-acute edged 
violet, midlobe longer, oblong truncate white, 2 large oblong pink- 
edged calli between the lobes. Column rather large, foot short. 
Hab. On trees by rivers. Singapore, Changi; Pasir Panjang. 
Johor, Kwala Kahang (Kelsall). Negri Sembilan, Siliau, Seremban 
(Williams). 
(2) E. lancifolia Hook. fil. F.B.I. v. 894; Ic. PL 2075; 
Ridl. Mat. i. 104. E. dissitiflora Ridl. Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxii. 
292. 
Stems 4 in. long, thick, covered with large sheaths. Leaves 
2, oblanceolate sub-acute, 6 in. long, 1 in. wide; petioles more 
than 1 in. long. Racemes 2 or 3, pubescent short. Flowers 
about 6, small sessile. Bracts ovate, very small. Upper sepal 
elliptic or ovate blunt, laterals much broader, ovate falcate blunt; 
mentum very short pubescent. Petals as long as upper sepal elliptic. 
Lip side-lobes falcate blunt, papillose, with 2 large oblong calli, 
midlobe ovate. Column large, foot slender. Capsule oblong 
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