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CXXXVI. ORCHlDEiE. 
[Ena. 
3-angled pubescent, *5 in. long. Hob. Trees over rivers. Johor, 
Batu Pahat. Pahang, Tahan River. Perak, Batang Padang 
(Kunstler). 
(3) E. obliqua Lindl. Journ. Linn. Soc. iii. 1839, p. 55; Ridl., 
Mat. i. p. 89. 
Little tufted plant, 2 to 4 in. tall. Leaves linear-lanceolate 
bilobed, 2 in. long, *25 in. wade. Racemes 1 to 3 sub-terminal 
erect, 3 in. long, woolly, base nude. Flowers 20 or more crowded, 
very small. Sepals ovate white woolly. Petals narrower lorate. 
Lip as long, 3-lobed, side-lobes falcate, ovate acute, midlobe cordate 
acute, a conic yellow callus in middle, white with a row of violet 
spots on the side lobes. Column short, abruptly dilate above, 
white. Anther pink. Capsule terete, -5 in. long. Hab. Man¬ 
groves and other trees. Singapore (Cuming), Kranji (Ridley). 
Johor, Batu Pahat; Tempayan River (Ridley). Distrib. Borneo. 
(4) E. larutensis Ridl. 
Stem tall stout compressed. Leaves oblong-lanceolate acumi¬ 
nate, thinly coriaceous; nerves elevate; 6 in. long, 1-25 in. wide. 
Racemes sub-terminal 4, over 1 ft. long, covered with small tufts 
of white hairs. Flowers very numerous. Bracts lanceolate re¬ 
flexed, *05 in. long. Pedicel and ovary hairy, -25 in. long. Upper 
sepal small oblong blunt, laterals large, nearly *5 in. long, oblong 
lanceolate broad at base; mentum as long as sepal; all sprinkled 
with tufts of white hairs. Petals small linear-oblong. Lip -5 in. 
long, side-lobes long oblong blunt, midlobe fan-shaped small with 
a large blunt hairy callus on the lip and a conic woolly callus at 
the base of the lip. Column very small, foot long. Hab. Rare. 
Perak, Thaiping Hills (Curtis and Derry). 
(5) E. bidens Ridl. Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxii. 289. 
Stems tufted, 12 in. tall, stout leafy. Leaves 9 to 18 in. long, 
1*5 in. wide, lorate distichous bilobed. Racemes 3 solitary in 
upper axils, over 12 in. long, woolly. Flowers numerous, -25 in. 
wide. Bracts ovate acuminate, *12 in. long. LTpper sepal ovate 
blunt, laterals broad ovate, mentum short; all woolly outside, 
greenish spotted and tipped purple. Petals linear pink. Lip 
greenish yellow, side-lobes round blunt; midlobe of 2 linear pro¬ 
cesses, disc white raised with 2 red keels. Capsule terete, 1 in. 
long. Hab. Mountain forests on rocks and trees. Pahang, Telom; 
Bukit Fraser (Burkill). Perak, Thaiping Hills at 3000 to 4000 ft. 
altitude (Ridley). 
(6) E. iridifolia Hook. fil. F.B.I. v. 790; Ic. PI. 2067; Ridl. 
Mat. i. 90. 
Stems leafy, 12 in. long or less, tufted. Leaves 9 to 18 in. 
long, -75 in. wide. Scapes 18 in. long, pubescent. Flowers 
numerous, *5 in. long. Bracts ovate reflexed. Upper sepal oblong- 
ovate blunt, laterals much broader, ovate blunt oblique, backs 
chestnut-red pubescent, front yellow blotched red. Lip side- 
