CXXXVI. ORCHIDE^E. 
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Bracts ovate-lanceolate, *25 to -5 in. long. Pedicels and ovary 
•5 to 1 in. long. Upper sepal lanceolate, laterals ovate-lanceolate 
falcate acuminate, *3 in. long, yellow mottled brown outside, straw- 
colour inside. Petals linear oblong blunt. Lip spathulate, clawed, 
side-lobes short, midlobe round with 3 mealy keels on disc between 
side lobes. Capsule cylindric blunt angled, 3 to 4 in. long, very 
slender. Hab. On trees at 800 ft. altitude. Perak, Kal (Kunstler) ; 
Tanjong Malim (Williams). Distrib. Borneo. 
(14) E. pendula Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 39, p. 78; 
Mat. i. 92. 
Stems terete, 2 to 3 ft. long, *25 in. through. Leaves narrow 
linear-lanceolate acuminate, 4 in. long, -25 in. wide; sheaths dilate 
upwards, *75 to 1 in. long. Racemes hardly *5 in. long, with several 
acute lanceolate red-brown bracts -5 in. long. Flower solitary, 
white, nearly 1 in. wide; pedicel and ovary *5 in. long. Upper 
sepal oblong blunt, laterals broad ovate reflexed; mentum short 
very broad blunt. Petals oblong rounded as broad as upper sepal. 
Lip short-clawed broad, obovate round, side-lobes obscure, mid¬ 
lobe broad, 2 curved laminae on disc. Column foot long. Hab. 
Selangor, Batu Caves (Kelsall). Perak (Scortechini). Distrib. 
Borneo. 
(15) E. pilifera Ridl. Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxii. 299. 
Stems weak sub-terete, 18 in. long. Leaves thin, lanceolate 
acuminate unequally bilobed, 3 in. long, -25 in. wide, sheaths nearly 
1 in. long. Racemes very short, few-flowered, with 4 empty 
yellow pubescent bracts *12 in. long at base. Ovary and pedicel 
*36 in. long, pubescent. Flowers nearly -5 in. long, white. Upper 
sepal lanceolate blunt, laterals straight or falcate acute; mentum 
short blunt. Petals lanceolate, all white. Lip shorter, narrow 
obcuneate, side-lobes round, midlobe hardly longer oblong, obscurely 
3-lobed covered with yellow papillose hairs, a yellow line towards 
base. Column curved with an orange spot on base. Pollinia 4 
large and 4 very small. Capsule terete, 2 in. long. Hab. Perak, 
Thaiping Hills (Ridley). Distrib. Sumatra. 
(16) E. floribunda Lindl. Bot. Reg. 1843; Misc. 43. t. 23; 
Ridl. Mat. i. 96. 
Stems tufted, 5 to 9 in. tall, -25 in. through, grooved. Leaves 
at top linear-lanceolate, 5 to 8 in. long, -75 to 1 in. wide. Racemes 
from below leaves 3 in. long, densely floriferous, axillary. Axillary 
bract ovate brown. Floral bracts ovate acute, reflexed. Flowers 
■25 in. long, white. Upper sepal ovate acute, laterals oblique 
triangular; mentum twice as long. Petals lanceolate acute. Lip, 
side-lobes acute, midlobe spathulate, apex broad truncate. Column 
short, foot long. Capsule terete, -5 in. long. Hab. Common on 
trees, Singapore (Wallich); Sungei Buluh; Selitar. Johor, Tana 
Runto. Pahang, Tahan River. Selangor, Sepan (Ridley). Negri 
Sembilan, Port Dickson (Williams). Perak (Scortechini); Larut 
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