Eria.] cxxxvi. orchide^e. 91 
(21) E. bractescens Lindl. Boi. Reg. 1841, 18, 1844, 29; 
Ridl. Mat. i. 101. 
Stems sausage-shaped of 2 internodes, 2 in. long, -5 to 75 in. 
through. Leaves 2 at top oblong-lanceolate, 4 to 9 in. long, -5 in. 
wide. Raceme from upper part of stem 6 in. long, lax. Flowers 15. 
Bracts at base of raceme oblong blunt, floral ones lanceolate blunt. 
•5 in. long, white. Rachis pubescent. Upper sepal lanceolate- 
acute, laterals falcate lanceolate, -5 in. long, mentum conic. Petals 
narrow lanceolate acute, all white. Lip oblong, side-lobes long 
falcate acute, lanceolate, rosy, midlobe obovate white, ridges on 
disc 2, short, thickened in front. Column long, foot short, white 
with a rosy spot. Hab. Not rare, usually near the sea, Singapore, 
Pulau Tekong; Chan Chu Kang. Johor, Batu Pahat. Pahang, 
Pekan (Ridley), Negri Sembilan, Siliau (Williams). Kedah, Pulau 
Song Song (Ridley); Lankawi (Curtis). Distrib. Tenasserim, 
Borneo. 
(22) E. suaveolens Ridl. Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxii. 292; Ridl. 
Mat. i. 101. 
Stems sausage-shaped of 6 internodes 4 in. long, 1-25 in, through. 
Leaves 3 to 4, lanceolate blunt, 6 in. long, 1-25 in. wide, narrowed 
to a petiole 1 in. long. Raceme below leaves stout, recurved. 
Bracts -25 in. long, oblong acute, black pubescent. Flowers 
large, fragrant. Sepals ovate blunt, 74 in. long; mentum long, 
oblong compressed. Petals ovate acute, all rose pink. Lip 
spathulate, claw long, side-lobes round pink, midlobe short 
broad ovate fleshy, a central warty yellow callus. Hab. Rare, 
Johor, Sedili River (E. D'Almeida). Perak, Bujong Malacca 
(Ridley). 
(23) E. Endymion Ridl. Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxii. 295; Mat. 
i. 101. 
Stems conic-cylindric of 2 to 8 internodes, 3 in. long. Leaves 
8 in. long, 1-5 in. wide, lanceolate sub-acute, base narrowed. Raceme 
stout erect, 6 in. long. Flowers many, -5 in. wide; pedicels pubes¬ 
cent. Bracts lanceolate. Sepals upper wide lanceolate blunt, 
laterals ovate falcate acute; mentum broad blunt short, all white, 
backs pubescent. Petals ovate white. Lip side-lobes falcate red, 
erect approximate with a fleshy callus on the ovate blunt whitish 
yellow midlobe. Hab. Singapore, Selitar. Selangor, Sempang 
Mines (Ridley). Distrib. Borneo. 
(24) E. xanthocheila Ridl. Mat. i. 102. 
Stems cylindric fusiform, 5 in. long, -5 in. apart on a rather thick 
rhizome. Leaves 3 to 4, lanceolate, 5 to 6 in. long, 1-5 in. wide. 
Racemes several below leaves, 3 in. long. Flowers many fragrant, 
•5 in. long; pedicels pubescent, -5 in. long. Bracts *12 to -36 in. 
long, white. Upper sepal ovate, laterals falcate ovate; mentum 
twice as long, oblong blunt. Petals lanceolate acute, all white. 
Lip claw long, side-lobes oblong blunt or acute, curved dull red. 
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