96 
cXxxVi. ORCHlDE^S. 
[Eria. 
( 37 ) E. stellata Lindl. Bot. Reg. t. 904; Bot. Mag. t. 3605; 
Ridl. Mat. i. 98. Dendrobium perakense Hook. fit. F.B.I. v. 712, 
Ic. PI. 2019. 
Stems short, 2 in. long. Leaves lanceolate acute or oblanceolate 
jointed to a prolongation of sheath petioled, 1 ft. long, 1*75 to 2 in. 
wide. Raceme lateral erect, 18 to 30 in. long. Flowers scattered, 
•75 in. wide. Bracts lanceolate acuminate, *75 to 1 in. long. 
Sepals lanceolate acuminate, white, backs pubescent, mentum 
short. Petals smaller. Lip side-lobes erect round, white edges 
crimson with 3 raised veins yellow, on disc, midlobe linear-oblong 
or lanceolate acute, yellowish white. Column broad white, edges 
crimson. Hob. On orchard trees. Singapore, Chan Chu Kang. 
Pahang, Kota Glanggi. Negri Sembilan, Seremban (Williams). 
Perak (Scortechim); Temengoh (Ridley). Distrib. Tenassenm to 
New Guinea. 
(38) E. striolata Rchb. fit. III. Hort. 1888, 35, t. 48; Ridl. 
Mat. 1. 99. 
Pseudobulbs globose crowded, 1-5 in. long, 75 in. thick. Leaves 
2 lanceolate acute, base narrowed, 9 in. long, 175 in. wide. Scape 
erect, 15 in. tall. Flowers scattered, 1 in. wide. Bracts ovate to 
lanceolate acute, *5 in. long. Sepals lanceolate acute white, 
striped pink. Petals linear-lanceolate, greenish white. Lip side- 
lobes blunt round, white, edge and veins pink, midlobe narrow 
linear acute greenish tipped pink. Capsule elliptic, -5 in. long. 
Hab. Singapore, Kranji. Johor, Batu Pahat (Ridley). Negri 
Sembilan, Seremban (Williams). Distrib. Borneo, Sumatra, New 
Guinea. 
(39) E. elata Hook. fil. Ic. PI. 1848; F.B.I. v. 794; Ridl. 
" Mat. i. 99. 
Pseudobulbs elongate thick, 4 in. long. Leaves 2, oblanceolate, 
1 ft. long, coriaceous. Scape stout, 9 in. long. Bracts longer 
than ovary ovate acuminate, 75 in. long, *25 in. wide. Flowers 
large distant; pedicel and ovary *25 in. long with base of sepals 
pubescent. Upper sepal lanceolate, laterals falcate lanceolate 
acute, mentum blunt. Petals linear-oblong blunt falcate. 
Lip side-lobes incurved blunt, midlobe shorter, hairy, disc with 
3 raised ridges. Column slender, foot pubescent. Capsule cylin- 
dric angled, 1 in. long, erect. Hab. Rare. Selangor, Gunong 
Mengkuang Lebah (Robinson) at 5000 ft. altitude. Perak 
(Scortechini). 
(40) E. aeridostachya Rchb. fil. Lindl. Journ. Linn. Soc. 
iii. 48; Ridl. Mat. i. 97. 
Rhizome stout; stems 2 in. long, crowded thick covered with 
coriaceous sheaths. Leaves 3 or 4, stiff coriaceous broad lanceolate, 
18 in. long, 2 in. wide. Scapes from upper axils 1 ft. long, base 
nude pubescent, raceme dense. Flowers brown small, pubescent 
outside. Upper sepal ovate-oblong, laterals triangular-ovate, 
