98 CXXXVI. ORCHID E2E. [Eria. 
(45) E. dasystachys Ridl. Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxiii. 296; 
Mat. i. 98. 
Rhizome thick woody; pseudobulbs 3 in. long, conic-cylindric. 
Leaves 4, oblanceolate narrowed to petioles, 8 in. long, -5 in. wide. 
Scapes two, 7 to 8 in. tall, base nude with 2 or 3 ovate bracts. 
Raceme dense, 3 in. long. Flowers rusty pubescent, -25 in. long. 
Bracts -25 in. long, ovate-lanceolate acute. Sepals ovate acute, 
mentum as long, conic blunt. Petals linear acuminate. Lip claw 
linear, side-lobes short round crisp, midlobe larger ovate blunt crisp. 
Hab. Rare, on low trees. Pahang, Kwala Pahang (Ridley). 
{46) E. lorifolia Ridl. Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxii. 296; Mat. 
i. 98. 
Rhizome nearly 1 in. thick; pseudobulbs 1 in. long. Leaves 
lorate acute, 15 in. long, 1 to 1*25 in. wide. Scapes 18 to 24 in. 
long, lower half nude glabrous; raceme pubescent lax. Flowers 
very many, *25 in. long. Bracts minute ovate. Sepals red pubes¬ 
cent outside. Upper one short ovate, laterals broader, mentum 
long clubbed, yellowish white inside. Petals wider ovate purple 
at base. Lip shorter oblong, side-lobes very short, midlobe longer 
blunt undulate. Hab. Mountains. Pahang, Gunong Tahan. 
Selangor, Bukit Kutu. Kedah Peak (Ridley). 
(47) E. crassifolia Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mus. vi. 55. 
Rhizome stout woody; pseudobulbs crowded cylindric, 3 in. 
long, ‘4 in. through, covered with brown coriaceous truncate sheaths. 
Leaves very coriaceous lanceolate blunt narrowed to base, 7 in. 
long, -5 in. wide or less. Scapes with a large pale papery sheathing 
bract at base. Scape 6 to 18 in. long, lower half nude; raceme 
long dense brown tomentose. Bracts minute. Upper sepal oblong 
blunt, laterals broad triangular yellow inside; mentum cylindric 
conic blunt. Petals linear-oblong blunt. Lip base very shortly 
narrowed, limb oblong faintly 3-lobed, round truncate. Hab. 
Mountains. Perak, Gunong Kerbau at 4000 to 6000 ft. altitude 
(Robinson); Gunong Inas (Yapp). 
(48) E. albido-tomentosa Lindl. Gen. and Sft. Orch. PI. 66; 
Rchb. fil Xenia Orchid ii. t. 136; Ridl. Mat. i. 99. 
Rhizome long; pseudobulbs ovoid compressed, 2 in. long, 1 in. 
apart or more. Leaves 3, lanceolate acute, 5 in. long, 1-5 in. wide. 
Scapes from lowest node of pseudobulb 6 to 8 in. long; rachis 
woolly. Flowers scattered woolly outside. Bracts lanceolate, 
*5 in. long. Sepals *5 in. long, outside woolly, inside sea-green; 
upper lanceolate acute, laterals wide triangular acute spotted red 
at base, mentum short blunt. Petals *25 in. long, linear-lanceolate 
acute. Lip pandurate-lanceolate, lobes oblong blunt, midlobe 
oblong blunt densely spotted purple, a yellow V-shaped callus with 
dark purple spot in fork on midrib. Column white a pink spot 
at base. Hab. Kedah Peak. Lankawi (Curtis). Disirib. Siam, 
Java. 
