114 cxxxvi. orchidejE. [Tainia. 
(1) T. speciosa Bl. Bijdr. 354; Ridl, Mat. i. 114. Mitopetalum 
speciosum BL FI. Jav. Orch. Arch, 158. t. 5o,/. 1. 
Leaf lanceolate acuminate, 6 in, long, 1*5 in. wide; petiole 
slender, 6 in. long. Scapes 1 ft. long. Flowers 5 or 6, 3 in. across; 
pedicel and ovary *5 in. long. Bracts linear acuminate, *i in. long. 
Sepals lanceolate caudate, 1*5 to 3 in. long, greenish yellow with 
red lines. Petals similar. Lip ovate acute bright yellow with red 
streaks inside. Column long, curved; anther-top violet. Hah. 
Mountain woods at 2000 to 4000 ft. altitude, Malacca, Mt. Ophir 
(Maingay). Pahang, Gunong Tahan (Robinson). Perak, Bujong 
Malacca (Curtis); Gunong Batu Putih (Wray). Kedah Peak. 
Distrib. Java. 
(2) T. Maingayi Hook. fit. F.B.I. v. 822; Ic. PL 2094; Ridl. 
Mat. i. 115. 
Creeping; stem stout, covered with fibre. Leaves very numer¬ 
ous elliptic-lanceolate acuminate, 8 in. long, 1-2 to 2 in. wide; 
petioles thick, 1 in. long. Scape 2 ft. long, stout. Flowers about 7, 
deep purple. Bracts lanceolate acuminate, *75 in. long. Sepals 
lanceolate caudate, 2 in. long. Petals shorter. Lip 3-lobed pubes¬ 
cent, side-lobes truncate, oblong toothed, midlobe ovate acuminate 
acute sides toothed, disc covered with short processes, 3 strong 
toothed keels between midlobes. Column slender. Hah. In rocky 
woods at 2000 to 3000 ft. altitude. Selangor, Bukit Kutu; Sempang 
Mines. Perak, Bujong Malacca (Curtis). Penang (Maingay). 
Kedah Peak. 
(3) T. latilingua Hook. fit. F.B.I. v. 822; Ic. PL 2093. 
Leaf elliptic acute, 8 in. long, 2*5 in. wide; petiole as long. 
Scape 1*5 to 2 ft. long. Flowers numerous, 1 in. wide. Bracts 
narrow lanceolate long acuminate, as long as ovary. Sepals and 
petals linear blunt equal falcate. Lip orbicular, side-lobes short 
blunt, midlobe orbicular longer, 3 crenulate ridges on disc. Column 
as long as foot. Hah. Perak (Scortechini). 
(4) T. vegetissima Ridl. Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxviii. 328. 
Rhizome short creeping; pseudobulbs crowded, -5 in. long, 
covered with reticulate sheaths. Leaf ovate acute, purplish, 
6-nerved, 1*5 in. long, 1 in. wide; petiole short, crimson. Scape 
slender, 9 in. long, with 3 flowers. Bracts lanceolate acute, -25 in. 
long. Pedicel and ovary as long. Sepals lanceolate acuminate, 
•5 in. long, very narrow, lower ones gibbous at base pale yellow 
streaked crimson. Petals shorter and broader. Lip obovate-orbi- 
cular, -5 in. long, *25 in. wide, crimson edge yellow, 2 semi-orbicular 
calli. Column long curved. Hah. Mountains at 3300 ft. altitude. 
Pahang, Gunong Tahan (Robinson). 
25 . NEPHELAPHYLLUM, Bl. 
Terrestrial succulent plants creeping ascending. Leaves few, 
cordate ovate, petiolate herbaceous. Scape terminal few-flowered 
