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CXXXVI. ORCHIDE^E. 
[Calanthe. 
(3) C. ovata Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mus. iv. 69. 
Leaves several obovate-lanceolate cuspidate, base narrowed, 
8 in. long, 3 in. wide; petioles 6 in. long. Scape 30 in. tall; raceme 
4 in. long. Flowers about 25. Bracts ovate cuspidate pubescent 
persistent, -25 in. long, lower ones lanceolate. Pedicels *5 in. long. 
Sepals ovate cuspidate. Petals narrower sub-spathulate, white, 
•5 in. long. Lip little longer, 4-lobed, side-lobes erect, oblong 
round, midlobe obovate bilobed, lobes round fimbriate, spur fili¬ 
form, *5 in. long; callus horseshoe-shaped, yellow. Column violet. 
Fruit elliptic, -5 in. long. Hab. Rare, Mountain woods by streams, 
Pahang, Telom (Ridley). 
(4) C. pubescens Ridl. Kew Bulletin, 1923, p. 117. 
Leaves herbaceous pubescent beneath, elliptic acuminate 
narrowed to base; nerves elevate 7; 1 ft. long, 4 in. wide; petioles 
6 in. long, densely velvety pubescent. Inflorescence 18 in. tall, 
pubescent, raceme 6 in. long. Flowers numerous crowded. Bracts 
persistent, lanceolate acuminate, upper ones ovate acuminate, 
pubescent, *5 in. long, *12 in. wide at base. Pedicels 1 in. long, 
pubescent. Sepals oblong-ovate acutely acuminate puberulous 
outside. Petals similar smaller. Lip side-lobes oblong rounded at 
tip short, midlobe deeply bilobed with a narrow claw, lobes spathu- 
late with a long narrow claw, rounded at the tip, calli of 7 or 8 
short tubercles in a line on the narrow claw of the lip, upper ones 
connate, spur very slender, nearly filiform, *5 in. long. Column 
base narrower, top dilate. Hab. Jungle at 2000 ft. altitude. Jalor, 
Bukit Besar (Gwynne-Vaughan). 
(5) C. angustifolia Lindl. Gen. and Sp. Orch. PI. 251; Ridl. 
Mat. i. 121. C. phajoides Rchb. fil. Xenia Orch. i. 207, t. 70; Hook, 
fil. lc. PL 1864. 
Rhizome long slender. Leaves narrow lanceolate acuminate 
both ends, 18 in. long, 1 in. wide in distant tufts; petioles 1 ft. 
long. Scapes 4 to 12 in. long, slender, a large sheathing bract near 
base; raceme lax or dense, 2 to 3 in. long. Flowers white. Bracts 
lanceolate acuminate, 1-5 in. long, caducous; pedicel and ovary 
•5 in. long. Sepals oblong acute. Petals broad. Lip sub-equally 
4-lobed, midlobe retuse, 2 triangular plates at base yellow, spur 
curved clubbed, -25 in. long. Capsule 75 in. long. Hab. Mountain 
forests at 3000 to 5000 ft. altitude. Pahang, K'luang Terbang 
(Barnes); Telom, Gunong Berumbun; Bukit Fraser (Burkill). 
Perak, Thaiping Hills (Kunstler, Curtis); Bujong Malacca. 
Kedah Peak (Robinson and Kloss). Distrib. Java, 
var. flava Ridl. Flowers yellow ochre. Leaves broader. Petals 
and sepals shorter and Counter. Lip more deeply cleft. Pahang, 
Gunong Berumbun (Ridley). 
Possibly a hybrid with C. albolutea. 
(6) C. aurantiaca Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 39, p. 80; 
Mat. i. 122. 
Leaves narrow lanceolate acuminate, 1 ft. long, 75 in. wide; 
