CXXXVI. ORCHIDE2E. 
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Geodorum.] 
(2) G. eitrinum Jack , Andr. Bot. Rep. t. 626; Bot. Mag. t. 2915 
{flowers too green ); Ridl. Mat. i. 139. 
Pseudobulb globose conic; stem 4 to 6 in. tall. Leaves ovate- 
lanceolate to lanceolate, 8 to 12 in. long, 1 to 2 in. wide; petioles 
3 to 6 in. long. Scape 10 to 18 in. long. Flowers creamy yellow, 
1*5 in. wide. Sepals and petals ovate broad acute nearly expanded. 
Lip ovate with purplish or brown veins. Hab. Woods. Perak, 
Grit (Ridley). Kedah between Baling and Kraw (Williams). 
Penang, Balik Pulau (Curtis); Telok Bahang. Lankawi, Pulau 
Hujong Duri (Curtis). Perils, Ginting Kabok. Distrib. Burma, 
Siam. 
45 . PLOCOGLOTTIS, Bl. 
Terrestrial herbs; rhizome creeping. Leaf 1 or several on a 
stem, ovate-lanceolate petioled. Scape from rhizome tall. Flowers 
in a lax raceme. Sepals lanceolate. Petals longer or shorter. Lip 
shorter, clawed mobile, limb oblong. Column short, broad, foot 
very short, arms o. Anther ovate. Pollinia 4, each pair with a 
caudicle and round disc. Species 7 or more, Malayan. 
Leaf 1 (rarely 2). 
Raceme glabrous; flowers yellow spotted red. 
Petiole long; leaf ovate; petals linear acute (1) P. javanica 
Petiole short; leaf elliptic; petals long acu¬ 
minate .(2) P. acuminata 
Raceme pubescent; flowers dull yellow; lip 
spotted black with purple processes . . (3) P. porphyrophylla 
Leaves several on an erect stem 3 ft. tall . . (4) P. foetida 
(1) P. javanica Bl. Bijdr. 381, t. 21; Orch. Arch. t. 14; Ridl. 
Mat. i. 113. 
Leaf 1, ovate-lanceolate acute, 9 in. long, 3 in. wide; petiole 5 in. 
long. Scape 1 to 2 ft. tall. Flowers about 30, glabrous. Bracts 
ovate acuminate. Upper sepal linear acute, -5 in. long, laterals 
wider falcate. Petals narrow linear. All yellow, red spotted. 
Lip quadrate truncate, edges decurved, side-lobes minute semi- 
ovate blunt pale yellow. Column red stout with large wings. 
Hab. In forests up to 3000 ft. altitude. Not rare. Singapore, 
Selitar. Johor, Tengarah (Feilding); Hulu Batu Pahat (Kelsall), 
Pahang, Kota Glanggi; Tahan River woods. Malacca, Batang 
Malacca (Goodenough). Selangor, Ginting Bidai; Semangkok; 
Menuang Gasing (Kloss). Negri Sembilan, Siliau (Williams). 
Perak, Thaiping Hills (Curtis, etc.); Temengoh; Kal and Chan- 
deriang (Kunstler). Kedah Peak (Robinson). Distrib. Java. 
(2) P. acuminata Bl. Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugd. Bat. i. 46. 
Resembles P. javanica, but leaf elliptic narrowed to both ends 
acute, 10 in. long, 3 in. wide; petiole short, 3 to 4 in. long. Scape 
15 in. tall. Bracts lanceolate acuminate, *25 in. long. Flowers 
larger, 1 in. across. Sepals lanceolate acuminate, light yellow 
blotched crimson. Petals lanceolate acuminate. Lip subquadrate 
