144 cxxxvi. orchide^. [Plocoglottis. 
truncate with rather a long point. Hab. Mountain forests. Selangor, 
Ginting Bidai (Kloss). Perak, Bujong Malacca (Kunstler). Dis- 
trib. Java, Sumatra. 
(3) P. porphyrophylla Ridl. Trans. Linn. Soc. iii. 368; Journ . 
Linn. Soc. xxxii. 317; Mat. i. 113. 
Rhizome short; pseudobulbs 
slender, 3 in. long. Leaf 1 or 
2 elliptic-lanceolate acute, 
strongly nerved purple, 8 to 
18 in. long, 3 to 3-5 in. wide; 
petioles 1 to 6 in. long. Scape 
1 to 3 ft. tall, raceme lax pu¬ 
bescent. Bracts ovate acumi¬ 
nate. Flowers about 30. Upper 
sepal locate, more than *5 in. 
long, yellow, laterals oblique 
oblong falcate, yellow, inner 
edges dark polished pink pu¬ 
bescent. Petals narrow linear 
acuminate. Lip -25 in. long, 
quadrate, edges at base up- 
curved, yellow, spotted black, 
fimbriate, tip very broad, with 
2 purple horns on disc. Column 
as large as lip, yellow, above 
crimson. Capsule 1*5 in. long, 
oblong. 'Hab. Common in 
sandy woods usually near the 
sea. Singapore, Kranji; Selitar. 
Johor, Tana Runto; Ulu 
Kahang (Kelsall). Pahang, 
Pekan. Negri Sembilan, Perhentian Tinggi. Dindings, Lumut. 
Kedah (an entirely green form). Distrib. Sumatra, Borneo. 
Conspicuous on account of its beautiful purple leaves, looking like pieces 
of stained glass when the setting sun shines through them. The extraordinary 
adaptation for fertilisation is described by me in Journ. Linn. Soc., above 
quoted, and by Burkill, 
(4) P. foetida Ridl. Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxii. 319; Mat. i. 133. 
Rhizome stout. Leafy stems, 3 ft. long. Leaves several broad 
lanceolate acute, 3- to 5-nerved, 6 in. long, 1-5 to 175 in. wide; 
petioles short or o. Scape 2 to 4 ft. long, pubescent. Flowers 
about 20, foetid. Bracts ovate, -25 in. long. Upper sepal 75 in. 
long, ovate-lanceolate acute, laterals twisted deflexed. Petals 
as long lanceolate acute. All orange spotted red. Lip as long a*td- 
as wide, quadrate fleshy, 3-toothed, yellow. Hab. In wet spots 
in forest. Singapore, Bukit Timah. Johor, Tanjong Kupang. 
Malacca, Jus (Goodenough). Selangor, Rawang; Kwala Lumpur 
Fig. 170.—Plocoglottis 
porphyrophylla. 
