Bromheadia.] cxxxvi. orchide^e. 151 
(4) B. alticola Ridl. Journ. Linn. Soc. xxviii. 390; pi. xlii; 
Mat. i. 144. 
Epiphyte, rhizome much branched forming a large mass with 
stems 1 to 3 ft. long. Leaves lanceolate-lorate blunt tip bilobed, 
thin coriaceous, 6 in. long, *5 in. wide. Racemes terminal flexuous, 
2 to 3 in. long. Bracts *25 in. long, boat-shaped acute. Flowers 
opening singly, white fragrant, 2 in. across. Sepals lanceolate 
acute. Petals lorate-lanceolate, smaller. Lip shorter pubescent, 
side-lobes acute, white tipped violet, raised ridge between yellow; 
midlobe ovate sub-acute, yellow edges white. Column curved, white, 
edges purple, hood entire. Capsule erect sessile, 3 in. long. Hab. 
On lofty trees up to 3000 ft. altitude. Singapore, Bukit Panjang. 
Pahang, Tahan River; Gunong Tahan. Malacca, Mt. Ophir (Ridley). 
Negri Sembilan, Siliau (Williams). Perak, Kota Bharu (Kunstler). 
(5) B. pungens Ridl. Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxii. 340; Mat. i. 145. 
Stems 6 to 8 in. long. Leaves ensiform flat, stiff pungent erect. 
Raceme 1 in. long, covered with brown bracts. Flowers 1-5 in. wide. 
Sepals lanceolate acute yellowish. Petals narrower, white. Lip 
oblong, side-lobes indistinct, midlobe emarginate crisp with a 
thick central lobed yellow callus. Column nearly straight. Hab. 
On trees at high altitudes. Malacca, Mt. Ophir. Pahang, Gunong 
Tahan (Ridley). 
(6) B. aporoides Rchb. fil. Otia. Bot. Harnb. 44; Ridl. Mat. i. 
145 . 
Tufted epiphyte; stems numerous, 4 in. long. Leaves ensiform, 
stiff recurved, 4 in. long, *25 in. wide. Racemes very short crowded, 
•75 in. long, with numerous brown lanceolate bracts. Flowers 
1 in. wide. Sepals lanceolate acute yellowish. Petals smaller. 
Lip pandurate, side-lobes blunt disc elevate yellow, midlobe oblong 
blunt crisped with two purple spots at base and a low spathu- 
late orange callus. Column slender, hood retuse. Hab. On trees 
in forests. Singapore, Bukit Timah. Malacca, Mt. Ophir. Negri 
Sembilan, Siliau (Williams). Perak, Hermitage Hill. Dislrib. 
Burma, Siam, Sumatra, Borneo. 
(7) B. brevifolia Ridl. Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxii. 340; Mat. i. 145. 
Stems tufted, 6 to 8 in. long, covered with distichous acute 
lanceolate erect leaves, *5 in. long, ’25 in. wide. Flowers from a 
terminal tuft of bracts, *5 in. long. Ovary and pedicel red, -25 in. 
long. Sepals lanceolate acuminate acute, rosy. Petals shorter 
whitish yellow. Lip side-lobes broad curved falcate, base hairy 
whitish yellow, dotted purple between, midlobe white, centre 
yellow. Column slender, hood bilobed. Capsule over *5 in. long. 
Hab. On trees in mountain forest. Perak, Heimitage Hill; Thaip- 
ing Hills (Ridley). Distrib. Borneo. 
(8) B. scirpoidea Ridl. Journ. Bot. 1900, p. 71; Mat. i. 145. 
Epiphyte stems flat, *6 in. tall. Leaves 4 or 5, narrow flat, 
curved pungent, 4-5 in. long, *06 in. wide. Racemes several, *3 in. 
