Acatnpc.] cxxxvi. orchide^e. 155 
(1) A. penangiana Ridl. Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxii. 358; Mat . 
i. 149. 
Stem short and thick. Leaves lorate stiff, 7 in. long, 1*5 in, 
wide. Raceme 2*5 in. long; peduncle thick. Sepals -5 in. long, 
oblong-ovate broad blunt. Petals narrower spathulate, all yellow 
with red spots on back and red bars in front. Lip spurless, side- 
lobes curved long blunt, midlobe ovate yellow with 3 red streaks 
on side lobes, disc pubescent. Column base broad, yellow with 
2 pink spots, arms short erect. Hah. Penang, Government Hill 
(Curtis). Terutau (Curtis). Lankawi (Williams), 
54 . STAUROPSIS, Renth. 
Stems very stout, tall or short. Leaves very thick lorate 
bilobed at tip. Raceme lateral short tall. Flowers large fleshy 
showy. Sepals oblong. Petals little smaller. Lip adnate to 
base of column short spurless, side-lobes short, midlobe oblong, 
an oblong callus at base. Column short, broad, no foot, wings or 
arms. Rostellum bifid, entire or lobed processes from below stigma. 
Anthers conic i-celled. Pollinia 2, on a broad caudicle, disc reni- 
form. Species 10, Malayan and Indian, China, Polynesia. 
(1) S. gigantea Benth. Gen. Plant iii. 572; Ridl. Mat. 1. 150. 
Vanda gigantea Lindl. Wall. Cat. 7326; Bot. Mag. 5189. 
Stems 2 ft. tall or more, very stout. Leaves lorate, 1 to 2 ft. 
long, 2 to 3 in. wade. Raceme 6 to 15 in. long. Flowers 12 to 15, 
about 2 in. wide. Upper sepal oblong blunt, laterals falcate yellow 
with red blotches. Petals narrower spathulate blunt. Lip half 
as long, base boat-shaped, pink, midlobe fleshy oblong with 3 low 
ridges yellow, callus conic; stigmatic process retuse. Capsule 
oblong, 4 in. long, 1-5 in. through. Hub. On trees and rocks. 
Lankawi isles, Kwah. Terutau (Curtis). Perlis, Kanga. Disirih. 
Burma, Siam. 
55 . PHAL.®NOPSIS, Bl. 
Epiphytes with short stems. Leaves oblong or obovate few, 
coriaceous. Racemes short or long pedicelled, sometimes several. 
Flowers often showy. Sepals sub-equal. Petals often larger. 
Lip spurless clawed or adnate to column base, side-lobes erect, 
usually with a forked or entire callus. Column rather long; anther 
2-celled, caudicle linear or spathulate with a disc. Species about 
25, India, Indo-China, Malaya. 
Scape short; flowers large showy. 
Lip glabrous ...... 
Lip pubescent ...... 
Scape long; rachis flat elongating 
Scape long; rachis not broad and flat. 
Flowers small; midlobe acute . 
Flowers large yellow; midlobe obovate round 
(1) P. violacea 
(2) P. sumatrana 
(3) P. comu-cervi 
(4) P. muscicola 
(5) P. fuscata 
