CXXXVI. ORCHIDEiE. 
[Sarcochilus. 
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or large, midlobe very small or almost absent, spur large porrect. 
Column fairly long, arms o, foot often long. Anther ovate. 
Pollinia 2, caudicle usually narrow, disc small. Species about 30, 
Indo-Malaya, Australia. 
Stems short; leaves crowded. 
Flowers over 1 in. across; sepals and petals 
lanceolate ...... 
Flowers 1 in. long; sepals and petals long acu¬ 
minate ...... 
Flowers under 1 in. across. 
Rachis not thickened or flat. 
Spur short broad clubbed 
Rachis thickened; leaves short. 
Spur globose ...... 
Spur long clubbed, laterally flattened sig¬ 
moid ...... 
Spur conic very short; flowers rather large, 
green ....... 
Rachis thickened ; leaves 2 ft. long, spur conic 
Rachis flat distichous; flowers small . 
Stems 3 to 6 in. long; racemes very short, 
hardly thickened. 
Leaves elliptic, lip side-lobes sub-triangular; 
flowers white ...... 
Leaves lorate; side-lobes oblique-ovate; 
flowers violet ...... 
Stem elongate pendulous flat; racemes short; 
flowers scarlet and salmon .... 
(1) S. unguiculatus 
(2) S. acuminatus 
(3) S. caligaris 
(4) S. eladostachys 
(5) S. stenoglottis 
(6) S. virescens 
(7) S. tanyphyllus 
( 8 ) S. biserratus 
(9) S. tahanensis 
(ro) S. violaceus 
(ii) S. anceps 
(1) S. unguiculatus Lindl. Bot, Reg. 1840; Misc. 67; Ridl. 
Mat, i. 175. S. aureus Hook. fit. F.B.I. vi. 35; Ann. Roy. Bot. 
Gard. Calc. v. 64. 
Stem short stout, 2 in. long. Leaves lorate, thick coriaceous 
blunt, 6 in. long, -5 in. wide, sheaths *5 in. long. Raceme 5 in. long. 
Flowers over 1 in. wide. Pedicel and ovary 1 in. long. Sepals 
and petals lanceolate acute white or pale yellow. Lip short, side- 
lobes incurved oblong large falcate, purple, midlobe broad, base 
narrowed to tip blunt, a low callus between side-lobes and large 
double one behind, yellowish spotted purple, spur short globose, 
base narrowed. Column dilate upwards, foot long. Hab. Perak 
(Kunstler). Distrib. Borneo, Philippines. 
(2) S. acuminatus Ridl, Journ, F.M.S. Mus. iv. 72. 
Stem -5 to 2 in. long. Leaves few elliptic narrow, base insequi- 
lateral, tip blunt, 3 to 4*5 in. long, -75 to 1 in. wide. Raceme stout, 
3 in. long, hardly thickened above. Sepals and petals long 
acuminate, 1 in. long, yellow. Lip side-lobes thin, midlobe short 
straight, white spotted purple at base, spur long. Hab. Pahang, 
Telom near river (Ridley). 
(3) S. caligaris Ridl. Trans. Linn, Soc. iii. 372 ; Mat. i. 175. 
Stem very short. Leaves lorate falcate acute unequally bifid, 
3 to 5 in. long, -75 in, wide. Raceme *5 in. long, rachis not thickened. 
