204 cxxxvi. orciiidEjE. [Aplostellis. 
*5 in. long. Flowers about 13, pale green, 1 in. long. Sepals 
and petals lanceolate acute, petals narrower, blunt. Lip 3-lobed, 
side-lobes blunt, midlobe ovate acute hairy, white with green 
lines. Hab. In grassy spots. Pahang, Kwala Tembeling. Perak, 
Padang Rengas; Thaiping (Wray). Pulau Adang. Perlis, Ginting 
Kabok, Kanga. Distrib. India, Siam, Malaya. Native name: 
Daun Satu Taun. 
(2) A. velutina Ridl. Pogonia velutina Par. and Rchb. fit. 
Trans. Linn. Soc. xxx. 142; Hook. fit. F.B.I. vi. 119. 
Leaf orbicular-cordate plicate, velvety both sides, purple, paler 
beneath, 5 to 6 in. wide; petiole short, -5 in. long. Scape 3 to 5 in. 
tall, with 1 or 2 flowers. Sepals and petals very narrow lanceolate- 
linear acuminate, quite acute. Lip shorter spathulate, white 
veined pink. Hab. Penang Hill, Mount Erskine, near the bungalow. 
Distrib. Tenasserim and Siam. 
(3) A. punctata Ridl. Pogonia punctata Bl. Mus. Bot. Lugd. 
Bat. i. 32; Orch. Arch. Ind. 150, t. 49, fig. 2; Ridl. Mat. i. 203. 
Stem 1 in. long. Leaf ovate or orbicular cordate, 1 to 2 in. 
long and as wide, green. Flowers solitary, 1 in. long, on a peduncle 
2 to 3 in. long; sheaths spotted pink. Bracts shorter than ovary. 
Ovary -5 in. long, purple. Sepals and petals narrow linear acumin¬ 
ate, pinkish spotted darker. Lip 3-lobed, white spotted violet, 
side-lobes short, midlobe lanceolate. Column long with thin wings, 
narrowed downward and ovate acuminate arms pointing down¬ 
wards. Hab. In woods. Singapore, Bukit Timah; Chan Chu 
Kang. Johor, Sungei Tebrau. Perak, Temengoh (Ridley). Penang 
Waterfall (Curtis). Lankawi, Kwah. Terutau (Curtis). Distrib. 
Java. 
82 . CORYSANTHES, Bl. 
Very small tuberous herbs with 1 orbicular or ovate leaf and 
1 large flower. Dorsal sepal cucullate curved, laterals and petals, 
when present, filiform. Lip large, base tubular erect with a broad 
recurved limb. Column short stout; stigma broad. Rostellum 
short. Anther 2-celled reniform or ovoid. Pollinia 2 elliptic. 
Capsule erect elliptic on a long-lengthened pedicel. Species about 
20, Indo-Malaya, Australia. 
Lip broad round toothed . . . . . (1) C. picta 
Lip ovate acuminate toothed broad . . . {2) C. mucronata 
Lip smaller entire or nearly, limb small deflexed . (3) C. fornicata 
(1) C. picta Lindt. Gen. and Sp. Orch. pi. 394; Blume, Orch. 
Arch. Ind. 174, t. 64; Ridl. Mat. i. 204. 
Whole plant 2 in. tall. Leaf cordate acute dark green, white 
veined, -5 in. long. Flower deep red, -5 in. long. Upper sepal 
cuneate, 3-toothed, laterals and petals 1-5 in. long. Lip ovate 
recurved with tubular base, edge of limb toothed. Capsule elliptic. 
Hab. Mountains in moss at about 4000 ft. altitude. Pahang, 
