Vrydagzynea.] cxxxvi. orchide^e. 211 
or glabrous, white tipped pink. Sepals lanceolate, laterals falcate 
broader. Petals shorter cohering to upper sepal. Lip much shorter 
oblong blunt, sides involute, spur sub-cylindric blunt, glands 
globose, pedicels free. Capsule nearly -5 in. long. Hab. In damp 
forests. Singapore, Bukit Timah; Chan Chu Kang. Johor, Batu 
Pahat; Gunong Pantai. Negri Sembilan, Bukit Tangga. Perak 
(Scortechini); Gunong Inas (Yapp). 
(2) V. albida Bl. Orch. Arch, Ind. PL 75, t. 19, fig. 2. 
Stem rather stout, 7 in. long or more. Leaves distant ovate, 
narrowed at base, acute at tip, 2 in. long, 1-25 in. wide; petioles 
'5 to *75 in. long. Peduncle 2-5 in. long with a large broad lanceo¬ 
late sheathing bract below spike. Spike in flower dense cylindric, 
1 in. long. Bracts broad lanceolate nearly blunt. Sepals -i in. 
long, curved white oblong blunt. Petals shorter. Lip oblong- 
lanceolate blunt, a papillose band in the middle, spur cylindric- 
conic dilate in middle, glands short-pedicelled. Spike elongate in 
fruit to 5 in. long and pedicels longer. Capsule elliptic. Hab. 
Mountain woods. Pahang, Telom. Perak, Batang Padang Valley 
(Wray); Temengoh. Distrib. Java, Philippines. 
(3) V. tristriata Ridl, Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxii. 398; Mat. i. 
211. 
Stem 3 in. tall. Leaves ovate acute, 1*5 in. long, *5 in. wide, 
olive-colour with 3 pink stripes. Spike sub-sessile shorter than 
leaves dense. Flowers white. Sepals lanceolate-oblong, laterals 
oblique. Petals adnate to upper sepal. Lip lanceolate-tongue¬ 
shaped blunt, a pustular cushion in middle, spur long saccate, 
glands yellow globose, pedicels adnate to spur for half their length. 
Hab. In wet woods, local. Singapore, Chan Chu Kang. Johor, 
Sedenak. Perak (Scortechini). 
92 . CYSTORCHIS, Bl. 
Terrestrial plants. Leaves ovate petioled or rarely absent. 
Flowers small pubescent. Upper sepals adnate to petals, laterals 
larger. Lip clawed, side-lobes involute, midlobe distinct or not, 
base spurred. Column short; stigma broad. Anther ovate. 
Pollinia 2, deeply grooved on an ovate disc. Species 3 or 4, 
Malayan. 
Leaves ovate-lanceolate . . . . . . (1) C. variegata 
Leafless saprophyte . . . . . . (2) C. aphylla 
(1) C. variegata Bl. Orch. Arch. Ind. 89, t. 24, figs. 3 and 
38c; Ridl. Mai. i. 212. 
Whole plant 6 to 18 in. tall. Leaves ovate-lanceolate acute 
crisped, olive green with lighter patches, 3 in. long, 1 in. wide or 
smaller; petioles 1 in. long or less. Scape spicate pubescent; 
flowers crowded small. Bracts lanceolate acuminate red, *5 in. 
long. Upper sepal green with adnate petals white with a trans- 
