222 CXXXVI. ORCHiDEiE. [Hetceria, 
(3) H. elata Hook, fd. F.B.I. vi. 116; Ic. PI. t. 2191; Ridl. 
Journ. F.M.S . Mus. iv. 74 (not of Materials i. 221). 
Stem below leaves 1 in. long. Leaves 3 or 4 ovate acuminate, 
base round, 4 in. long, 1-5 in. wide; petioles 2 in. long. Peduncle 
14 in. long; raceme dense, many-flowered, 4 in. long, pubescent. 
Bracts longer than ovary, *2 in. long. Sepals ovate blunt, -i in. 
long. Petals oblong blunt, as long. Lip ovate saccate, sides 
towards tip involute, tip ovate, 4 cylindric processes in 2 pairs, 
and orbicular plate with 2 processes pointing backwards. Anther 
short pear-shaped, beak blunt. Rostellum broad with 2 short 
points, stigmatic wall broad with 2 short teeth. Capsule elliptic, 
•25 in. long. Hab. Local on banks in forests. Perak, Batang 
Padang valley (Wray); Gunong Berumbun, summit (Ridley). 
(4) H. pauciflora Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mus. iv. 73. 
Stem 5 in. long. Leaves narrow lanceolate acuminate, 2 in. 
long, *4 in. wide; petioles -I in. long, sheaths -25 in. long. Peduncle 
2*5 in long; raceme 1 in. long, with 6 flowers; rachis pubescent. 
Bracts as long as ovary, -i in long. Sepals ovate blunt, glabrous 
red dotted white, -i in. long. Petals white linear narrower. Lip 
shorter saccate ovate, tip rolled into a tube, 2 semi-ovate ridges 
at base, and 2 central short keels. Pollinia pyriform elongate 
with large thick elliptic disc. Stigma deep and wide with projecting 
round walls. Rostellum broad with 2 subulate points. Hab. Rare. 
Pahang, Telom (Ridley). 
( 5 ) nitida Ridl. Journ. Linn. Sop. xxxii. 404; Mat. i. 222. 
Stem 1 ft. tall. Leaves ovate acute dark polished green, 3*5 in. 
long, 1-5 in. wide; petioles 1-25 in. long. Scape 9 in. long, pubes¬ 
cent. Spike dense, many-flowered. Flowers -25 in. long. Bracts 
red, -25 in. long. Sepals ovate blunt pubescent red. Petals free 
spathulate white. Lip adnate to column ovate boat-shaped, edges 
at tip involute to an acute point, a row of linear processes on each 
side in lip base. Column arms linear. Anther ovate beaked. 
Pollinia pyriform on a single caudicle, disc linear. Rostellar arms 
linear short. Hab. In damp woods. Singapore, Bukit Timah; 
Chan Chu Kang. Penang, Pulau Betong (Curtis). 
(6) H. ophirensis Ridl. H. elata Ridl. Mat. i. 221 (not of Hook, 
fil.). 
Stem 2 to 3 in. long. Leaves ovate acuminate, 3-nerved, 4 in. 
long, 1-25 in. wide ; petioles slender, 1 in. long. Peduncle slender, 
1 ft. long. Raceme 3 in. long. Flowers very small. Bracts 
lanceolate long acuminate. Sepals ovate. Petals linear falcate. 
Lip boat-shaped ovate, tip sub-acute with numerous short processes 
in sac. Anther ovate. Column arms rather long. Rostellum 
deeply bifid. Hab. Malacca, Mt. Ophir on Gunong Tunduk at 
3000 ft. altitude (Ridley). 
(7) H. elegans Ridl. Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxviii. 330. 
Stem 3 in. long. Leaves ovate acuminate, 3-nerved, 3 in. long, 
