CXXXVI. OXCHIDE.E. 
Crypto sty tis.] 
225 
and petals very narrow. Lip superior erect entire, base embracing 
column. Column very short. Anther oblong blunt. Pollinia 2 
pyriform, deeply lobed, with small disc or separate. Rostellum 
broad thick. Capsule elliptic. Species 15, Indo-Malaya, Poly¬ 
nesia and Australia, Formosa. 
(1) C. arachnites Bl. Orch. Arch. Ind. 132, t. 45; Ridl. Mat. i. 
225. C. filiformis Bl, l.c. 133, t. 45, fig. 3. 
Leaves elliptic or ovate, 2*5 to 6 in. long, 1*5 to 3 in. wide; 
petioles 1 to 4 in. long. Scape 6 to 30 in. tall.; raceme 1 to 6 in. 
long. Sepals and petals *5 to -7 in. long, green linear. Lip -36 to 
*5 in. long, lanceolate narrow or wide, light brown with darker red 
spots. Capsule elliptic, *75 in. long. Hab. In woods from sea level 
to 5500 ft. altitude. Common. Singapore, Bukit Timah; Pulau 
Damar. Pahang, Gunong Tahan. Malacca, Merlimau (Derry). 
Selangor, Bukit Hitam (Kelsall); Gunong Mengkuang Lebah 
(Robinson); Menuang Gasing (Kloss). Perak, Thaiping Hills to 
5500 ft. altitude (Wray); Gunong Inas (Yapp). Penang Hill. 
FIM.P., 4 Q 
