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(1) O. malayanus Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 41, p. 34; 
Mat. ii. 91. , 
Stem stout erect, 4 in. long or more, covered with scar ious 
sheaths of fallen leaves. Leaves linear acuminate, 9 in. long, 
*4 in. wide, glaucous beneath. Scape 4 in. long. Flowers small, 
white. Sepals and petals ovate sub-acute, *12 in. long. Stamens 
quite free. Hub. Grassy spots. Local. Perak, Padang Rengas 
(Fox). Lankawi, Gunong Raya (Curtis). 
(2) O. intermedius Don, Prod. FI. Nep. 48. var. macranthus 
Ridl. F.M.S. Journ. iv. 81. 
Stem woody. Leaves linear acuminate, 18 in. long, -25 in. 
wide paler beneath. Scape 18 in. (or more) long, base -6 in. long, 
nude. Flowers few, white. Bracts -25 in. long. Flowers cam- 
panulate, *5 in. wide. Sepals and petals oblong truncate, tip 
round. Stamen filaments very short. Anthers linear-oblong. 
Hab. Very rare. By streams in forests at 4500 ft. altitude. Pahang, 
Cameron’s Plateau (Robinson and Kloss). Distrib. Of species, 
Himalayas. . , _. r 
( 3 ) O. prolifera Lindl. Journ. Hort. Soc. 1. 76; Hook. b.B.L. 
vi. 270. . 
Stem erect with stilt roots. Leaves ensiform recurved, b to 
10 in. long, 7 in. wide. Scape purple; flowers clustered, obovate 
between fleshy and spongy, -25 in. across. Stamens united by a 
short fleshy ring. Style pyramidal; stigmas 3, pomt-like. Hab. 
Penang (Lewis). Cult, in Hort. Soc. Gardens. Not seen since. 
A sketch is in the Lindley Herbarium at Cambridge. Mohammed Han iff 
found a plant on Penang Hill which to some extent resembles this. It has the 
habit of O. malayanus. The scape violet, flowers white rather fleshy, *25; m. 
across, but the stamens are quite free to base, the style elongate cylindnc 
tapering upwards; perianth lobes lanceolate acute; ovary inferior. 
4 . CHLOROPHYTUM, Ker. 
Herbs. Leaves long, flaccid, crowded at base. Inflorescence 
racemose or panicled. Flowers medium or small white. Sepals 
and petals linear-oblong. Stamens 6; filaments filiform; anthers 
linear versatile. Ovary globose; ovules 4 to 20 m a cell; style 
elongate filiform; stigma capitate minute. Capsule trigonous, 
deeply 3-lobed, lobes flattened. Seeds discoid black. Species 40, 
India, Africa, Australia and America, few Malayan. 
(1) C. orchidastrum Lindl. Trans. Hort. vi. 79; Bot. Reg. 
813; Ridl. Mat. ii. 92. , , ,, , „ „ • 
Large tufted plant. Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, 2 ft, long 2 m. 
wide. Panicles 12 to 18 in. tall, with a few long branches. Bracts 
at base long papery acuminate, 1 to 3 in. long Flowers numerous, 
2 or 3 together, white, *6 in. wide. Sepals and petals linear-lanceo¬ 
late acute. Capsule -25 in. long. Hab. In forest or on limestone 
rocks. Not common. Perak, Kwala Dipang, limestone rocks, 
