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bilobulata, basi vaginanti. Inflorescentiae oppositifoliae, 2- ad 
4-florae, cum pedunculo circiter 4.5 cm longae; pedunculus usque 
ad racemum brevis, circiter 1.5 cm longus. Bractae 5 vel 6, 
conspicuae, glabrae, oblongo-lanceolatae vel lanceolatae, sub- 
acutae, 19 ad 21 mm longae, 5 ad 7 mm latae, in basi cordatis. 
Flores circiter 1.5 cm longi; pedicellus glaber, cum ovario, 1.3 
ad 2 cm longus. Sepalum dorsale oblongum, obtusum, circiter 
15 mm longum, 6 mm latum. Sepala lateralia triangulari-lan- 
ceolata, obtusa, circiter 15 mm longa, 6.5 mm lata, subfalcata, 
mentum brevem formantia; mentum circiter 6 mm longum. Pe- 
tala leviter oblique-oblonga, valde obtusa, circiter 13 mm longa, 
5 mm lata, membranacea, marginibus aliquando inaequaliter et 
leviter irregularibus. Labellum in circuitu suborbiculare, prope 
apicem 3-lobatum, circiter 9 mm longum, in basi breviter un- 
guiculatum; lobi laterales breves, obtusi, circiter 1.5 mm longi; 
lobus medius late ovatus, obtusus, incrassatus, circiter 3 mm 
longus, margine subcrispato. Discus per medium carinis 3 hu- 
milibus percursus quae in lobo medio confluunt, carinis in basi 
utrinque dilatatis. Gynostemium circiter 8 mm longum, cras- 
sum, apice bilobatum, in pedem 3 mm longum productum. 
An epiphyte with much the habit of Eria perspicabilis Ames. 
Stems simple, terete at the base, somewhat complanate above, 
foliose, 50 to 100 cm long, 0.8 to 1.3 cm in diameter; the inter¬ 
nodes 2 to 3.5 cm long. Leaves linear-lanceolate, glabrous, 
somewhat firm in living condition, subcoriaceous when dry, ner- 
vose, light green, 9.5 to 20 cm long, 2 to 4 cm wide, narrowed 
to the unequally bilobed apex, the base clasping and sheathed. 
Racemes opposite the leaves, 2- to 4-flowered, with the peduncle 
about 4.5 cm long; the peduncles up to the raceme about 1.5 cm 
long. Bracts citron yellow, 5 or 6, conspicuous, glabrous, 
oblong-lanceolate to lanceolate, obtuse, 19 to 21 mm long, 5 to 
7 mm wide, the apex minutely apiculate, the base cordate. 
Flowers fragrant, recalling the odor of Jasminum sambac, con¬ 
spicuous, white, about 1.5 cm long; the pedicels with the ovary 
glabrous, citron yellow, 1.3 to 2 cm long. Sepals and petals pure 
white with bases naphthalene yellow, the spur naphthalene yel¬ 
low. Dorsal sepal oblong, obtuse, about 15 mm long, 6 mm 
wide. Lateral sepals triangular-lanceolate, obtuse, about 15 
mm long, 6.5 mm wide, subfalcate, forming a rather short spur, 
which is about 6 mm long. Petals obliquely oblong or elliptic- 
oblong, broadly obtuse, about 13 mm long, 5 mm wide, membra¬ 
naceous, margins sometimes slightly irregular. Labellum white 
without, cream-buff within, suborbicular in outline, 3-lobed near 
