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NEW PLANTS FROM SARAWAK. 
acuminate at both ends, acute 6 inches long J inch wide, 
thinly coriaceous or almost membranous, narrowed into 
the slender petiole i inch long. Scape lateral from the 
axil of a sheath slender 3 inches long with about six 
distant flowers, rachis white hairy. Bracts ovate acute 
glabrous keeled J inch long. Pedicel and ovary longer 
woolly hairy. Sepal upper lanceolate, laterals triangular 
broader sprinkled with hairs \ inch long, mentum 
short and obtuse. Petals narrowly lanceolate acuminate 
glabrous. Lip fleshy pubescent, side lobes about half its 
length narrow obtuse, mid lobe tongue-shaped lanceolate 
obtuse base of lip broad, no calli. Column short half as 
long as its foot, which is channelled with an elongate 
triangular groove broadest at the lip base. Anther 
rather large, cells wide. 
Borneo, Ulu Lawas, August 1909, J. C. Moulton. 
Allied to E. Maingai J. Hook, til, differing in its 
pubescent sepals, and flesh}' tongue-shaped lip like that 
of a Bulbophy limn. 
Evict cymbidifolia , n. sp. 
Pseudobulbs none, a short stem about 2 inches 
long covered with the bases of the dead leaves. Leaves 
distichous linear 15-18 inches long J-i inch across, apex 
acuminate, base jointed, joints about 3 inches. Raceme 
5 inches long, peduncle terete 4 inches long. blowers 
numerous crowded, glabrous white, buds tipped pink. 
Bracts very small lanceolate acuminate. Posticous sepal 
ovate oblong, laterals very much wider oblique subacute 
white tipped with pink outside. Mentum fairly long 
thick blunt. Petals shorter ovate spathulate. Lip 
oblong, base saccate, side lobes porrect free, apices tri¬ 
angular subacute, the lateral keels run the whole length 
of the side lobes horizontally, their edges meeting in 
the middle line and covering in the cymbiform lip which 
is full of nectar, the only access to which is a circular 
opening at the base of the lip ; terminal lobe ovate 
acute. Column very straight fairly long, toot at base 
crimson and pubescent. Anther broad rounded not 
beaked. Pollinia 8 in. two masses each mass of two 
unequal pairs; clinandrium shallow with a median 
ridge. 
Borneo, Pontianak (C. in H. B. Singapore 1893), 
Sumatra, Deli Baros (cult. 1910). A very curious plant 
