Eria acridostachya

reichb.f. mss. ; Lindl. in Journ . Linn. Soc. iii. 48.

PERAK , Scortechini ; Larut , alt . 3500-4500 ft., King’s Collector .-DISTRIB. Java .

Rhizome very stout ; sheaths 1-3 in., rigidly coriaceous ; upper ensiform , sometimes 3-4 in. Leaf 6-12 in., petioled , acute , thickly coriaceous . Scape stout , 6-10 in., naked ; raceme 4-6 in., cylindric ; flowers spreading or deflexed , coriaceous , about 1/3 in.from tip of mentum to upper sepal ; bracts minute ; pedicel with ovary 1/3 in.; lateral sepals much longer than broad , falcate ,obtuse ; dorsal much smaller ; petals linear -oblong , obtuse ; lip sessile , coriaceous , oblong , obtuse , base concave , side lobes very small ; column very short , foot long , fleshy , channelled .