Eria andamanica

Hook .f. Ic. Pl. ined .; pseudobulbs as in Eria flava , leaves elliptic –lanceolate , lateral sepals ¾ in .long acuminate 9-nerved ,petals oblanceolate 5-nerved , lip 1 in .long narrowly oblong from a broad claw pubescent , side lobes narrow acute , axis thickened , midlobe as broad but much shorter subquadrate 2-fld veined , column long .

SOUTH ANDAMAN ISLANDS , Kurz.

I advanced this as a species with great hesitation , but the long column ,nearly half as long as the dorsal sepal , and the corresponding long lip are very strong characters ( if constant ).