Eria Andersoni

Hook .f. Ic. Plant . ined.; leaves 2 narrowly linear-lanceolate , spike suberect stout pubescent , bracts large broadly ovate or ovate –lanceolate revolute , lateral sepals triangular ovate acuminate, mentum broadly conical obtuse , petals oblong-lanceolate acute, lip obovate, side lobes short erect , midlobe orbicular ,disk with 2 median ridges , column short .

SIKKIM HIMALAYA ; at Darjeeling , T. Anderson (Ic. in Herb. Calcutt.).
Pseudobulbs 2-5 in., cylindric, striate . Leaves 4-6 in. Spike much shorter than the leaves , rather dense-fld.; bracts 1/3 -2/3 in ., green ; ovary ½ in., sessile , tomentose ; lateral sepals 1/3 in ., pinkish ; lip purplish , midlobe yellow .- Described from two drawing in Herb. Hort. Calcutt.