Eria articulata

Lindl. in Journ . Linn. Soc. iii. 47; pseudobulbs ellipsoid adhering end to end like a chain , scape from the point of juncture of the bulbs capillary , spike flexuous , bracts cymbiform , flowers minute distant , sepals obtuse lanceolate , dorsal recurved , lateral with upcurved tips, mentum large incurved , petals small lanceolate , lip minute with a long slender claw and horseshoe –shaped limb. Alwisia tenuis , Lindl. Fol. Orchid. 1; Thwaites Enum . 300.

CEYLON; in the Ambagamowa district , Walker , Thwaites.
Pseudobulbs ¼ -1/3 in .long . Leaves 1-2 , ½-1 in. long , oblanceolate , apiculate. Scape 1-3 in., naked ; bracts broad , cucullate , acute ; flowers buff , 1/10 in.long ; ovary very short ; nerves of sepals very obscure .