Eria dasyphylla

Par. & Reichb.f. in Trans .Linn. Soc. xxx. 147 ; hirsute all over , stems interlaced ,leaves ½ -2/3 in. sessile fleshy elliptic –ovate , flowers very small solitary peduncled .

SIKKIM HIMALAYA , Herb. Griff . (Kew Distrib. 5131) ; at the foot of the hills , J.D.H. KHASIA HILLS , alt . 1-2000 ft , J.D.H. & T.T. PEGU , Kurz . TENASERIM , Helfer (K.D. 5382 ) , Parish .

Stems as thick as a sparrow quill . Leaves subacute , convex on both surfaces . Scape ¼ -1/2 in ; bracts copular ; sepals 5-nerved ,dorsal very small, lateral triangular , acute ; mentum large , rounded ; petals broadly oblong , 1-3 –nerved ; lip large , cuneately obovate , side lobes small , midlobe broader , nerves strong ; anther beaked ; pollinia equal , pyriform .-Near Trichotosia microphylla , Blume , of Java .