Eria leptocarpa

 

Eria leptocarpa

Hook .f. Ic. Plant . ined .; leaves linear –lanceolate tip dimidiate,peduncle subracemosely 3-5 fld ., bracts ovate acute , lateral sepals ovate-lanceolate acuminate and oblong petals 3-nerved , mentum are obtuse incurved , lip broadly clawed , side lobes oblong incurved overlapping the larger broadly orbicular pubescent midlobe , axis with 3 ridges thickened at the sinus , column very short , capsule 3 in . very slender .

PERAK ; Scortechini , King’s collector .
Stem 2-3 ft., nearly as thick below as the little finger and hollow ; internodes 1- 1 ½ in . Leaves 6-8 in. , thinly coriaceous obtuse , tip of one side ½ in. longer than the other . Peduncle 1in., and bracts ¼-1/2 in ., fleshy ? ; flowers yellow mottled with brown , cream –cold . within ;pedicel and ovary 1 in.; lateral sepals ½ in., falcate ; anther completely 4 celled ;capsule strict , 1/8 in.diam ., angled .-The long capsule resembles Eria nutans .

 

 

 

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