Eria oblique

Lindl . in Journ . Linn. Soc. iii. 55; stem 1-2 in., sheaths coriaceous , leaves 2 in . linear subacute thickly coriaceous , raceme erect capillary tomentose , bracts ovate-lanceolate , flowers minute , lip broadly cuneate, side lobes elongate triangular -lanceolate acute, midlobe very short truncate , angles acute , disk with a large erect fleshy spur on the midlobe and pulvinus at the base . Mycaranthes oblique , Lindl . in Bot. Reg. 1840 , Misc. 77.

SINGAPORE , Cuming ; at Kranji in Mangrove Swamps , Ridley .
Stem erect from a very stout rhizome with fibrous roots. Leaves 1/6- ¼ in . diam., strict , erect; sheaths ½ in ., tubular , truncate. Racemes terminal , 2 in ., stellately tomentose; pedicels slender ,longer than the membranous bracts ; sepals 1/12 in. long , ovate , acute , petals linear , 1-nerved ; mentum rounded ; lip much broader than long ; midlobe very short indeed , subapiculate and thickened at the broad truncate tip ; spur flattened ,incurved .-A curious little species .