Eria Pleurothallis

Par. & Reichb.f. in Trans . Linn. Soc. xxx. 147; small , tufted , leaf solitary from a very short stem which is hidden by imbricating reticulately nerved sheaths coriaceous petioled linear filiform and very small solitary flower wolly ,sepals 1/8 in . long broad obtuse 3-nerved , petals narrow 1-3 nerved , lip with a broad claw orbicular , side lobes and midlobe small solid globose .

TENASSERIM ; ON Moolyet, alt . 5000 ft .Parish.

Tufted , pseudobulb 0 ; stem 1/8 in.; sheaths ½ in.,acute . Leaves when young ensiform , mature 2- 2 ½ in . Scape much shorter ; bract under the flower small , membranous , sheathing ; mentum large , rounded ; column very short .