Eria recurvata

Hook . f. Ic. Plant. ined .’ pseudobulbs 6-8 in . stout terete , leaves long-lanceolate acuminate , racemes lateral many-fld . pubescent , bracts ovate –lanceolate acuminate 5-nerved and lanceolate acuminate petals recurved from the middle , mentum long 2-lobulate incurved , side lobes of lip narrow rounded , midlobe obcordate apiculate ,disk with a flattened broad ridge between the side lobes .

PERAK ,Kunstler (Ic .in Herb.Calcutt).

Pseudobulbs subtortuous , 3-4 nodal , grooved . Leaves 6-10 by 1- 1 ½ in., plicate ; petiole 1-2 in . Racemes 6 in ., drooping ; bracts yellow ,flat or concave , lower 1 n .; sepals ½ in ., Racemes 6 in ., drooping ; bracts yellow , flat or concave , lower 1 in .; sepals ½ in., glabrous , white with pink veins and tips ; lip with purple side lobes and a yellowish disk and midlobe ; column very short .-A very fine species, perhaps better referred to the section with dense flowers ( after scabrilinguis ) .