Eria reticulata

Benth. In Gen. Pl. iii. 509; sepals united in a subcampanulate very short broadly 3-lobed tube , petals spathlate 5-nerved , mentum obscure , lip half of the petals very shortly clawed panduriform ,lip half the length of the petals very shortly clawed panduriform , base with a long erect spur. Porpax reticulate , Lindl. in Bot. Reg. xxxi. (1845), Misc. 62 ; Walp. Ann. Vi. 266. Cryptochilus reticulates , Reichb.f. in Bot. Zeit . 1862 , 214. Aggeianthus reticulatus , Wight Ic.t. 1737.

The DECCAN PENINSULA ; Iyamally Hills , Wight .Canara ; at Chandway , Ritchies .

Pseudobulbs ¾ in.diam ., densely crowded . Leaves not seen .Flowers ½-3/4 in.long, purple –brown , minutely hispid ; pedicel very short , with a very large broad bract and many sheaths ; nerves strong , petals and lip subcrenulate ; pollinia 4 or 8, pyriform .