Through Central Borneo; an account of two years' travel in the land of the head-hunters between the years 1913 and 1917 . ity. Doctor Nieuwenhuis on his journey ascended somedistance up the Tjehan tributary, and in the neighbour-hood of Lung Karang his native collector found an orchidwhich was named phalcsnopsis gigantea, and is known onlyfrom the single specimen in the botanical garden at Buit-enzorg, Java. On a visit there my attention was drawn tothe unusual size of its leaves and its white flowers. I thenhad an interview with the Javanese who found it, anddecided that when I came to the lo
Through Central Borneo; an account of two years' travel in the land of the head-hunters between the years 1913 and 1917 . ity. Doctor Nieuwenhuis on his journey ascended somedistance up the Tjehan tributary, and in the neighbour-hood of Lung Karang his native collector found an orchidwhich was named phalcsnopsis gigantea, and is known onlyfrom the single specimen in the botanical garden at Buit-enzorg, Java. On a visit there my attention was drawn tothe unusual size of its leaves and its white flowers. I thenhad an interview with the Javanese who found it, anddecided that when I came to the locality I would tryto secure some specimens of this unique plant. Havingnow arrived in the region, I decided to devote a few daysto looking for the orchid and at the same time investigatea great Penihing burial cave which was found by mypredecessor. Accompanied by two of our soldiers and with fiveDayak paddlers, I ascended the Tjehan as far as the firstkiham, in the neighbourhood of which I presumed thatthe burial cave would be and where, therefore, accordingto the description given to me, the orchid should be
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