140 DR. HOOKER AND DR. THOMSON'S PRECURSORES 
Species pulcherrima, caule crassiusculo simplici v. diviso 4-8". Folia 
basi interdum setigera, nervis primariis in var. a paucis sub 8, mar- 
gine parallelis, in var. В, 8-12, divergentibus. Flos 12" longus, pal- 
lide roseus v. stramineus, rubro striatus. Capsula elliptico-oblonga, 
erecta, polysperma. Semina parva, lanata ?— Flores interdum solitarii. 
Capsule et semina 1. linearis. 
This is similar in some respects to I. acuminata, Benth., but differs 
in the flowers being considerably larger, not umbellate, and the leaves 
broader; the sepals and petals also are of a very different form. 
59. I. rRuTICOSA (D.C. Prodr. i. 687; Wall. Cat. 4762 !). Саше erecto 
robusto ramoso, foliis 3-5" longe petiolatis pubescentibus subsericeis 
glabratisve ovato lanceolatis acuminatis serratis crenatisve, petiolis 1-2 
glandulosis tomentosis, pedunculis glabris folio brevioribus 3-5-floris, 
bracteis linearibus, pedicellis valde elongatis gracilibus, floribus amplis, 
sepalis magnis ovatis cuspidatis, labelli limbo brevi cymbiformi, caleare 
elongato curvo ascendente, vexillo late orbiculari bilobo, alis bipartitis 
segmentis divaricatis.— Wight & Arn. Prodr. 137 ; Wight, Ic. 966. 
Hab. Sylvis montosis tropicis Malabariz ad Kottergherry et Coonoor ! 
(non alibi), Wight (fi. Aug. et Mart.). 
Planta insignis, 8-pedalis, floribunda. Caulis ad cicatrices nodosus. 
Folia interdum glabra, sepissime appresse pubescentia, glandulis 
petioli sessilibus. Flores 11” lati, calcare 2-unciali. Pedunculi ple- 
rumque in pedicellos 3, 2-4 unciales divisos, vel umbellam 2-4-florem 
gerens. Capsula magna, 1" longa, anguste elliptica, rostrata, poly- 
sperma. Semina glabra. 
60. I. JunP1A (Ham. Wall. Cat. 4761 !). Fruticosa, caule elato ra- 
moso, foliis 3-5" petiolatis oblique ovatis ovato-lanceolatisve longe 
acuminatis serratis nervis subtus puberulis basi petioloque glandulosis, 
peduneulis axillaribus subterminalibusque gracilibus 2-4-floris, sepalis 
parvis, vexillo dorso cornuto, labello subconice saccato ventricoso in 
calcar subelongatum validum curvum contracto, alis labello minoribus. 
Var. 8. Mutica, caleare et cornu vexilli brevioribus. 
Hab. Sylvis umbrosis tropicis Himalayz centralis et orientalis, Nepal ! 
Hamilton, éyc. ; Sikkim, alt. 3000-5000 ped. ! Griffith, $c. (f. Sept.- 
Nov.) (v.v.) 
Caulis 5-8 pedalis, ramosus, crassiusculus, basi sublignosus ; ramulis 
pubescentibus glabrisve, plerumque flexuosis. Folia submembra- 
nacea, supra nitida, glaberrima v. pilosula, setis glanduligeris basin 
versus gracilibus. Pedunculi 3-5", glabri v. puberuli. Bractee 
caducie. Pedicelli pollicares et ultra. Flos sordide albidus v. flavus 
v. aurantiacus, cum calcare rubro 2-pollicaris. Sepala acuta ob- 
cuneata dorso longe rostrata v. erostria. Capsula anguste lineari- 
oblonga, pollicaris, glaberrima. Semina pauca, 4-6 apicem versus 
capsulze, parva, opaca, suborbicularia, tuberculata. 
