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A. 15. rexdle; monocotyledons. * 



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subucuto upiculato 3-norvio 9 mm. loiig\ c. \5 mm. hit. ; sej). lateraVihus 

 oblique elliptico-obovatis apice subacutis 3-nerviis 1 cm. loiio*. '5 cm. lat. ; 

 petalis obovatis obhi^is obsolete apiculatis 5-norviis vix 1 cm. lono-. -Q cm. 

 lat. ; lahelii parte iii£eriare columnar aJnato, parte superiore libero vix f) mm. 

 long. 3-lobOjlobis lat.eralibus parvls suberectis brevlter ovatis 2-2-5 mm. long., 

 loba intermrdlo riul)quaclrato 3'5 mm. laL apice bilobulato, lobulis rotundatis 

 medio apiculato ; calcare pro flore magno saccifonni compresso obtuso 8 mm. 

 long. pa3ne 5 mm, lat.^ ore callo (^rasso sub labelli basi ornato ; columna 



5-5 mm. long. 



Mt. Canala; moist forests; scbists ; 2000 ft. 1239. Mt. Arago; log,s 

 in damp forest; 1500 ft. 1436. Mt. Panie ; moist forest; gneiss; 1500 i't. 



17GI. 



Near the enJomic species C. Balansce Finet^ but differs in floral detail^;, 



espe(*ially in tlie form of tlie lip. 



C.^VLANTUE NROCALEDONICA Xlendlo, sp. 11 ov. (PI. 13. fig, 8-) Plaiita 



terrcstrisj catde tiimido^ radicibiis jduribiis vclutino-pilosis instructo ; foliis 

 glabris pluribiis radicalibus magnis anguste laneeolatis basi in vaginam 

 aiiiiustatis a|)ice acutis plicato-veiiosis, venis primariis conspicuis 5, lamina 

 spi^cimine nd 5*5 dm. long. 7 cm, bit. ; scapo 3-pedale laterali subvalido tcreti 

 dabro, hractels 3-4 vaginantibus nigrescentibus leqnaliter dissitis 3-4:-5 cm. 1. 



t5 



pr^tJito; racento multifloro specimine 25 cm. long., bracteis floreiitibu 





/ 



albis patentibus inter mediocres graciliter pedicellatis ; 



sep. dorsale obovato-elliptico apice breviter acuminato 5-nervio 12 mm. long. 

 8 mm, lat. ; sep. lateralilnis elliptico-oblongis apice breviter et falcate 

 aciiminatis 5-nerviis 12'5 mm. long. G'5 mm. lat.; petalis concavis late 

 elliptico-obovatis, apice vix vel breviter acutis, 7-ncrviis 12 mm. long. 

 8 mm. lat. ; lahtdll parte inferiore colamna3 adnato, parte superiore libero 

 7-5 mm. lono-o 3-lobo, lobls lateralibus brevibus suborbiculari-ovatis ob'usis 

 2'5 mm. longis^ lobo intermedio lato margine crispulo apice retnso 5 mm, 

 longo 5*5 mm. lato ; calcare pro flore magno erasso eurvafo 7 mm. longo 



ovario cum pedicello 2 cm. longo. 



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Mt 



101)0 ft. 1409. Ignambi ; forest ; 



gneiss ; 1000-3000 ft. 1G09. Flowers white tinged with yellow when old, 

 with a waxy iippearancc. 



Near the last species, but differs in floral details and especially in the 



longer curving lip. 



Geodohuji riCTUM Liiidl. Mt. Mou ; lowland forest; 700 ft. 439. 

 Flowers dingy pink. 



DiroDiUM SQUAMATUM K. Br. Tonghoue Mts. ; 1000 ft. 1G3. Mt. Mou ; 



cretaceous; 800 ft. 530. Ignambi; gneiss; 100 ft. IGGl. Oubatche ; 



