251 PLANTS PROM NEW CALEnONlA. 



rxEHOSTVLis orirrooLossA li. Br. Mt. Ciuiala ; Niaouli-gnuss association ; 

 scliists ; 1500 ft, 1275 bis. Eastern Australia, 



CouYSANTiiES NEOCALEDONICA Sclilcclitcr. Mt, Moii ; ])aro Litis; serpcn- 

 tino ; 2000 ft. 1201. Flower purplish. 



AciANTHUS ELEGANS Kclih, f. Nokuiido ; Spernwlepis- Afjathis forest ; 

 serpentine; 1000 ft. 9^0. Stem reddish; single leaf green above, dark 

 purplish below ; flowers green ; column with red ti}». 



A. NANUS Hendle, sp. nov. (PI 13. fig. *^>) Planta terrestris glabra 

 7 cm. alta ; caide c tubere parvo rotuudo erecto, medio unifoliato, bifloro ; 

 folio circuitu orl)icularc diam. 2"2 cm. basi cordato, 5-lobo lobis rotundatis 

 apieulatis ; hracteis ovatis acutis pedicellos excedentibus G-8 mm. long. ; 

 sepalis anguste lineari-acumlnatis apice obtusiusculis, dorsale 1*7 cm., 

 ]at(u*alil)us 1*4 cm. long, ; y^^^/^r//.? oblique oblongo-elliptieis suporne falcato- 

 acuminatis apice c;nidatis I? iierviisj I'l cu]. long.; ../u/>r//t> 1'4 cm. long., parte 

 inferioro lignlato supra medium dilatato, a])ice 3 mm. lato 3-lobo, lobis 

 lateralibns obscuris rotundatis, lobo medio angusto acuto 3'5 mm. long., 

 1»asi 2-auriculato ; columna suj)ra medium curvata^ in margine anteriore 

 alataj ala a[)ice ct medio am])liata, 



Iguambi ; rather rare in moist forest ; gneiss ; 2500-3500 ft. 1700. 

 Flowers greenish wdiitc tinged with [)urple, Aug. Near A. cijmhalarkv- 

 folins F. Muell. & Krlinzl., but differs in the shape of tlie lip and other floral 

 details. 



A. CULICIFERUS Hendle, sp. nov. (PI. 13. tig. 4.) Planta terrestris glabra 

 circa 2*5 dm. alt.; cauJe e tubere ut apparet pisiforme erecto pergracile 

 flexuoso medio unifoliato laxitcr 1-5-floro ; folio '5-1 cm. longo 4-partitOj 

 segmentis ellipticis apieulatis ; hracteis ovatis acutis 2'3-3 nnn. long, pedi- 

 cellos breves paullo excedentibus ; sejMiUs angusie linearil)us sub apice 

 anguslatis, dorsale 9-11 mm. long., lateralibus paullo brevioribus ; pefalis 

 oblique clliptico-oblongis subito acuminatis^ l-nerviis, 4*5 mm. long.; Jahello 



e basi cordato 1"5 nun. lat. an<j;ustato acumiuato 7 mm, lon<>', ; columua tentio 



sub a})ice curvata 4 mm* long. 



River Nii'ove; amon<i dead leaves, twin's, and humus in Casuarina forest 



near rivtu- ; serpentine ; 300 ft. 1023. May. 



Allied to A. tenuHahris Schlechter, ^vhich 1 have not seeUj but differing in 



the longer sepals and shape of lip, 



A. BKACTEATL'S Rendle^ sp. nov. (PL 13. fig, 1.) Planta terrestris glabra 

 10-15 cm, alt, ; caide e tubere pisiforme erecfo tereti vcluti foliis rubro 

 tincto supra medium unifoliato 3-4-floro ; folio 5-partitOj segmentis oblongo- 

 elli})ticis vel obovatis apieulatis u.->que ad 1*2 cm. long. ; hracteis inter 

 congeneres maguis foliaccis cllip<ico-obovatis apiculatis 1-1'7 cm. long. 



pedicellum et ovaiium superantibus ; florihus atrorubris; sepaJis angusto 



