THE MONTANE FLORA OF FIJI. 177 
Hab. Nadarivatu, 2700-3300, in forest. ЕІ. Sept. 685. 
Markedly different from its allies in the shape of the lip, and in having the 
usual teeth on the unguis reduced to mere crenulations. 
This species is conspicuous amidst the forest undergrowth from its exquisite 
iridescent velvety brown-green leaves, rather fleshy in consistency. 
ADENOSTYLIS VITIENSIS, Ztolfe, sp. nov. 
Rhizoma repens, gracile. Caules subgraciles, parce pubescentes, breves. 
Folia breviter petiolata, oblongo-lanceolata, acuta, membranacea, 4-7 ст. 
longa, 8-12 mm. lata; petioli 1-15 cm. longi, basi vaginati. Scapi circa 
30 em. longi, graciles, pubescentes, pauciflori, vaginis spathaceis paucis vestiti. 
Bracteæ ovato-lanceolate, acuminate, pubescentes, 6-8 mm. longe. Pedicelli 
5-6 mm, longi. Flores “ајы? Sepala ovato-oblonga, apiculata, 1-nervia, 
4 mm. longa, posticum cum petalis in galeam connata. Petala lanceolato- 
oblonga, acuta, 4 mm. longa. Labellum 3:5 mm. longum, basi concavum, 
apice dilatato-bilobum ; lobi divergentes, obovato-oblongi, obtusi, 3 mm. longi. 
Columna brevis. 
Hab. Nadarivatu, 2700, undergrowth in forest. Fl. Sept. 618. 
ADENOSTYLIS STRICTA, Rolfe, sp. nov. 
Rhizoma repens, crassiusculum, submoniliforme ; internodii 7 mm. longi. 
Caules breves, foliacei. Folia numerosa, subsessilia, lanceolata, acumina- 
tissima, membranacea, 12-15 em. longa, 1-15 ст. lata, basi attenuata, 
vaginata. Scapi 35-40 em. longi, erecti, pubescentes, vaginis lanceolatis 
acuminatis vestiti. Bracteæ lanceolate, acuminatissime, trinerviæ, 5-10 mm. 
longe. Pedicelli 5 mm. longi. Sepala patentia, ovato-oblonga, subacuta, 
uninervia, 4 mm. longa. Petala lineari-oblonga, obtusa, uninervia, 4 mm. 
longa. Labellum 3-4 mm. longum, basi ample ventricosum, crassiusculum, 
margine involutum, apice dilatatum, bilobum, intus bieallosum ; lobi sessiles, 
divergentes, oblongi, membranacei, circa 1 mm. longi. Columna lata, 2 mm. 
longa. 
Hab. Vatavula, Nabacara НШ, 1000, amongst undergrowth in forest. 
Fl. Aug. 607. 
Characterized by ihe strict habit, very fleshy ventricose base of the lip, and 
sessile diverging side lobes. 
ODONTOCHILUS LONGIFLORUS, Benth. et Hook. fa, ex Drake, Ш. Fl. Ins. 
Mar. Pacif. 312 (1892). 
Nadarivatu, 2700-3500, terrestrial in forest, scattered. ЕІ. Sept.-Oct. 
701. 
Distrib. Fiji (Viti Levu, Taviuni). 
A delicate little species, fleshy in consistency, with lovely velvety green 
leaves of metallic appearance, veined with lighter green ; flowers white. 
