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sato ovario longe pedicollato 3— 4-plo lonyiore; proccssubus stigmalicis 

 eloMgalis excavatis spatlmlalis, canalibus antherac paullo brcvioribus. 



//. psiloceras Wehv. Msc, Flora XXV. p. 99. 



Caulis 2—3 pcdalis ex Welw., quadripedalis ex Reiciiekhach, in speciminc lypicu 

 paro maxima planlae 68 cm alt., basi plus quam 1 cm diametro. Folia oblonga acumi- 

 nata V. acuta; ad 14 cm longa, ad 4 cm lala. Haccmus laxillorus, Bracteac acuminatac 

 uuignae 3 cm longae, pedicellns 2,5 cm longus, ovarium rostratum 3,5 cm, calcar 

 ^6 — 17 cm lougum, 



Africa occidentalis tropica: Distr. Puiii^o Antlongo. 



(Ex. specim. typ. in Mus. Brilaiin. conserv. !) 



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Sepalo dorsall oblongo ovalo oblusis- 



simo, lalcralibus ovatis lanceolalis oblusis orectis; petalis lateralibus brc- 

 vioribus acutis acuminalisve; labelli Iriparliti parlitionlbus hileralibus in 

 denies miniitos filiformos vel in aiigalos pone basin labelli reductis, inter- 

 media lineari-oblonga sepalis breviore pnbesccnte semidcflexa; calcari 

 l)revi {^4 ovarii) obtuso; processubus stigmaticis crassis brevibus papillo- 

 siSj antherae canalibus brcvioribus uncinatis. 



//, painllosa H. Ridley. Journ* Linn. See. XXI. p. 504. 



Tubcridia parva ovnlia. CauHs ercctus gracillimus, 30—40 cm alius, paucifolialus. 

 Folium basilare vel \ parvum lanceolato-acuminatum ; caulina remola linoaria acumi- 

 nata. Racemuspauci-pluriflorus, plus minusvc coagestus. Bracteac ovato-lanccolatac 

 acuminatac ovaria subaequantes. Flores pallidi, labcUum fuscuni [mIIic (lowers appear 

 to be light coloured, but the lip is dark pink (V)« Ridley]. 



Madagascar; Monies Ankaralra (Hildebrandt n. 3860, Jan. 1881). 

 Imerina (Dea^s Cuavan — Mus. Brit.!) 



235. H. Liudleyana Steud., NomencL Ed. 2, 716, Sepalo dorsali ovalo, 

 acutOj lateralibus inulto majoribus oblongis ; petalis lateralibus falcatis sepalo 

 dorsali agglulinatis et cum eo galeam forinantibus; labello Iripartilo^ parti- 

 lionibus lateralibus parvis filiformibuSj intermedia lineari-oblonga obtusa 

 pelalis sepalisque longiore, calcari filiformi comprcsso apiccm versus dila- 



lato ovario longiore. 



//. latifolia LindL, Orch. p. 321, 



Caulis 30—35 cm altus, basi folialus. Folia ovato-oblunga acuta, 15—16 cm longa, 

 e — 7 cm lata, supra dccresccntia. Racemus laxiflorus multiflorus elongatus, Bracteac 

 mcmbrauaccae acuminatac aristafaeve, ad basin racemi ovaria non aequantes. Flores 



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majusculi, 



Asia tropica: Ceylon (Macrae). 



(Vidi specim. herbar. Lindley in Museo Kew. !) 



236. H. hircilia Rbch. f. Sepalis oblongo triangulis obtuse acutis; 

 pelalis lateralibus ovatis obtuse acutis; labelli tripartitl parlitionibus latera- 

 libus denliformibus abbreviatis, intermedia lincari-acula, calcari cylindra- 

 ceo clavalo ovario pedicellate longiore ; processubus stigmaticis abbreviatis 

 rotusis crassis, antherae canalibus ascendentibus; rostelli processu Irian- 

 gulari acuminate antheram superanle. 



B. hircina Rbch. f., Flora XXV. p. 100. 



