124 MR. H. N. RIDLEY ON THE 



Cykosorchis tenella, 11. sp. — Gracilis; tiibera parva; folia 4» 

 radicalia oblouga ovata acuta 1-lJ uncias longa ^ lataj caulis 

 tenuis glaber, vaginis duabus acuminatis dissitis, 4-6 uncias 

 loiigus; fl ores 4-5 dissiti parvi ; bracte^e ovata> acuiuinatee vagi- 

 uantes pedicellis a^quales ; sepalum posticus ovatum acutum, 

 lateralia majora falcata oblouga obtusapatula; petala lanceolata ; 

 labellum porrectum trilobum, lobis lateralibus curvis subacuti;?, 

 medio oblongo obtuso longiore ; ca^car breve clavatum, sepalis 

 lateralibus suba?quilougum ; antherse apices breviusculi curvi ob- 

 tusi; rostellum subsequale ; stigmata ovalia carnosa, baud celata ; 



rf 



ovarium paree pubescens. 



Ambatovory, Br. Fox. Mohely, Comoro Isles, JBoivin. 



This little plant has much the appearance of Ilahenaria tener- 

 rima^ Bidl. ; but is a true Cynosorchis. The other species obtained 

 by Dr. Fox v^^ere C. grandiflora^ Eidl., Ambatovory; G.Jlexuosa, 

 LindL, Ankeramadinka ; C. fastigiata, LindL, Angavokely ; C, 

 lilacina, Kidl., Angavokely and Ambatovory. 



Habet^aria cokopodes, n. sp. — Gaulis 18-uncialis foliatus ; 

 folia dissita patentia lanceolata acuminata longe vaginantia, basi 

 amplexicaulia, longissimum 3 uncias longum, ^ uncise latum ; 

 racemus laxus ; flores iis H. araclmoidis a)quales ; bracteae semi- 

 unciara longse, lanceolatae acuminatse, ovario sequales ; sepaluin 

 posticum lanceolatum obtusum erectum, lateralia subacuta 

 deflexa; petala bifida, laciuia postica erecta linearis, anticaan- 

 gustior decurva ; labellum trifidura, basi cuneata brevissima 

 quam stigmata breviore, laciniae longse suba^quales, angustissimse 

 lineares ; calcar pendulum ovario subsequale clavatum acumina- 

 tum, apice paullo curvo ; apices antherse breves obtusi ; stigmata 

 longa porrecta obtusa, apice incrassata ; lobi columnares laterales 

 parvi ovati erecti obtusi. Planta sicca nigricans. 



Ambatovory, Dr. Fox. * 



This plant is allied to H, aracTinoides and it has very much 

 the habit of H. lancifolia^ Eichard. 



Harekaria Foxii, n. sp.— -Eadices copiosse longse, tubera 



ovalia; caulis 6-18 uncias longns, validulus foliatus; folia 5-6 

 ovato-lanceolata acuminata palula, 5 uncias longa 1^ lata; race- 

 mus laxus ; flores plures mediocres virides ; bractese inferiores 

 lanceolatse foliaceap, auperiores breviores angustiores, ovariis multo 

 breviores ; sepalum posticum erectum ovatum lanceolatum, late- 

 ralia subsimilia deflexa ; petala bifida, laciniis angustis linearibus 



