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with a marked midrib; the broad lateral ones are 3 by 13 lines, 
asymmetrical, with the apex at the end of the longer posterior 
side; there are a well-marked midrib and four lateral nerves. 
The small posterior segments of the petals are narrowly linear- 
lanceolate (2 lines long by } broad), the inner large anterior 
segments are a little over 4 lines long by ? line broad above 
the base; the lateral lobes of the lip are about equal to the 
latter in length, and somewhat similar in shape, though more 
lanceclate and falcate, and only 3 line at their broadest about the 
middle. The median lip is narrow linear and 43 lines long; 
spur 10 lines long. The sturdy capitate half-ascending stigmatic 
processes are 13 line long, slightly shorter than the narrow horn- 
like recurving anther-canals. Ovary with pedicel 13 lines long. 
Approaches the Malagasy H. incarnata, Lindl. ; but has shorter 
stigmatic processes which do not exceed the anther-canals; the 
shape of the sepals is also different. Is also near the Abyssinian 
Hi. humilior, Reichb. f., but is a taller plant, and has narrower 
lateral petals; in the latter point it also differs from the nearly 
allied H. pedicellaris, Reichb. f., and further in the length of 
the bracts. 
HaBENARIA (§ BILABRELL®) ALTIOR, sp. nov. Caule erecto 
subvalido infra medium a foliis lineari-lanceolatis acutis ascen- 
dentibus basi amplexicaulibus pro parte obtecto, his supra caulis 
medium brevioribus trarsitum in bracteas prebentibus; spica sub- 
obovata subdensiflora ; bracteis ovalibus acuminatis, in margine 
sparse ciliolatis, ovarium cum pedicello haud equantibus ; floribus 
mediocribus ; sepalis reflexis, dorsali a basi angustissima ovali, 
quam lateralibus multo minore, his oblique obovatis conspicue 
3-nerviis apice valde asymmetrico crassiusculo ; petalis bipartitis 
margine faciequeé superiore hispidulis, parte antica lanceolari- 
subulata quam postica linearis multo majore; labelli 3-partiti 
segmentis angustissimis subsimilibus, medio quam _lateralia 
lineari-subulata paullo longiore lineari obtuso, calcari infra 
medium torto deinde subinflato quam ovarium cum pedicello 
breviore; processibis stigmaticis longis rectis vel superne vix 
ascendentibus, crassiusculis, capitatis, quam anthere canales longi 
tenues apice sursum curvati vix longioribus ; rostello anguste 
triangulari obtuso anthere loculos orbiculares equante ; stami- 
nodiis bilobis; ovario sepe fusiformi (precipue in angulis) 
verruculoso. 
