676 CXLVIII. ORCHIDEX. (J. D. Hooker.) [Oberonia. ` 
SIKKIM HIMALAYA, Griffith. SinHET and the Kuasia HILLIS, Rozburgh, ke. 
TENASSERIM, Griffith, Parish. Nite@nirt and PurNxy HILLS, Wight, &c. 4 
Very variable if, as I think probable, the following forms are correctly referre 
to it. The perianth alone is exposed from the broad sheathing scarious bract n m 
O. ensiformis and others. The rachis is stout or slender, the capsule sessile. hia 
is such a mixture of specimens in a very bad state under Wallich No. 1943 that 
reference to them is of no use. 
O. IRIDIFOLIA PROPER ; leaves 6-10 by 3-1 in., lip broader than long quadrate 
glabrous or pubescent. Cymbidium iridifolium, Roxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 458.— Sikkim, 
Silhet and Tenasserim. . han 
Var. denticulata ; leaves 4-5 by 2—1 in., scape shorter flattened, lip longer * T 
broad more triangular glabrous less deeply toothed. O. denticulata, Wig tills 
t. 1625 ; Lindl. Fol. Orchid. Oberon. 2; Walp. l. c. 208.—Nilghiri and Pulney "i 
Var. angustifolia; leaves 8-10 by } in. straight, scape longer narrowly winged, 
lip short glabrous with a small square midlobe.— Khasia Hills. . ter 
Var. brevifolia; leaves 2-4 by 3-3 in. falcate, scape and spike shor im. 
lip triangular glabrous tip broadly bifid. O. flexuosa, Parish mss. —Moulmem, 
Griffith, Parish. ' 
2. O. Clarkei, Hook. f. le. Pl. t. 1779 A; very small, stem short, 
leaves 1 in. linear-ensiform acute or obtuse, scape short many-bracteate p 
spike very slender, flowers very minute whorled subsessile longer tha? as 
broad acuminate toothed bracts, petals broadly ovate obtuse mear n 
large as the sepals, lip 3-lobed about equalling the sepals, lateral lo 
pectinately toothed, midlobe small obcuneate truncate. 
KnasrA Mrs, ; Shillong, alt: 5000 ft., Clarke. dnate at 
Whole plant 2 in. high. Leaves about } in. broad, straight. Scape atna seen 
the base to the uppermost leaf, rachis filiform ; flowers red, about 35 in.—1 have 
t pne specimen of this little species, which is most nearly allied to O. Grifithiant, 
indl. 
3. O. Jenkinsiana, Grif. mss.; stem elongate, leaves lineas, ind 
terete sparsely bracteate, spike decurved, flowers minute subsessile » teral 
imbricate, bracts short erose, petals oblong, lip very short 3-lobed, n Fol. 
lobes. deeply toothed, £erminal small quadrate crenate. Lind ^! oll. 
Orchid. Oberon. 4, Malaxis Jenkinsiana, Reichb. f. in Walp. Ann. V ^: 5 
; pusu HILLs, Grifith, &c., Joowyeand Kumroot, alt. 4000 ft., Clarke, J. ^^^ 
& - 7 . e 
Stem 2-4 in. Leaves 3-6 by i-iin., straight or falcate, acuminate., x 
adnate to the upper leaf, with the spike 3—4 in, ; flowers dark brown, about so 
lip with a concave disk.— The lip resembles that of O. iridifolia. 
4. O. Griffithiana, Lindl. Sert. Orchid. t. 8 B; Fol. Orchid. ader, 
No.44; stem elongate, leaves linear, scape slender naked, spike very S sub- 
flowers very minute pedicelled more or less whorled, bracts E serate. 
entire, petals narrow linear, lip short 3-lobed, lobes subequal Malaxis 
O. cimicina, Griff. Notul.ii. 275; Lindl. Fol. Orchid. Oberon l 
Griflithiana & cimicina, Reichb. f. in Walp, Ann. vi. 208, 210. — 
Preu, M'Lelland, Kurz. MAnrTADAN and TENnassERIM, Griffith, Parish ate or 
Stem 3-3 in. (plant sometimes acaulescent). Leaves 1-2 by id d: flowers 
obtuse, straight or faleate. Scape and spike together 2-3 in., decur: lip about 
pedicelled, purplish brown, about ;1, in., sometimes in separate whet? 
equalling the sepals, midlobe irregularly lacerate or more or less 2-lobed. 
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i te ! ! i ? g uite entire or eros ; ; 
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