Oberonia. | CXLVIII. ORCHIDEZ. (J. D. Hooker.) 679 
Oberon. 2; stem elongate, leaves linear or oblong-linear, scape subterete 
above where adnate to the upper leaf, spike short, bracts subulate much 
exceeding the sessile flowers, petals broadly oblong entire, lip short, lateral 
lobes small orbicular, midlobe large rounded-obcordate obscurely 2-lobed. 
Malaxis longibracteata, Reichd. f. in Walp. Ann. vi. 209. 
CrYLON; Hantani and Hewabetti districts, Walker, &c. . 
Siems 1-6 in., flexuose, flattened above. Leaves 2-3 by 14 in. acute. Scape 
and sharply decurved spike 1-2 in.; flowers pale red, lip red (Thwaites). Capsules 
subsessile,—In habit intermediate between the caulescent and stemless species. 
14. ©. Helferi, Hook.f. Ic. Plant.t. 1785 A; leaves small membranous 
€nsiform acuminate, scape filiform naked, raceme about as loug as the 
leaves filiform, bracts lanceolate, petals oblong obtuse, lip twice as long as 
the sepals linear-oblon g with narrow lateral lobes and linear midlobe cleft 
to the base into two narrow parallel acute arms. 
TENASSERIM, Helfer. . 
Leaves 3-1in., translucent when dry. Scape with raceme 1-2 in., erect or curved ; 
OWers very membranous, loosely clustered, very pale, about 26 in. long.—The narrow 
lateral lobes of the lip extend about half-way down, and end in an obtuse tooth. 
very delicate species, 
257. Lip deeply 3-lobed, side lobes broad or long, midlobe obcordate or 
15. O. ensiformis, Lindl. Fol. Orchid. Oberon. 4; leaves very long 
roriaceous ensiform acuminate, scape subterete naked, spike dense-fld., 
Tacts sheathing the flowers erose, petals broad erose, lateral lobes of erose 
lip broad rounded midlobe obcordate. O. trilobata, Grif. Notul. ii. 273. 
O. acaulis, Hook. Bot. Mag. t. 5056 (not of Griff) Malaxis ensiformis, 
Smith in Rees Encycl.; Reichb. f. in Walp. Ann. vi. 212 (excl. syn.). 
Nepat, Hami . i 4 Gri, th. 
Leaves 10-18 wi iae Mee a tip. Racemes shorter than the leaves, 
Nearly straight or curved : bracts tubular with truncate tips, perianth alone ex- 
sorted, membranous ; flowers about 5}; in., orange-yellow ; lip hardly longer than the 
S, = 
16. ©. ferruginea, Parish mss.; leaves long coriaceons narrowly 
ensiform falcate acuminate, scape short stout terete naked, spike shorter 
an the leaves, bracts broadly ovate subacute sheathing the su e 
owers, petals linear-oblong fimbriate, lip short fimbriate, side fobes 
o shor a n l ; ; . . ! 
. 
TENASSER i j 
IM; at Moulmein, Parish. ; flowers 
eaves 6-10 by 4-3 in. Scape with raceme 4-5 in., bracts membranous ; fl 
i ; i es acute 
t x5 in., perianth alone exserted; lip covered with large dots, side lobes ac 
9r obtuse, 
17. ©. myria indl. Fol. Orchid. Oberon. 4; leaves narrowly 
ensiform straight p A ei stiff terete naked or with erect 
: Subulate bracts, raceme elongate, flowers pedicelled more or less whorled, 
pacts erose lower subulate upper ovate, petals broad entire, lip eerily 
lobed tepals lateral lobes broad, midlobe oblong or obcordate deeply 
sik lobules oblong or rounded sinus acute. Walp. Ann. vi. 2 fea 76 
mensis, Lindl. lc. QO, acaulis, Griff, Notul. iii. 275; It. Note 
