Oberonia. ] CXLVIII. ORCHIDEÆ. (J. D. Hooker.) 681 
21. O. Wallichii, Hook. f.; leaves short broad fleshy falcate obtuse, 
scape much flattened adnate below to a broad leaf, spike decurved, flowers 
densely imbricate, bracts ovate acuminate erose, lip quadrate or rounded 
tip retuse or 2-auricled. O. iridifolia, Wall. Cat. 1948/2 in part. 
SILHET, De Silva. 
Leaves 3-5 by 3-1} in., faleate. Scape 1 in. broad above the adnate leaf. 
Spike 6 in., decuryed; flowers 35 im. sessile, sheathed in blunt bracteoles.— 
This is the Khasian O. Brunoniana of Lindley, which differs from the Peninsular 
plant in the very small flowers, and much shorter leaves and scapes. 
22. O. forcipata, Lindl. Fol. Orchid. Oberon. 2; leaves ensiform 
obtuse or acute, scape slightly 2-winged short, spike long slender decurved, 
flowers minute sessile densely imbricate, bracts ovate acute erose or fim- 
briate, petals narrow, lip as broad as long quadrate entire or with obscure 
entire or toothed side lobes, or contracted into a forcipate terminal lobe. 
Hook. f. lc. Plant. t. 1782 B. Malaxis forcipata, Reichb.f. in Walp. Ann. 
vi. 209. 
CEYLON ; Peradenya and Hewahetti district, alt. 1-3000 ft., Thwaites. l 
Leaves 4-5 by 1-3 in., slightly faleate. Scape 1-2 in., free; spike 4-7 in., 
covered with very pale flowers about 4^. in. long ; bracts not exceeding the flowers ; 
Ovary very short; lip variable in form and when lobed in the abruptness of the line 
tween the terminal and lateral lobes. Capsules short, sessile, turgid.—4A very 
elegant species. Some specimens might almost be referred to the section with the 
terminal lobe of the lip produced. 
23. O. pachyrachis, Reichb. f. in Herb. Kew; leaves 3—4 in. narrowly 
ensiform acuminate, scape very broad flat adnate to a leaf, spike straight, 
flowers sessile most densely imbricate on a very thick rachis, bracts very 
Short semi-orbicular erose, petals narrow, lip orbicular or rounded-ovate 
quite entire. . 
Tzoricar, HIMALAYA ; Garwhal, Falconer. Kumaon, Strachey & Winterbottom. - 
SixxiM, J, D. H. 
Leaves 3-4 by 1-3 in., apparently flaccidly fleshy when fresh, base not broadened. 
Scape 2-4 in., very variable in breadth ł-% in., with the adnate leaf in various 
Positions and its free portion long and narrow or short broad and recurved ; spike 
m., rachis cylindric, tip slender; flowers very minute, about ji; in., depressed 
on one another; lip concave towards the base. Fruit sessile, short, turgid, often 
. gibbous, the ribs less prominent than usual in the genus. 
B. Lip 3-lobed, side lobes large, midlobe much smaller. 
24. 9. Brunoniana, Wight Ic. t. 1622; leaves linear-oblong very 
Corlaceous, scape much flattened and adnate to the upper leaf, spike 
erect, rachis very stout, bracts lanceolate erose, flowers sessile densely 
imbricate, petals narrow, lip orbicular with a short terminal auricle. Lindl. 
a Orchid. Oberon. 9. Malaxis Brunoniana, Reichb. f. in Walp. Ann. vi. 
Mountains of Canara, MALABAR and Travancore, Wight, &c. 
à tem rather elongate. — Leaves.6-14 by §-1} in., succulent. Scape 2-8 in. 5 
“nate leaf 1-4 in., variable in position. Spike 4-6 in., like a rat’s tail; flowers 
“e in. ; lip dirty yellow, with an orbicular concave disk ; terminal auricles variable. 
z Some of Wight?s specimens have much longer, narrower and more acuminate leaves 
than those figured in his Icones. 
25. O. Lindleyana, Wight Ic. t. 1624; leaves shortly broadly 
