684 CXLVIII. ORCHIDEE. (J. D. Hooker.) [ Oberonia.. 
acuminate erose, flowers in dense separate whorls minute subsessile, petals 
linear-oblong, lip hardly longer than the sepals thick subequally lobed 
obscurely crenate, lateral lobes oblong or rounded, midlobe very shortly 
obcordate. 
Sık KIM HIMALAYA, alt. 6000 ft., Treutler. 
Leaves 1-2 by i-l in., rather thin, subalternate on the rather elongate stem 
Scape and spike together 1} in. (above the leaf); bracts rather longer than tk 
whorls; flowers about 5 in.—The specimens are few, and resemble O. demissa, “the 
the same tendency to elongation of the stem, which suggests its belonging to of 
caulescent group. The crowded separate whorls of flowers resemble those ‘ 
obcordata and rufilabris ; the size of the midlobe of the lip removes it from ar p 
with O. Brunoniana.  Reichb. f. refers it to a form of obcordata, as var. latifolia, 
possibly rightly, but the foliage seems different. 
34. O. anthropophora, Lindl. in Wall. Cat. 1951; Gen. $ Sp. 
Orchid. 16; & Fol. Orchid. Oberon. 7; leaves narrowly linear, capa 
short sparsely bracteate, flowers very minute subwhorled, bracts on 
erose, petals linear, side lobes of lip rather broad decurved, midlobe e Wel, 
ending in two parallel tails. Malaxis anthropophora, Reichb. f. in Wap- 
Ann. vi. 215. 
TENASSERIM, Wallick. . t A in; 
Stem 2 in. Leaves }-2 by } in. Scape with raceme 6 in. ; flowers about 35 105 
dorsal sepal small oblong, lateral much larger.— The specimens are very few. 
35. ©. obeordata, Lil. Fol. Orchid, Oberon. 7; leaves limes 
acute, scape very short,.spike long or short, flowers very minute ira a 
clustered in whorls which are much exceeded by the lanceolate "hese 
shortly pedicelled, petals linear-oblong or linear, lip with a narrow | : 
oblong straight or faleate and long or short lateral lobes and à ei 
obcordately2-lobed terminal lobe. Hook. f. Ic. Pl.t.1783. Malaxis obcordat® 
Reichh, f. in Walp. Ann. vi. 216. 
Sixkrw. HIMALAYA, Grifith, J. D. H. & T. T., alt. 5-9000 ft., Clarke. Kuast 
Hırs, alt. 5000 ft., Griffith, Clarke. Scape 
Stem 1-2 in., flat, flexuous. Leaves 1-1} by 3-1} in., usually faleate. 
with spike 1-1} in.; flowers 4^; in., yellow. : "E 
Var. ? bracteata; larger, bracts much larger 4; in. long, flowers pink, at the 
lobes of lip longer subacute midlobe narrower with shorter lobes.— SIE of 
foot of the hills, Thomson.—Perhaps a different species. ‘The lip is more like 
the following. 
ateral 
36. O. angustifolia, Lindl. Fol. Orchid. Oberon. D; leaves Jou 
row linear subacute, scape very short, spike short, bracts subulate ex ea long 
the clusters of very minute flowers, petals ovate lanceolate, lip with fol, 
detlexed lateral lobes and a broad obcordate midlobe. Malaxis angus 
Reichb. f. in Walp. Ann, vi. 213. 
Kuasta HILLS, Lobb ; at Kala Panee and Pomrang, J. D. H. 4 T. T. lly falcate. 
Stem rather slender, 2-4 in., flat, flexuous. Leaves 4-13 by 3 in., usua " "ima ; 
Scape with raceme 1-1} in. ; flowers subsessile, 5 in., pale. Capsules very 
. . _390 a > description. 
shortly pedicelled.—More materials are wanted for a satisfactory descriptio! 
. e 
Sect. II. Scylla. Stem short or 0. Leaves ensiform. Sepals very 
unequal, dorsal lanceolate, lateral very much larger, orbicular. 
: lan- 
37. O. Scylle, Lindl. Fol. Orchid. Oberon. 5; leaves near rect 
ceolate acuminate, scape with filiform flaccid bracts, raceme ste 
