Überonia.) CXLVHI, ORCHIDEX. (J. D. Hooker.) 685 
or decurved, bracts subulate from a lanceolate base, petals and dorsal 
sepal incurved green ciliate, lip very small lunate entire crinite, lateral 
lobes erect on each side the column narrowly lanceolate. Hook. SJ. dc. 
Plant. t.1781. Malaxis Scylle, Reichb. f. in Walp. Ann. vi. 213. 
CEYLON; Maturatte and Elephant Plains, alt. 4—6000 ft., Thwaites. 
Stem very short or 0. Leaves 14-23 by i-j in. Scape lj in., crinite (in one 
specimen) with filiform flaccid hyaline bracts; raceme about as long; flowers 
whorled, longer than the bracts, about 4 in. long, incurved, the lanceolate acumi- 
nate dorsai sepal and two petals being all quite equal and similar and curving 
upwards and inwards like the beak of a bird, whilst the orbicular hyaline lateral 
sepals look like a globose pouch at the base of the flower; the minute lip most 
resembles that of O. tenuis ; its lateral lobes resemble a pair of erect horns.—A very 
singular plant. 
Sect. III. Myosurus. Leaves all radical, elongate, terete, fleshy. 
38. O. Myosurus, Lindl. in Wall. Cat. 1947; Gen. & Sp. Orchid. 
16; Fol. Orchid. Oberon. 8; leaves 3-4 by i in. diam. linear terete 
curved, scape very short stout bracteate, spike very short dense-fld., bracts 
lanceolate denticulate, petals narrow linear, lateral lobes of the lip rounded 
sinuate toothed, midlobe oblong-quadrate with toothed sides and two curved 
ascending spurs from each side of the truncate or retuse tip. Hook. f. in 
Te. Plant.t..1786 B. Malaxis Myosurus,. Walp. Ann. vi. 216. Epidendrum 
lyosurus, Forst. Prodr. No. 317. Dendrobium Myosurus, Swartz in Nov. 
Act. Upsal. vi. 82. 
NEPAL, Wallich. MOULMEIN, Parish.— DrsTRIB. ? Society Islands. — 
Very singular plant. ‘The leaves are described by Parish as papillose ; the 
short Stout scape is densely clothed with subulate bracts ; the spike in the only 
Specimen seen is less than half an inch long, with crowded pale minute shortly 
pedicelled flowers which are shorter than the bracts. 
Sect. IV. Caulescentes. Stem elongate, with many equitant short 
cultriform leaves. 
i 39. O. anceps, Lindl. Sert. Orchid. under t. 8; Fol. Orchid. 6; 
eaves ovate-oblong tip rounded, spike stout subsessile dense-fld., bracts 
Short broad erose, petals small broad, lip truncate tip crenulate. O. imbri- 
cata, Wight Te. t. 1629 (not of Blume). O. Grifüthii, Wight Ic. v.4. Malaxis 
anceps, Reichb. f. in Walp. Ann. vi. 214. 
M TENASSERIM, Parish. PERAK, Scortechini, &e. MALACCA, Maingay.—DISTRIB. 
alay Islands. 
; Stems 12-18 in., stout, tufted, 4-2 in. across the leaves, Leaves suberect, sub- 
neurved. Spike 2-3 in. ; flowers about gy in. Capsule sessile, globose. 
Oban, O: Miniata, Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1843, Mise. 8; Fol. Orchid. 
eron. 6; leaves faleate acute, spike long slender lax-fld., pedicels 
pubescent, bracts lanceolate, petals oblong, lip fleshy base dilated concave 
7trowed into a linear emarginate tip. Malaxis miniata, Reich. f. in 
alp. Ann. vi. 215. 
SINGAPORE (Hort. Loddiges).—DrstrtB. Philippine Islands. 
pedi faves 1-13 in. Raceme 4-8 in., decurved, puberulous, lax- 
icels slender, 7z in., longer than the membranous bracts. 
fld.; flowers pz in. ; 
41. o sracili traight suberect lanceolate 
> S, Hook. f.; slender, leaves straig } 
acute, spike lax-fid., flowers f seseile, bracts very short triangular-ovate, 
