108 CXLVIII. ORCHIDEZ. (J. D. Hooker.) [ Zeusine. 
lip much longer than the sepals, wings of terminal lobe elongate toothed. 
Monochilus longilabre, Lindl. Gen. & Sp. Orchid. 487; in Journ. Linn. 
Soc. i. 186. M. affinis, Wight Ic. t. 1728 (not of Lindl.). 
Assam, LOWER BENGAL and CHITTAGONG, Clarke, WESTERN GHATS; in the 
S. Concan, Stocks, and Travancore, Wight. CEYLON, in the drier parts of the 
island, Macrae, Thwaites. 
Leaves 1-1 in., near the base of the short stem, shortly petioled. Scape very 
slender and elongate, lax-fld. ; spike glandular-pubescent ; bracts about equalling the — 
ovary ; sepals } in. long, broad, obtuse, green; lip twice as long, sac with 2 spurs 
within, wings toothed on the outer margin, variable in breadth ; anther beaked; 
pollinia clavate, adnate for about two-thirds of their length to the linear appendage 
of the gland. 
5. Z. regia, Benth. in Gen. Plant. iii. 000; leaves ovate-lanceolate 
with a median pale stripe acute, spike pubescent, sepals and petals with 
recnrved tips, lip rather longer than the sepals, wings suborbicular oF 
cuneiform. Monochilus regium, Lindl. Gen. & Sp. Orchid. 487. 
CEYLON; damp woods in the Central Province, ascending to 4000 ft., 
Macrae, &c. 
Stem slender, elongate. Leaves 14-21 in.. dark green, variable in breadth ; 
petiole and sheath short. Scape 3-5 in.; spike few-fld.; bracts as long as the 
ovary; sepals 4 in. long, very obtuse; lip with a short saccate base; anther broadly 
ovate, beaked ; pollinia clavate, pendulous from the small oblong gland, append 
ages 0. 
6. Z. nervosa, Benth. in Gen. Plant. iii. 600; leaves broadly ovate 
acute, sepals ovate obtuse tips straight, spike pubescent, lip rather longer 
than the sepals. wings cuneate. Monochilus nervosum, Wall. in Lindl. 
Gen. & Sp. Orchid. 487; in Journ. Iinn. Soc. i. 187. Eteria nervosa, 
Lindl. in Wall. Cat. 7381. 
Stxxim HIMALAYA, alt. 2-4000 ft, J. D. H. SILHET, Wallich, CABAE 
Keenan. BENGAL; at Comilla, &c., Clarke. . 
Stem rather stout. Leaves 1-2 in. Scape 2-5 in., stout or slender; spike 
1-8 in., lax or dense-fld. ; bracts equalling the ovary ; sepals i in. or less, green OF 
purplish ; anther didymous, apiculate ; pollinia and their appendages as in Z. rent 
formis.—The Ceylon habitat cited by Thwaites is an error. 
7. Z. flava, Benth. in Gen. Plant. iii. 600; leaves ovate acute, spike 
glabrous or pubescent, flowers very small, lip shorter than the sepals, 
wings broadly obovate or hatchet-shaped. Monochilus flavum, Wall. ™ 
Lindl. Gen. & Sp. Orchid. 487; in Journ. Linn. Soc. i. 187.  Etzria flava 
Lindl. in Wall. Cat. 7350 A, B. 
Nepat, Wallich. Assam, Griffith ; on the Naga hilis, Prain. TENASSERIM, 
Helfer, Griffith. CEYLON ; Central Province, alt. 3000 ft., ZUhwaites.— DISTE!P- 
Java, Borneo. 
Stem usually elongate, slender. Leaves 1-1} in., usually scattered, petioled oT 
not; sheath usually much inflated, hyaline. Scape 8-6 in., very slender; spike 
1-14 in., lax-fld.; bracts usually exceeding the ovaries; sepals 35 in., obtuse ; lip 
included, sac with 2 long spurs within; anther ovate-lanceolate; pollinia 
subglobose, attached by a simple candicle to the lanceolate gland.— Much the smallest 
fid. species. A drawing in Herb. Peradeniya represents the flowers as white wit 
a red lip. 
8. Z. affinis, Benth. in Gen. Plant. iii. 600; leaves ovate or ovate 
lanceolate, spike and ovaries pubescent, lip longer than the sepals, wing? 
