146 CXLVIII. OROHIDEX. (J. D. Hooker.) | Habenaria. 
44. H. vidua, Par. & Reich. f. in Trans. Linn. Soc. xxx. 140, t. 27, 
f. 2; leaves subbasal elliptic-lanceolate acute, scape above and flowers 
puberulous, raceme lax-fld., bracts much shorter than the ovary, dorsal 
sepal orbicular pubescent rather smaller than the oblong subacute lateral, 
petals hatchet-shaped, lip tripartite, segments filiform subequal longer 
than the sepals side ones recurved over .the flower, midlobe deflexed, spur 
longer than the long-beaked ovary acute. 
TENASSERIM ; at Moulmein, Parish. 
Stem short, stout, with 1-2 spreading sheaths above the leaves. Leaves 3-5 by 
i-li in. Raceme 4-6 in.; bracts ovate, acuminate ; flowers } in. diam., green an 
white, sweet scented; pedicel with ovary 3-1 in., nearly straight ; lateral sepals 
reflexed, margins revolute ; spur thickened below; tubes of anther-cells divaricate ; 
pollinia much shorter than their slender caudicles, glands small ; stigmatic processes 
short, clavate, adnate to the mouth of the spur ; rostellum short, broad. Capsule 
3 in., shortly pedicelled, straight, fusiform, beak short. 
45. H. Mandersii, Hemsl. & Collett in Journ. Linn. Soc. ined. ; tall, 
lower leaves linear-oblong upper narrow lanceolate, raceme glabrous, 
bracts as long as the slender pedicelled long-beaked ovaries, dorsal sepa 
ovate obtuse as long as the oblong obtuse lateral, petals as long as the 
sepals linear-oblong obtuse, lip as long as the sepals entire or tripartite 
nearly to the base lateral segments 0 or shorter than the linear midlobe 
and recurved, spur twice as long as the ovary geniculate tip clavate. 
Burma; at Mandalay, Anderson (in Herb. Calcutt.), Collett. 
Stem with raceme 18 in. Leaves (imperfect) 3 in., upper narrow ones erect, 
l-liin. Raceme 4 in.; bracts 1 in.. ciliolate, lanceolate; ovary narrowly WIDE": 
sepals j in., 3-nerved, lateral subfalcate ; petals usually straight, 3-nerved ; ee 
gins of midlobe of lip revolute, spur 1-2 in., mouth with a large obtuse ligule 
with revolute sides, the convex face (towards the mouth) has 2 short conical spurs 
side by side and a median tooth above them ; anther very large, tubes long erect; 
pollinia much shorter than their long narrowly winged caudicle; glands ovate ; 
stigmatic processes clavate.—'The organ at the mouth of the spur is very curious. 
46. H. rostrata, Wall. in Lindl. Gen. & Sp. Orchid. 325; leaves 
lanceolate acuminate, upper passing into many slender erect sheaths, 
spike many- and lax-fld., dorsal sepal cymbiform much shorter than the 
broadly ovate faleate lateral, petals broadly oblong obtuse, li mu 
longer than the sepals segments very long filiform, spur shorter than a 
very long-beaked ovary, tip pyriform. Platanthera rostrata, Lindl. in Wall. 
Cat, 7051 A. 
PEGU and TENAssERIM, Wallich, 
Stem 6-12 in. Leaves 4-6 by 4-3 in. Spike 2-4 in.; bracts very slender, 
ciliolate, longer than the ovary ; flowers yellow spotted with brown, about j-À 1” 
diam. ; sepals coriaceous lateral dimidiate oblong, deflexed, 5-nerved, tips tors 
up; petals oblong, pubescent, falcate, shorter than the sepals ; tubes of anther-ce 
elongate, caudicles of pollinia long, glands linear; stigmatic processes forming ? 
ring round the mouth of the ovary ; rostellum very short, triangular. Young frm 
with the beak as long as the body. 
47. H. acuifera, Wall. in Lindl. Gen. & Sp. Orchid. 325; senden 
leaves scattered linear-lanceolate acuminate upper setaceous, spike short 
bracts longer than the beaked ovary, sepals obtuse, dorsal broadly oblong 
shorter than the concave oblong lateral, petals much smaller linear-oblong, 
lip as long as the sepals, side lobes short subulate, midlobe linear, "P. 
half as long as the ovary. H. linguella, Lindl. l. c. 325 (exci. hab. Ceylon 
