Habenaria.] CXLVIII. ORCHIDEE. (J. D. Hooker.) 161 
than the flowers, lateral sepals 1 in. long lanceolate acuminate, petals as 
long gibbously ovate obtusely acuminate, lip as long as the sepals obtusely 
trifid lobes subparallel, spur very shortly oblong. 
PERAK ; in the Patong Padang Valley, Wray. 
Stem 4-5 ft., hollow at the base, nearly an inch diam., nearly 3 ft. before leafing ; 
sheaths above the leaves few. Leaves 8-10 by 3-4 in., narrowed into a petiole. 
Spike 8 in., cylindric, lax-fld. below; bracts 3 in., lanceolate; ovaries } in. ; flowers 
pale green; sepals 1-nerved, E in. long, dorsal linear-oblong, obtuse; petals with 
fleshy tips ; lip rather oblong, lobes subequal ; spur an incurved sac; anther Ke i- 
cular, cells parallel, tubes upcurved, pollinia clavate subsessile on the large o ong 
glands which have recurved sides; stigmatic processes large, clavate, adnate to t e 
sides of the lip; rostellum small. Capsule ł in., sessile, linear-oblong, obtuse, no 
twisted.—Resembles a huge H. goodyeroides, but leaves petioled, flowers smaller, lip 
shorter, capsule much longer. 
92. H. goodyeroides, Don Prodr. 25; stem 1-2 ft. stout, leaves 
elliptic-oblong or -lanceolate acute, spike elongate dense-fid., flowers sub- 
secund, bracts equalling or exceeding the ovary, lateral sepals lin. linear- 
or ovate-oblong obtuse, petals gibbously ovate, lip as long as the sepals 
trifid, spur minute. Peristylus goodyeroides, Lindl. Gen. & Sp. Orchid. 
9; Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 970: Royle Ill. t. 87, f. 2. P. grandis, 
Blume Bijdr, 405, Herminium goodyeroides, Lindl. in Wall. Cat. 7066. 
SUBTROPICAL HIMALAYA ; from Kumaon to Bhotan, alt. 2-5000 ft. The 
HASIA Mrs, and SILHET, MuxNNIPORE, TENASSERIM and the ANDAMAN ISLANDS. 
D eran PENINSULA, from Behar (on Parusnath) and the Concan to Travancore. 
CISTRIE. Java, Phili ine Islands. . 
Stem 1-2 ft. tout. Leaves 6-10 by 2-3 ft., base contracted, hardly petioled. 
Pike 4-19 in.; bracts lanceolate, membranous; flowers about $ in. diam., very 
Variable in size, yellowish green; sepals }-1 in.; lip recurved, sessile, lobes very 
= "Dr Spur subglobose fusiform or clavate; anther small, tubes very short, 
Pollinia clavate, caudicles hardly any; glands small; stigmatic processes short 
navate; rostellum erect, toothed. Capsule } in., sessile, fusiform, acute.—The 
eylon habitat given by Thwaites no doubt refers to H. Wightii, which has been 
confounded with this. 
93. H. constricta, Hook. f.; stem stout tall, leaves elliptic acute 
gj; eruminate, spike dense-fld. Läd, bracts as long or longer than, the 
aa lateral sepals linear-lanceolate, petals larger ovate-oblong g “idle 
A the lower side, lip rather longer than the sepals 3-fid to the middle 
8 e lobes slender longer than the midlobe, spur globose. Platanthera, for 
t indi, in Wall. Cat. 7043. Herminium constrictum, Linc Md. 
aw 9. under t. 1449. Peristylus constrictus, Lindl. Gen. & Sp. Orchid. 
tehis leucantha, Herb. Ham. 
T. e Sikkim, J. D. H. Kuasta Hiris, alt. 2-4000 ft., J. D. H. y 
Sen, 4, NASSERIM ; at Moulmein, Helfer (Kew Distrib. 5357), e or broadly 
Pio] with Spike 2-3 ft. Leaves 4—6 by 23-4 in., narrowed at the base o À 
A D . e BC i . d "sal 
lanceolai pike 4-8 in. ; bracts large; flowers yellowish; sepals à 3 in., dors 
; tubes short; pollinia clavate, caudicles short, glands large ; stigmatic pro- 
j rostellum 2-fid, erect. 
9 x P sile ovate- 
ob] ". arishii, Mook. f.; stem short stout, leaves ses 
maj D. Pile arrow elongati bracts linear-lanceolate longer than the 
rate op ners oth erect, lateral sepals linear-oblong obtuse, petals middle. 
VoL, m è lip as long as the sepals shortly 3-lobed beyon x , 
