162 CXLVIII. ORCHIDEE. (J. D. Hooker.) [ Habenaria. 
spur very short fusiform. Peristylus Parishii, Reichb. f. in Trans. Linn. 
Soc. xxx. 139. 
TENASSERIM ; at Moulmein, Parish. . 
Stem below the leaves very stout, 3-4 in., laxly sheathed, above the stem 3-6 in., 
with 2-3 lanceolate sheaths. ` Leaves 3-5 by 13-2 in., acute or acuminate. Spike 
4—6 in.; bracts 4-3 in. with filiform tips and flowers appressed to the rachis; ovary 
} in. ; sepals } in. ; petals ovate-cordate, obtuse; lip very variable in form, broad or 
narrow, lobes short obtuse, or the middle one narrower and longer.— Turns black in 
drying. The specimens are not good. Perhaps a form of goodyeroides. 
95. H. Wightii, Trimen Cat. Ceyl. Pl. 91; tall, leaves oblong- 
lanceolate acuminate, spike elongate narrow dense-fld., bracts longer than 
the ovary, flowers small, lateral sepals oblong obtuse dorsal shorter 
orbicular or very broadly ovate, petals very broad obliquely orbicular 
nerves branched, lip shorter than the sepals broad entire or shortly 
3-lobed, spur small scrotiform. H. goodyeroides, Hook. Bot. Mag. t. 38% 
(not of Lindl.. Peristylus plantagineus, Lindl. Gen. & Sp. Orchid. 300; 
Wight Ic. t. 921 ; Thwaites Enum. 310. P. elatus, Dalz. in Hook. Journ. 
Bot. iii. (185) 344. 
The Concan, Nimmo; Malwan, Dalzell, &c. TRAVANCORE; at Paul Ghat, 
Wight. CEYLON, Macrae. 
Stem 1-2 ft., rather stout, loosely sheathed below the leaves and with lanceolate 
sheaths above them. Leaves 5-7 by 231-3 in., acute or acuminate. Spike 
4-8 in. ; bracts j in., lanceolate; ovary i-i iu.; flowers greenish white; sepals 
l-nerved, lateral 3 in., apiculate below the lip, dorsal } in. shorter; lip contracte 
beyond the very short broad concave base; anther rounded, cells parallel with 
short recurved tubes; pollinia clavate, caudicles very short, glands small solid ; 
stigmatic processes short; rostellum short, acute.— Dalzell describes the petals a$ 
longer than the sepals. I do not find the erect long narrow processes on each side 
of the anther figured in Bot. Mag.—The Travancore plant figured by Wight pre 
cisely resembles the Concan one. 
96. H. Lawii, Hook. f.; stem slender not tall, leaves few elliptic °° 
lanceolate, spike slender, flowers few or many distant very small, bracts 
longer than the ovary, sepals obtuse, dorsal elliptic, lateral linear-oblong: 
sepals very broad obtuse, lip as long as the sepals broadly obtusely Gan 
spur small globose or clavate. Peristylus Lawii, Wight Ic. t. 1695 ; Dalz. 
& Gibs. Bomb, Fl. 270. 
L BEMAR; on Parusnath, alt. 4200 ft., Clarke. The Concan and MAIS% 
aw, &c. 
Stem 6-10 in., loosely sheathed below the leaves. Leaves 3-5, membranous, 34 
by 1-2 in., subpetioled, acute. Spike narrow, strict, 2-3 in., lax-fld. ; bracts oye 
ovate-lanceolate, membranous; ovary } in., straight or curved, almost beaked ; 
flowers $ in. diam., yellow ; sepals LL in., 1-nerved, at length spreading ; petals 
thick ; lip broad with a concave claw ; anther-cells parailel, tubes 0, pollinia clavate, 
caudicle 0, glands smail, stigmatic processes clavate ; rostellum short, acute.— Wight $ 
figure is of a very indifferent few-fld. specimen. 
97. H. Brandisii, Hook. f.; very slender, leaves scattered towar® 
the middle of the stem linear- or oblong-lanceolate acute, spike very 10% 
laxly many-fld., bracts nearly as long as the erect not beaked ovary, late? 
sepals linear obtuse, petals broader ovate-oblong, lip clawed 3-partites 
segments much longer than the sepals, lateral segments capillary, midlo 
short, spur very short globose. ? 
Peau, Brandis (Herb. Hort. Caleutt.). 
