Leaves. in irregular whorls of from four to eight, oblan- 
ceolate, acute or acuminate, the largest eight inches long 
and two inches and a quarter wide, setose-ciliate on the 
margin. Peduneles one-flowered, about two inches and a 
half long; pedicels one inch and a quarter long. Bracteoles 
two, one three lines long, lanceolate, curved outwards 
above, the other less than half as long. Flowers about 
two inches and a quarter across, pale lilac, or occasionally 
rosy above, almost white beneath. . Lateral sepals ovate, 
acuminate, apiculate, two or three times shorter than the ~ 
petals. Lip ovate, funnel-shaped, with an abrupt reflexed 
mucro, funnel-shaped part about half an inch long, abruptly 
narrowed into a slender, curved spur, about an inch and 
three-quarters long. Lip sub-orbicular from a_ broad 
base, recurved and apiculate at the apex. -Wings deeply 
two-lobed; terminal lobe obovate, lateral obcordate, 
shorter and wider than the terminal. Jruit oblong, 
acuminate. Seeds one line long, ovoid, verrucose.-—C. 
Wright. 
Fig. 1, stamens ; 2, fruit; 3, seed :—all except 2 enlarged. 
