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13. I. elongata, Am. 1. c, p. 324; Walp. 1. c. p. 473.— c.p, 436 (453^' 

 Hab. Near Adam's Peak, at an elevation of 3000 to 4000 feet. 



i^^ry?^ rubri. Teialorum lohus Xiosterior parvus, sepalis lateralibus sequilougus ; 

 anierior multo major, oblique rotundatus, obtusus, 



14. I. subcordata, Am. 1. c. p. 323 ; "VValp. 1. c. p. 471.— C.P, 1230 



and 2789. 



Hab. Central Province, at an elevation of 3000 to 6000 feet. 



Herbacea, 1-2-pedalis, basi decumbens, radicans. 'Folia H-2|- poU. loiiga, f-lj 

 ' poll, lata, petiolo |-2 poll, longo. Flores albldi, scpalls lateralibus posleriorcquc 

 rube sec ntibus. 



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15. I. comigera, Arn. 1. c. p. 323 ; Walp. 1. c. p. 473.— c.p. 332. 



Hab. Warmer parts of the island, at no great elevation, in damp, 

 shady woods. 



Glaberrima. Caulis simplex, ^-2-pedalis. ToVta pallide vol nigro-viridia, snepe 

 ad costam albido-areolata, subtus pallida vel rafo-plmnbca, peiiolo mediocri. Flores 

 citrini, plus minus viridi vel rubro tincti. Sejjala lateralia parva^ ovata, subcor- 

 data, acuminata ; postcrius rotundatum, subcucullat^uui, apiculatum ; antenas iu 

 calcar longum subeylindricum apice attenuato sursum arete uucinato productura. 

 Fetaloriim lohus posterior inm\\\u'i\ anterior multo major, subquadiatus, pcdicello 

 ajquUongo suffullus. 



16.. I- Arnottii^ Thw. ; foliis ovato-lanceolatis, acuminatis, creuatis, 

 denticulatis, superne sparsisaime pilosis, subtus glahris, basfanguStatis, 



petiolo eglanduloso; sepalis lateralibus parvis, cordatis, valde obliquis, 

 obtuse apiculatis, anteriore in calcar gracile incnrvum sensim attenua- 

 tuni flore dupio longius producto ; petaloriim loho posteriore parvo, an- 

 teriore multo majore, subsemicirculare, pedicellato, porrecto. — c.r. 725. 

 Hab. Central Province, at an elevation of 1000 to 3000 fec>t; not 

 common. 



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Prsecedente valde affinis similisque, sed sepalorum lateralium, calcaris petaloruni- 

 que forma satis diffcrt, — Flores rubro-purpurei, medio luteo-tincti. Capsula 1-3- 

 sperm?e. 



17. I- linearis, Arn, 1. c. p. 323 ; Walp. 1. c. p. 473.— c.r. 372. 

 Hab. Adam's Peak, at an elevation of 4000 to GOOO feet. 



18. I, appendieuTata, Arn. 1. c. p. 323 ; Walp. 1. c. p. 473. _ 



Var. a. — ?I. Candida, Lindl. Bot. Eeg. new series, vol. xiii. ; Misc. 

 85. n. 204; Walp. I. c. p. 475.— c.p. 1207. 

 Var. iS.— c.p. 1208. 



Var. y, foliis majoribus, pilosioribus. — c.p. 1209. 

 Hab. Southern and central parts of the island, at an elevation of 



2000 to 5000 feet. 



Species valde variabilis. Folia ad caulis sa'pissime smiplicis apieem aggregate, vql 

 sparsa, J-f) poll. longa, subglabra vel pilosa. Flores albidi vel pallide rosei, sepalo 

 anteriore tiansvarsc rubro-striato. Fetalortm lobus posterior parvus, lanceolatus, 

 longc caudatus; anterior major, scmicordatus, acuminatus. 



19. I. leucantha, Thw.; herbacea, pusilla, simplex ; /o/m ad caulis 

 apicem approximatis, lanceolatiS, acuminatis, denticulatis, parce pilosis, 

 versus basin petioloque subalato glanduloso-setigoris ; sepalo anteriore 

 in calcar a^quilougum rectum conicum apice (siccum) subabrupte at- 

 tenuatum producto ; petaloriim loho posteriore parvo, lanceolato, ante^ 

 riore multo majore, ina?qualiter 3-partito, apicibus rotundatis. — c.p. 

 ^548. 



Hab. Hiuidoon and Kittool Galle. 



