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HAB. Snisha, ad 2500 peel, alt., leg. B; HAY ATA, Aprili. 1916. 



This differs from the common Spiranthes austmlis by the perfectly white 

 flowers with 2 rounded protuberances at the base of the lips. The protu- 

 berances are in S. australis are hooked and bent downwards. 



Physurus RICH. 



Physurus chinensis ROLFE ; MATSUM. et HAYATA Enum. PL Formos. 

 p. 409. 



HAB. Karapiu, leg. B. HAYATA, Mart. 1914. Note : Flowers light 

 ashy-purple or nearly white. 



Galeola LOUR. 



Galeola ochobiensis HAYATA sp. nov. (Fig. 19). Fulveseens ad truncos 

 repens, radicibus iiumerosis incrassatis, radicibus aeriis oppositi-ramis tereti- 

 bus in nostro specimine 3-4 cm. longis. 

 Caulis glaber teres ad iiodos 1-squamatus, 

 squamis ovatis obtusis rainos semi-amplce- 

 fcantibus 1-2 cm. longis. Racemi paniculato- 

 ramosi, raniis 35 cm. longis, bracteis ovatis 

 acutis 3mm. longis persistentibus, pedicellis Fig. 19, Galeola ochobiensis HAYATA ; 



cum ovariis 4-5 mm. longis glabris. Flores <% a p 



same lip, which is not unfolded. 



pallido-lacteo-rubescentes glabri. Sepala 



conniventia demum plus minus patentia, posticum oblongo-lincare 12mm. 

 longum 3 mm. latum glabrum apice obtusum, lateralia quam postico latiora 

 4 mm. longa apice obtusissima basi hand contracta. Petala angusta liiiearia 

 ct spathulata 12 mm. louga 2 mm. lata apice obtusissima vel rotundata basi 

 attenuata. Labellum ad basin columnae sessile latum concavum columnam 

 laxe involvcns sepalis tequilongum 10 mm. longum in explicate 10 mm. latum 

 obscure 3-lobatum, lobis lateralibus latissimis transverse venulosis, lobo medio 

 minuto undulato-crispo facie villoso callis duobus instructo, callo superiore 

 subrotundato villoso, callo iuferiorc minus villoso. Columna 7 mm. longa 

 exalata apoda. Capsula linearis cylindrica pendula 16 cm. longa 5 mm. lata. 



HAB. Ochobi, leg. B. HAYATA, Mai. 14, 1916. 



Found climbing on a tree in forests on a cliff at the sea-coast. Near G. 

 altissima REICH, f. ; but differs from it in having differently shaped lips. 



