140 DK. IIOOKEII AND DR. THOMSON'S Pll^CUBSOKES 



Species puleherrima, caule crassiusculo simplici v. diviso 4-8". Folia 

 basi interdum setigera, nervis primariis in var. a paucis sub 8, mar- 

 gine parallelis, in var. /3, 8-12, divergentibus. Flos 11" longus, pal- 

 lide roseus v. stramineus, rubro striatus. Capsula elliptieo-oblonga,'* 

 erecta, polysperma. Semina parva, lanata ? — Flores interdum solitarii. 

 CapsulcB et semina /. linearis. 



This is similar in some respects to /. acuminata, Benth., but differs 

 in the flowers being considerably larger, not umbellate, and the leaves 

 broader; the sepals and petals also are of a very diflPerent form. 



69. I. FRUTicosA (D.C. Prodr. i. 68/ ; Wall. Cat. 4762 !). Caule erecto 

 robusto raraoso, foliis 3-5" longe petiolatis pubescentibus subsericeis 

 glabratisve ovato lanceolatis acurainatis serratis crenatisve, petiolis 1-2 

 glandulosis tomentosis, pedunculis glabris folio brevioribus 3-5-floris, 

 braeteis linearibus, pedicellis valde elongatis gracilibus, floribus amplis, 

 sepalis magnis ovatis cuspidatis, labelli limbo brevi cymbiformi, calcare 

 elongato curvo ascendente, vexillo late orbiculari bilobo, alis bipartitis 

 segmentis divaricatis. — Wight ^ Am. Prodr. 137; Wight, Ic. 966. 



Hab. Sylvis montosis tropicis Malabariae ad Kottergherry et Coonoor ! 

 (non alibi), Wight (fl. Aug. et Mart.). 



Planta insignis, 8-pedalis, floribuuda. Caulis ad cicatrices nodosus. 

 Folia interdum glabra, ssepissime appresse pubescentia, glandulis 

 petioli sessilibus. Flores 1^" lati, calcare 2-unciali. Pedunculi ple- 

 ruraque in pedicellos 3, 2-4 unciales divisos, vel umbellam 2-4-florem 

 gerens. Capsula magna, |" longa, anguste elliptica, rostrata, poly- 

 sperma. Semina glabra. 



60. I. JuRPiA {Ham. Wall. Cat. 4761 !). . Fruticosa, caule elato ra- 

 moso, foliis 3-5" petiolatis oblique ovatis ovato-lanceolatisve longe 

 acuminatis serratis nervis subtus puberulis basi petioloque glandulosis, 

 pedunculis axillaribus subterminalibusque gracilibus 2-4-floris, sepalis 

 parvis, vexillo dorso cornuto, labello subconice saccato ventricoso in 

 calcar subelongatura validum curvura contracto, alis labello minoribus. 



Var. iS. Mutiea, calcare et cornu vexilli brevioribus. 



Hah. Sylvis umbrosis tropicis Himalayas centralis et orientalis, Nepal ! 

 Hamilton, Sfc. ; Sikkim, alt. 3000-5000 ped. ! Griffith, Sfc. (fl. Sept.- 

 Nov.). (v.v.) 



Caulis 5-8 pedalis, ramosus, crassiusculus, basi sublignosus ; ramulis 

 pubescentibus glabrisve, plerumque flexuosis. Folia submembra- 

 nacea, supra nitida, glaberrima v. pilosula, setis glanduligeris basin 

 versus gracilibus. Pedunculi 3-5", glabri v. puberuli. Bractece 

 caducae. Pedicelli pollicares et ultra. Flos sordide albidus v. flavus 

 v. aurantiacus, cum calcare rubro 2-pollicaris. Sepala acuta ob- 

 cuneata dorso longe rostrata v. erostria. Capsula anguste lineari- 

 oblonga, poUicaris, glaberrima. Semina pauca, 4-6 apicem versus 

 capsulse, parva, opaca, suborbicularia, tuberculata. 



