130 DB. HOOKER AlfD DR. THOMSON'S PRiBCURSORES 



Hab. Mont. Malabar ad Shevagerry et Bolimputa ! Wight ; Cochin ! 

 Johnstone (fl. Aug.-Nov.). 



Spithamaea ad 2-pedalem. Caules crassiusculi, siinplices v. ramosi, ad 

 nodos incrassati. Stipules porrectae, spiniformes. Folia 2-A" long. 

 ^-^" lat., subcarnosula, subtus pallida. Pedunculi stricti, foliis bre- 

 viores v. longiores, interdum validi et 3" long. Bractea parvaj, sub- 

 ulata5 V. late ovatae. Pedicelli i-V\ subereeti. Flores majusculi, 

 :J-|'' diam. ; ealcare |-1" long, recto v. lente curvo. Capsula imma- 

 tura breviuscula, glabra. 



32. I. ciRC^oiDES {Wall. Cat. 4772). Parvula, simplex, glabra, foliis 

 paucis oppositis gracile petiolatis ovatis acutis subserratis basin versus 

 ciliatis subtus glaucis, pedunculis solitariis gracilibus apices versus 

 racemnm brevem gerentibus, floribus parvis, sepalis orbiculatis acu- 

 minatis, vexillo parvo concavo, labello parvo concavo breviter conice 

 calcarato, alis (pro flore) maximis. 



Hab. Tavoy ! Wallich ; Pegu ! McLelland. 



Caulis simplex, spithamaeus, gracilis. Folia 2", petiolo gracili, membra- 

 nacea. Pedunculi axillares, 1-H". Bractece parvae, late ovatae, con- 

 cavae. Pedicelli ^". Flores albi? Sepala viridia. Alarum lobus 

 dependens ^" long., labello et vexillo multoties major. Capsula 

 brevis ? 

 Nearly allied to I. Tavoy ana, Benth., but the spur is very short, and 



the leaves are mostly opposite. 



33. I. GouGHii {Wight, III. i. 160; Icones, t. 1603). Pusilla, caule 

 debili gracili laxe ramoso, foliis plerumque oppositis pollicaribus petio- 

 latis elliptico V. oblongo-ovatis obtusis grosse crenatis, pedunculis 

 gracilibus foliis longioribus apice subumbellatim 4-6-floris, pedicellis 

 capillaceis, bracteis caducis, floribus minimis, ealcare flore aequilongo, 

 capsulis ellipticis utrinque acuminatis. 



Hab. Mont. Malabariae prope Pycarrah ! Gough ; Maisor ! Lobb. 



Caulis 6-18''. Folia interdum omnia alterna, pallide viridia, basi cuneata, 

 in petiolum non angustata. Flores rosei v. albi. Vexillum obcordatuin 

 acuminatum ; labello cymbiformi, ealcare brevi recto ; alis bilobis, lobis 

 retusis. Capsula j unc. longa, oligosperma. Semina minima. 

 Wight remarks that this is a slender, diff'use-growing species, seeking 



support of adjacent plants, and then attaining 18 inches in length. The 



flowers are shortly racemose or subumbellate. 



D. Unielor^ (vide p. 113). 



Vide J. Leschenaultii, latifolia (/S bipartita) in § C. — In I. spirifera flores 

 rarissime bini in eodem pedicello. Vide /. puberula, arguta, et aliae 

 inF. 



34. I. Balsamina {Linn. Sp. PL). Glabrata v. pubescens, caule sim- 

 pliciusculo, V. ramoso, foliis petiobtis anguste lanceolatis utrinque 



