Ceylon, Tinnevelly, Travancore, lyamallays, Bom- 

 bay and elsewhere. I have specimens from all the 

 stations mentioned* 



1711. Habenaria. cepholotes (Lind- H. tricho- 

 santha Richd. not Lind.) leaves oblong, acuminate, 

 channeled; raceme oblong densely many -flowered: 

 bracts cucuUate, acuminate, longer than the ovary: 

 lip 3-lobed pubescent the middle one linear acute, 

 the lateral ones roundish fimbriato-ciliate : upper se- 

 pal and petals converging, galiate, pubescent, ante- 

 rior sepals sub-triangular, tomentose within, twice as 

 large : spur pendulous, clavate at the apex, longer 

 than the lip. Flowers white. 



Neilgherries, not unfrequent in pastures, flowering 

 August and September. 



The tomentose lining of the lateral sepals at once 

 distinguishes this species from all the other Indian 

 ones I have seen. 



1712. 



W\ 



throughout : leaves ovate acuminate, channeled : 

 raceme short, compact, many-flowered : bracts ovate, 

 acuminate, the lower ones foliaceous, somewhat cu- 

 cullate, longer than the ovary, upper ones shorter: 

 sepals broad, ovato-cordate, obtuse, the posterior one 

 galiate, lateral ones sub-oblique, spreading, glabrous : 

 petals ovate, obtuse, shorter than the sepals: lip orbi- 

 cular 3-lobed, middle lobe dentate, obtuse, lateral 

 lobes broad, semi-orbicular, fimbriated on the mar- 

 gins, spur filiform, longer than the ovary. Flowers 

 white. 



Neilgherries, flowering during the autumnal rainy- 

 months. 



In habit and general appearance this closely ap- 

 proaches the preceding, but the flower is very dif- 

 ferent The raceme is not represented compact 

 enough in the drawing. 



1713. 



W 



leafy at the base, scaly above: leaves ovate, some- 

 what sheathing, acute : raceme short, lax, few-flow- 

 ered: bracts ovate, lanceolate, acute, membranous, 

 shorter than the ovary, sepals ovate, posterior one 

 shorter, galiate, acute, lateral oblique, reflexed, ob- 

 tuse: petals broad, ovate, obtuse, erect, lip 3-cleft, 

 middle lobe dentate, entire, shorter than the lanceo- 

 late diverging acute fimbriated lateral ones: spur 

 filiform, pendulous, longer than the ovary. Flowers 

 white, diverging from the axis. 



Neilgherries, on rocky ground among grass, also 

 on the Anamallies. 



This species very nearly approaches the next in 

 Beveral particulars, but is, I think, quite distinct, 

 though it grows in similar places, and even some- 

 times intermixed. 



1714. Habenaria Montana (A. Richard), leaves 

 sheathing, oblong, lanceolate, channeled, 3-5 ap- 



Neither of the magnified figures gives a good idea 

 of the lip of this species which is most" characteristic. 

 The one in the lower right hand corner is the nearest 

 correct, the one above a variation. The magnified 

 flower on the left is introduced to correct the im- 

 perfections of that given, No. 927, to which plant it 

 belongs. That drawing was made 14 years ago, when 

 much less conversant with the order than now, and 

 on the supposition it was but a variety of Richard's 

 plant, unfortunately published under his name and 

 character* Recent investigation has led to the detec- 

 tion of that error which may be corrected by the 

 reader substituting the following name and character, 



927. Habenaria decipiens (R. W.), stem leafy 

 at the base: furnished with lanceolate much acumi- 

 nated acute scales; leaves linear, lanceolate, acute: 

 raceme lax, few- 4-6-flowered, bracts ovate, lanceo- 

 late long acuminate, shorter than the ovary: pos- 

 terior sepal and shorter petals converging, galiate, 

 lateral ones larger, oblique, falcate, reflexed: lip 

 3-cleft, middle lobe straight, pointed, rough, shorter 

 than the broader semi-lanceolate denticulate lateral 

 ones : ovary attenuated at both ends, ventricose in ^ 

 the middle, scarcely half the length of the long 

 filiform spur. Flowers white. 



Pulney Mountains (where the drawing was made, 

 September 1836), Malabar, Neilgherries. 



The plant attains the height of fi:om 18 inches to 

 two feet, but is usually somewhat less. It is readily 

 distinguished from H, montana by the length of the 

 spur, a feature not sufficiently preserved in the 

 original drawing, the want of which misled me in 



the first instance. 



1715, Habenaria Jerdoniana (R. W-), leaves 

 radical, orbicular, sub-cuspidate, few (two in the only- 

 specimens I have seen), scape clothed with short 

 acute scales : spike remotely few-flowered, bracts 

 acute: posterior sepal and converging small petals 

 galiate, lateral ones broad, ovate, reflexed : lip much 

 longer than the sepals, deeply 3-parted ; lobes all 

 filiform, lateral ones divaricated, horizontal, middle 

 one shorter, straight, spur clavate, shorter than the 



ovary. 

 Malabar. 



Jerdon. 



I am indebted to Mr. Jerdon for my only speci- 

 men, the one represented, of this very curious little 

 plant and as being one of the most curious of the 

 genus, I have thought it a fit subject with which 

 to commemorate the aid I have received from him 

 towards illustrating this interesting family. 



1716. Satyrium Pkrrottetianum (A. Richd,), 



cauline leaves sessile, broad, ovate, acute, plaited, 

 loosely sheathing at the base, diminishing above : 

 flowers loosely spicate ; bracts longer than the 

 flowers, ovate oblong, acute, erect or oftener re- 

 flexed; lateral sepals ovate, lanceolate, acute, mid- 



proximatnig, passmg mto long lanceolate much acu- die one linear oblong: petals linear, obtuse: spurs 



minated sheathing scales: raceme lax, few- (4--6) 

 flowered: bracts oblong linear, very acute, shorter 



than the very long ovary: sepals glabrous, lateral pink. 



length of the ovary, stalk of the stigma (gynostem) 



round, longish. (Richard.) Flowers and bracts deep 



ones broad, ovate, lanceolate ; posterior ovate, point- Neilgherries, frequent in low moist pastures. 

 ed, galiate: petals lanceolate : lip trifid, middle lobe This is a difiicult genus, as the snecies are 



lanceolate, acute; the lateral ones broader, truncat- 

 ed at the apex, unequally cut: spur longer than the 

 ovary. Flowers white. 



Neilgherries, in moist rocky ground, in many 

 localities. 



This is a difiicult genus, as the species are very 

 apt to vary. Distinguishing specific marks have 

 been taken from the forms of the leaves and rela- 

 tive lengths of the spurs and ovary. These, it 

 appears to me, supply uncertain characters, though 

 certainly not to be overlooked, unless combined 



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