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latis obtusis pubescentibus. Stamen anthera liueari-oblonga, apice retusum, 



;ipj)eiidice uullo. 

 Locality not stated. 



This species resembles R. purpurata, Ridl,, but is pubescent on the rhacbis, pedicels, 

 and flowers. The corolla-tube also is shorter and the lobes of the lip narrower. 



RiEDELiA (§ Racemos.5;) ligtjlata, Ptidl., sp. nov. 



Herba 40 cm. alta, rhizomate lignoso, caulibus ad basin vaginatis gracilibus. Folia 

 tenuiter coriacea, lanceolata, acuminata, basi angustata, pui"purasceutia, 11 cm. 

 longa, 3 cm. lata, glabra, petiolo nuUo, ligula 1'3 cm. loaga oblonga ovata obtusa 

 glabra, vagina dilata. Uacemus 6-7 cm. longus, pedunculo 6 cm. longo validulo. 

 Flores congesti, pedicellis 1 mm. longis. Ovarium cylindricum, 2 mm. loiiguni. 

 Calyx cylindricus, pauUo superne dilatatus, glaber, 2 cm. longus, maigine truncato 

 integro baud fisso. Corolla tubo siiperne dilatato 2"5 cm. longo, lobo postico 

 oblongo brevi lato 5 mm. longo apice obtuso crasse et breviter corniculato, lobis 

 ca?teris lanceolatis aequilougis. Labellum, quam petala longius, lobis ovatis obtusis 

 stamen superantibus purpureis. Stamen anthera oblonga apicibus divaricatis, 

 appendice ovato vel obovato rotundato. Stylus gracilis, stigmata obconico. 

 Capsicla globosa, obscure triloba. Semina elongata, cylindrica, brunnea, 1 mm. 

 longa, arillo tenui circumdata. 



Camps I, 500 ft. ; III, at 2500 ft., and VI «, at 3100 ft. 



Remarkable for its large ligule, short corolla-lobes, the entire calyx, and the distinct 

 long crest to the anther. 



HiEDELiA Klossii, Uidl., sp. nov. 



Catties graciles. Folia lanceolata, longe acuminata, basi cuneata, ad marginem et 

 carinas hirta, 10-15 cm. longa, 2'5-3 cm. lata, petiolo hirto 1 cm. longo, ligula 

 ovata rotuudata hirta 1 mm. longa, vaginis hirtis. Uacemus 3-4 cm. longus, 

 pedunculo 1 cm. longo. Flores circiter 14, dissiti, pedicellis 1 mm. longis. 

 Ovarium turbinatum, 5 mm. longum, glabrum. Calyx tubulosus, 2 cm. longus, 

 vix superne dilatatus, lobis 3 brevibus ovatis setis terminalibus brevibus marginibus 

 albo-ciliatis, nervis 3 in setas procurrentibus elevatis u.ndulatis. Corolla tubo 

 2"5 cm. lougo, lobis 1 cm. longis, postico late oblongo obtuso brevissime cucuUato 

 apice pubescente, cseteris linearibus obloogis angustioribus. Labellum lobis 

 basi latis ovatis acuminatis obtusis 5 mm. longis. Stamen labello longius. 

 Anthera oblonga, apice retu^^a, appendice nuUo, filamento lato piano. Stigma 

 obconicum. 



Camp VI i, 3900 ft. 



A (iistiact plant of this section, characterised by its short flowers, the short ovate 

 lobes of the lip, and the calyx with its tliree slender wavy raised lines running to each 

 of the lobes, and ending in a setiform process. 



