194 ME. H. N. EIDLET ON PLAJS^TS 



This species, whicli was placed by Kriinzlin in the neighbourhood of Ph. nana. Hook., is 

 very unlike that and all other species in the genus, and should, I think, be separated 

 generieally. It has,- however, no particular affinity with the type of the genus 

 Octarrhena. 



Phreatia ANGR.ECOIDES, Schlechter, in K. Schum. & Lauterb. Fl. Deutsch. Schutzg. 

 Siidsee, 185. 

 Utakwa Valley, without special locality. 

 Distrib. Endemic in New Guinea. 

 Also now referred by Schlechter to Octarrhena. 



Phreatia [^ Caulescentes) vitellina, Ridl., sp. nov. 



Caules 5-20 cm. longi, catapbyllis vaginantibus tecti. Folia carnosa, linearia, obtusa, 



3 cm. longa, 1 mm. lata, curva, vaginis subcompressis Oo-l cm. longis, cicatricibus 

 laminae ellipticis. Racetni axillares, 2-2"5 cm. longi, basi nudi, floribus vitellinis 

 quaquaversis, bracteis caulinis lanceolatis acuminatis cuspidatis, cuspide 1 mm. 

 longo. BractecB florales lanceolatse, acuminatse, ovariis pedicellis additis fere lis 

 sequilongae. Ovarium cum pedicello 5 mm. longum. Sepalum posticum lanceo- 

 latum, acutum, angustum, lateralia multo latiora, ovata, mento nullo. Fetala 

 lanceolata, obtusa, sejDalo postico multo angustiora. Lahellum baud unguiculatum, 

 angustum, liueare, obtusum, apice sursum curvo, marginibus elevatis, stelidiis 

 distinctis truncatis. 



Camp III, 2500 ft., and Camp Vic, 5500 ft. 

 "Plowers yolk-of -egg colour." 



Allied to PA. nana. Hook, fib, of the Malay Peninsula, but with much larger sheaths 

 to the leaves, narrow lip, and differently coloured flowers. 



Phreatia procera, RidL, sp. nov. 



Tlanta caulescens, caule 50-60 cm. longo, basi vaginis albescentibus esceptis nudo. 

 Folia linearia, graminea, falcata, carinata, versus apicem attenuata, 7 cm. longa, 



4 cm. lata, vaginis fissis in margine scariosis albis 2-5 cm. longis tenuibus. Bacemi 

 laterales, 10 cm. longi, fere ad basin laxiflori. Bractece' ovariis aequilongse, acumi- 

 natae, 1 mm. longse. Ocaria cylindrica, laevia. Sepala ovata, acuminata. Fetala 

 minora, lanceolata, acuminata. Labellum late ovatum, baud unguiculatum, apiculo 

 brevi. Mentum brevissimum, rotundatum. 



Camps III, 2500 ft., and VI a, VI b, VI c, 3100 to 5500 ft. 

 Allied to Fh. longicaulis, J. J. Sm. 



Phreatia {\ Caulescentes) Montana, RidL, sp. nov. 



Caules graciles, 8 cm. longi, radicibus gracilibus copiosis. Folia linearia, obtusa, 

 curva, carnosa, complanata, minute retusa, cum mucronulo parvo 3 cm. longa, 

 15 mm. lata, vaginis 5 mm. longis paUidis costatis marginibus crispis scariosis. 

 Bacemi erecti, 11 cm. longi, graciles, laxiflori, basi ad 5 cm. nudi vaginis paucis 

 exceptis. Bractece lanceolatae, acuminatae, 1 mm. lougae, ovaria aequautes. Sepala 



