112 ORCHIDACEiE 



Pulneys : near Kodaikanal in the Pambar ravine. Fyson 

 4260, and at Tigershola 5,000 feet. Bourne 1842, 2947, Nilgiris. 



SPIRANTHES. 



See Vol. I p. 397. 



CHEIROSTYLIS. 



Chcirostylis flabcllata Wt. ; Vol. I p. 398. Stem 3 to 6 

 inches. Flowers white, t. 517. 



HABENARIA. 

 Habcnaria travancorica Hook, /.; Vol. I p. 400. 

 Flowers white, t. 518. 



Habcnaria rariflora A. Rich; Vol. I p. 400. t. 519. 

 In thin soil. Flowers white. 



Habcnaria susannac ^Br. ; F.B.L vi 137, CVI 15. A 

 robust plant of 2 to 4 feet. Leaves ovate-oblong 2 to 6 

 inches long, clasping the stem at the base and erect. 

 Flowers few large. Side lobes of lip over I inch divided 

 deeply into narrow segments. Spur 5 to 6 inches. 

 t. 520. Wight Ic. t. 920. 



Pulneys, 4,000 to 5,000 feet. 



Gen. Dist. Western Ghats 4,000 feet. Tropical Himalayas to Tra- 

 vancore, Malaya Islands and China. 



Habcnaria crinifcra Lindl ; F.B.L vi i and 2, CVI 31. 

 Similar to H. longicalcarata (Vol. II t. 254), but 

 several flowers in a short raceme. Side lobes of lip 

 cuneate cordate. Wight Ic. t. 926. 



Pulneys : reported on the downs. 



Habcnaria longicornu Lindl. ; F.B.L vi 139, CVI 24. 

 Stem J^ to lj^2 feet. Leaves mostly from near the base, 

 narrow, 6 by J^ inch. Flowers many in an oblong head. 

 Bracts narrow acuminate, I inch. Ovary a little longer. 

 Spur 2 inches. Sepals ovate, % by H inch. Petals 

 much smaller. Lip three partite ; middle lobe 54 by ^ 



