400 ORCHIDACE^. 



Stigmatic processes large straight. Pollen sacs curled 

 upwards and outwards. Capsule Yz inch. t. 252. 

 Wight Ic. t. 1700. 



In the open, on grass downs. Nilgiris : on golf links, etc., 

 to Avalanche and Coonoor, flowering August. 



Gen, Dist. Nilgiris and northward on the Ghats. 



Habenaria travancorica Hook. f. ; Herb. Wight Prop. 

 ' H. lindleyana ' ! ; F.B.I, vi 135, CVI 8. Characterised by 

 having two pairs of horns (filiform segments of the 

 petals curving upwards) and the inner side of the lateral 

 sepals pubescent. 



Stem 6 to 15 inches, lower parts naked ; basal sheaths 

 few, rounded. Leaves I to 2 by M to I inch, ovate-acute, 

 uppermost narrower and acuminate. Raceme lax, 2 to 4 

 inches. Bracts 5^ to I inch, much longer than the 

 ovaries. Lateral sepals ^ inch, ovate-acute, pubescent 

 on the inner side ; dorsal one round. Petals divided into 

 two filiform segments which curl up like two horns. Lip 

 three-partite. Spur Yz inch, shorter than the ovary. 

 Wight Ic. t. 922. (H. lindleyana). 



Pulneys : on the open grass downs, flowering autumn. 

 Fyson 2133. Bourne 11 99. 



Very similar to H. foliosa, differing mainly in the sepals being pubes- 

 cent : and probably only a variety of it. 



Habenaria rariflora A. Rich. ; F.B.I, vi 136, CVI 14. 

 A small white flowered ground orchid remarkable for the 

 long slender curved spur and the four hair-like segments 

 projecting from either side of the flower. 



Stem 4 to 8 inches, clothed below by the sheathing 

 bases of the leaves. Leaves close to the ground, 3 to 4 

 inches by Y. inch, oblong-lanceolate, acute, folded, clasp- 

 ing the lower part of the stem by their sheathing bases. 

 Upper part of stem with only a few bract-like sheaths. 



