159. ORCHIDACE.E. [1. Habenaria. 



16. H. Stocksii, Hook. f. 



A very sleiider plant 8-10" high with oblong-ellipsoid tuber and the 

 leaves occup3ing 2-3" of the stem near the middle. Leaves elliptic 

 but acuminate both ends, 1-5-2 -5", rather prominently 3-nerved. 

 Flowers yellowish, as small as those of Laioii but for the spur, in a 

 rather lax spike 3-5" long with the slender curved almost beaked 

 ovary exceeding the bract. Lip equally 3-lobed with obtuse oblong, 

 or central ovate, lobes ; spur elongate-clavate, • 15". 



Parasnath, C.B.C. ! Twice collected on Parasnath. Fl. Oct. 



If this is Stocksii the distribution is peculiar, the other specimens being from 

 the Concan and Maisor. Hooker describes Stocksii as with strict twisted spike 

 and secund flowers (ours are subsecund), bracts longer than the ovaries, lateral 

 sepals linear-oblong, dorsal elliptic, petals larger ovate obtuse fleshy, lip shorter 

 than the sepals obtusely 3-fid, spur as long as the sepals, subclavate, aiid he remarks 

 very like H. Lawii, but spur quite difterent. 



The specimens agree fairly with this description where not otherwise specified 

 above. 



17. H. goodyeroides, Doyi. Syn. Peristjlus goodyeroides, Lincll. 

 Usually a robust plant 2 ft. high with the leaves occupjang 1-2" of 



the middle of the stem, elliptic-oblong or elliptic 3-4" long, acute. 

 Spike dense 4-6" long with lanceolate bracts equalling or exceeding 

 the -3" long ovary. Perianth -3- -4" diam., yellowish-green, lateral 

 sepals •2-- 25" linear- or ovate-oblong obtuse, petals gibbously ovate, 

 lip as long as the sepals, 3-fid with oblong obtuse or rounded lobes or 

 mid-lobe ovate, and minute stipitate bulbous spur. 



Parasnath, T. Thorns., C. B. Clarke. ! Fl. r.s. Fr. Sept.-Oct. 



The Parasnath plant is only 12" high with about 6 leaves near the centre of the 

 stem, and sheaths below, tuber oblong. Capsule ••4" stout oblong (fusiform, 

 F.B.I.). 



18. H. constricta, Hooh. f. 



A ground orchid 18"-2 ft. high with rather stout stem clothed with 

 large leaf-sheaths inflated at the mouth below the cluster of elliptic 

 leaves, which are 3-5" long and aggregated near the middle of the 

 .stem. Flowers yelloAvish or greenish or white in narrow dense spikes 

 4-7" long with narrow acuminate puberulous bracts •5-*6" long. 

 Lateral sepals linear-lanceolate -25",* dorsal lanceolate concave, 

 somewhat shorter. Petals Avhite -32" nearly oblong (ovate-oblong, 

 F.B.I.), obtuse, 3-nerved. Lip as long or slightty exceeding the 

 petals, with narrow base and 3 -furcate from about the middle with the 

 side-lobes linear-lanceolate and slightly longer than the lanceolate 

 mid-lobe (lobes of lip very variable, F.B.I.), spur very short globosely 

 inflated, -08" long, greenish. 



Open jungles, Manbhum (not far from Parasnath) ! Also Chota Xagpur (with- 

 out precise locality), Cardon ! Fl. June-July. 



Leaves tapering at the amplexicaul base, one sometimes inserted an inch above 

 the others, nerves many with short transverse nervules, acute or sub-acuminate. 

 Bracts 1 -nerved. Flowers about as long as their bracts, puberulous in my speci- 

 mens. Staminodes, 2 calli. Anther-cells with short tubes, pollinia clavate, 

 caudicles short with large glands, rostellum 2-fid, erect, stigmatic processes clavate. 



* Up to • 5" or even • 7" in specimens outside our area. 

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