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ovatae, apiculatae, circa 2 mm. longae. Pedicelli 5-6 mm. longt. 
Sepala oblonga, obtusa, circa 1 cm. longa. Petala laeviter 
arcuata, caeteris sepalis similia. Labellum recurvum, oblongum 
obtusum vel emarginatum, circa 8 mm. longum; lobi laterales 
angusti, erecti. Columna clavata, 4 mm. longa. 
CHELLES IsaNps. Common in forests of Mahé and the 
Silhouette, Horne 603; Cascade Estate, in mountain forests, 
430 m. Thomasset 32; Casse les dents, R. Dupont. 
Remarkable for its stout climbing 4-angled stems, and the 
absence of pseudobulbs. Thomasset remarks that it is found 
climbing rocks and trees, and that the flowers are cream-coloured 
or purple. 
485. Microstylis Thomassetii, Rolfe; affinis M. Rheedii 
Lindl., differt foliis angustioribus, labelli dentibus duplo brevior- 
ibus 
Pseudobulbi anguste oblongi, 7-8 cm. longi, 2—3-phylli. Folia 
elliptico-ovata vel oblonga, acuta vel breviter acuminata, paullo 
undulata, basi attenuata, 12-15 cm. longa, 3-4 cm. lata. Scapi 
20-30 cm. longi; racemi multiflori. Bracteae lineari-lanceolatae, 
acuminatae, 4-8 mm. long. Pedicelli 4 mm. longi. Sepalum 
ovatum vel ovato-oblongum, obtusum 2 mm. longum; lateralia. 
lineari-oblonga, obtusa, subfalcata, 3 mm. longa. Petala line- 
aria, obtusa, 3 mm. longa. Labellum flabellatum vel transverse 
oblongum, 3 mm. latum, apice breviter 8—9-dentatum, basi 
callo erecto bidentato instructum. Columna 1 mm. longa, 
alis minutis. Capsula obovoidea, breviter pedicellata, 8-10 mm. 
longa. 
SEYCHELLES IsLanps. Mahé; Cascade Estate, H. P. Thomas- 
486. Anoectochilus burmannicus, Rolfe; affinis A. sikkimensi, 
King & Pantl., sed labelli lobis angustioribus et multo longioribus 
differt. 
Herba terrestris, circiter 20 cm. alti. Rhizoma repens. 
Folia 3-4, breviter petiolata, ovata, acuta, 4-5 cm. longa, 
2-5-3 cm. lata; petiolus 1-1-5 cm. longus, basi ample vagi- 
natus. Scapus erectus, circiter 12 cm. longus, omnino sparse 
pubescens, vaginis ovato-lanceolatis vestitus; racemus laxus, 
pauciflorus. Bracteae ovato-lanceolatae, acuminatae, circiter 
1 em. longae. ‘Pedicelli patentes, 1-5 cm. longi. Flores medio- 
cres. Sepalum posticum ovatum, subobtusum, 5 mm. longum; - 
sepala lateralia oblique oblonga, subacuta, 7 mm. longa. Petala 
membranacea, late semiovata, subobtusa, membranacea, 5 mm. 
longa. Labellum 1-5 cm. longum, basi hastatum, apice diver- 
gente bilobum; lobi lineari-oblongi, subobtusi, 6 mm. longi: 
unguis 5 mm. longus, subinteger; calcar conicum, obtusum, 
3°5mm. longum. Coluwmna lata, 3mm. longa, facie bilamellata. 
Burma. Pegri: Kadat Reserve; 300 m., in evergreen 
forest, C. G. Rogers. 
Readily separated from A. sikkimensis, King & Pantl., by 
the much elongated lobes of the lip. A plant in the Calcutta 
