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antherae minimae, didymae, fere liberae. Ovarium ellipsoideum, 
acutum. Capsulae anguste ellipsoideae vel lineari-oblongae, 1°5-2 
cm. longae, rectae vel incurvae, apice rotundatae, deflexae, oligo- 
spermae. Semina obovoideo-oblonga, 3-5°5 mm. longa, tuberculata, 
allida. 
Kasumir. Pahalgam, 2440 m., June, 1905, A. Meebold, 2464. 
The specimens are few and not in very good condition. The 
wings in bud are short, broad and sessile. The spur of the lip is 
sometimes subinflated. The capsules are sausage-shaped. 
Il. Species PENINSULAE OCCIDENTALIS INCOLAE. 
* Herbae ; folia opposita ; inflorescentia simpliciter pedicellata. 
+ Sepala linearia, labelli limbum aequantia ; semina laevia, 
nitida. 
73.1 chinensis, Linn., forma caule gracili, foliis 3-5 em. longis 
lineari- vel obovato-oblongis basi angustatis fere integerrimis subtus 
saepe asperulis, floribus 1°5-2 cm. expansis roseo-purpureis, calcare 
3-5 em. longo, capsulis 1 cm. longis oligospermis. 
Mysore. Aligalhatti, 1065 m., Feb., 1908, A. Meebold, 8258, et 
Chickenatti, 915 m., Nov. 1908, 10,703. : 
4. I. rupicola, Hk. f., sp. nov.; J. chinensi affinis, foliis integer- 
carina mucronata ima basi gibba. Alae late stipitatae, 1°2-1°5 em. 
longae ; lobus basalis parvus, trigonus, erectus, distalis multo major, 
stipitatus, orbicularis vel obovatus ; auricula dorsalis rotundata, 
porrecta vel decurva. Labelli limbus profunde cymbiformis, ore 
ascendente obtuso apiculato, caleare minimo incurvo. Filamenta 
subulata ; antherae connatae, decurvae. Ovarium rectum, apice 
acutum, incurvum. Capsulae ellipsoideae, breviter stipitatae, longe 
acute rostratae, [2-15 em. longae, polyspermae. Semina orbicularia, 
compressa, 2-2°5 mm. diametro, laevia, atra vel castanea, nitida. 
2 - Belgaum: North Hills, Dr. Ritchie, 120; J. H. 
Burkill, Nov. 1902, 16,972; N. Kanara, Sept., 1891, Talbot, 2514; 
Castle Rock, 610 m., Oct. 1908, A. Meebold, 10,719; Mysore, 
Shimoga, 610-915 m., A. Meebold, 14,720; Poona distr., Kandala, 
610 m., Sept. 1907, A. Meebold, 8813. 
I. rupicola may prove to be a small flowered and fruited, almost 
spurless state of L. chinensis, which it seems to represent in the 
Western Ghats from the latitude of Goa to that of Poona. ‘ 
