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Var. nematostachys, Hk. f.; caule 2 dm. alto subsimplici vel 
ramoso ramisque filiformibus rigidis, internodiis elongatis, foliis 
coriaceis, vexilli costa dorso gracili basi vix gibbosa. 
Herba gracillima, - glaberrima, minimiflora, 2 dm. alta, caule 
erecto stricto vel flexuoso laxe ramoso ramisque fere filiformibus 
rigidis roseis purpureisve, internodiis elongatis. Mola 2-3 cm. 
longa, opposita, subsessilia, coriacea, superiora linearia vel lineari-_ 
oblonga, acuta, integerrima vel minute spinuloso-serrulata, basi 
rotundata, eglandulosa, inferiora latiora, basi angustata, nervis 
obscuris ; glandulae infrapetiolares 0. Pedicelli breves, solitarii, 
uno latere puberuli, fructiferi foliis breviores, deflexi. ores ad 
5 mm, expansi, albi, intus basi punctis lineis 2 purpureis notati, 
Sepala 2, linearia, acuminata, 4 mm. longa, uninervia. Vexzllum 
orbiculare, fornicatum, 3 mm. diametro, costa dorso carinata, carina 
apice cuspidata. Alae sessiles, 4:5 mm. longae; lobus basalis 
atus ; auric orsalis obscura. Labellum cymbiforme, 4 mm. 
longum, acuminatum, subtus rotundatum, ecalcaratum. Filamenta 
angusta; antherae minimae. varium ovoideum, rostratum. 
Capsulae ellipsoideae, 6 mm. longae, medio turgidae, utrinque 
attenuatae, rectae, oligospermae. Semina late obovoidea vel 
rotundata, 1°5 mm. longa, laevia, nitida, atra, strophiolo basi albo. 
Mysore occipent. Kulhutty: mont. Bababuden, 1830 m., 
Nov. 1908, 4. Meebold, 10,707. 7 
In its erect, rigid, filiform stems and coriaceous, remote pairs of 
leaves, var. nematostachys differs greatly from ordinary forms of 
I, pusilla, as it does further in wanting the gibbus at the base of the 
vexillum. r. Meebold notes that the flowers are white with two 
I. pusilla has been a “non rite cognita” species, of which the 
~ ere. _ specimen in Herb, Hort. Bogor. received from 
the rs — and ticketed “ Assam, Col. Jenkins,” 
suggests the possibility of its occurr : : - 
West of ihe Péninsala, ence in the Eastern Ghats 
ek = ie ek nie rh ae nov. ; J. Lawit affinis, floribus sey 
mi is, Vexilll costa ecarinata, labello i i i capsul- 
Bs — Saag distincta, sta i infundibulari sage pie 2! 
Herba m. alta, e basi ramosa, elaberrima. i i 
ps site : ; glaberrima, parviflora, rams 
greciihas ascendentibus, Folia 2-3 em. hotly, Op poeta, sessilia, 
