weak, leafy at base, vaginate upwards, the sheaths 4-5, imbricate, 

 closely appressed, acute submembranous ; leaves 2-4, erect- 

 spreading^, the lowest ovate or oblong-elHptical, subobtuse, 

 sheathing at base, 10-15 cm, long, 5-7 cm. broad in the middle, the 

 upper gradually smaller ; spike cylindrical, rather densely many- 

 flowered, the flowers erect ; bracts enwrapping the ovary, ovate, 

 acute or acuminate, membranous netted-veined, shorter than the 

 ovary ; lateral sepals spreading oblong subacute, 0'6-0*8 cm. long ; 

 odd sepal erect galeate-coocave obtuse, O'8-l cm. long, the spur 

 pendent filiform, as long as or a little longer than the ovary ; petals 

 erect subfalcate, obliquely ovate-oblong, widened towards the base 

 at the posterior side, obtuse or obscurely bilobulate, as long as the 

 lateral sepals ; lip deflexed oblong obtuse or narrowed at the apex, 

 as long as the petals ; anther strongly resupinate ; arms of the 

 rostellum reflexed ; stigma rounded prominent, separated from the 

 equally long rostellum by a deep excavation ; ovary 1 •5-2*5 cm. 

 long. 



Described from several dried and living specimens collected on 

 the Peninsula, from which also the drawing was made. 



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