Piate 2003. 
OBERONIA MANNII, Hook. a. 
OrcHipex. Subtribe MALaxEg. 
0. Mannii, Hook. f. (sp. nov.) ; caule elongato, foliis anguste lineari- 
ensiformibus subacutis recurvis, scapo brevissimo,spica gracili, bracteis 
ovatis, floribus minimis subsessilibus, petalis ovato-oblongis obscure 
erosis, labello sepalis quadrato-oblongo longiore 3-lobo, lobis lateralibus 
brevibus subulato-lanceolatis divergentibus, intermedio apice late 
bifido lobulo minuto sint interposito, segmentis subulatis divergenti- 
bus v. parallelis. 
Has. Jyntea hills, above Silhet; alt. 3,500 ft., G. Mann. 
Caules 3-4 poll. longi. Folia alterna, pollicaria, basi £ poll. lata. 
i i a. Flores minimi, ad 3); poll. lati, 
c gee; sepala ovato-rotundata, 
obtusa; petala obtusa, enervia; labelli lobis lateralibus intermedio 
latiusculo multo minoribus decurvis; segmentorum terminalinm 
9 lateralibus brevibus v. elongatis. Capsula brevissime pedice)lata, 
vix +, poll. longa. 
In habit this closely resembles 0. angustifolia, which differs in the 
more obtuse leaves, shorter spikes, and obcordate mid-lobe of the lip, 
the side lobes of which are linear—oblong, and obtuse. Inthe form of 
the lip it more resembles 0. caulescens, in which the leaves are longer, 
straighter, acuminate, the flowers pedicelled, and the lip has no side 
lobes. Mannii belongs to the subdivision e the genus with broad 
petals and a three-lobed lip, and may be placed next to O. recurva in 
‘The Flora of British India.’ 0. angustifolia, which in ‘The Flora 
sometimes so b 
petalled section with 0. Mannii.—J. D. H. 
Fig. 1. Bracts. 2 and 5. Flowers, 3. Lip. 4. Petal. All enlarged. 
