PLATE 2005. 
OBERONIA ROSEA, Hook. f. 
Orcuipesz. Subtribe MaLaxes. 
0. rosea, Hook. f. (sp. nov.) ; nero ae Sigs ee ae 
acuminatis, marginibus vaginarum undula po brevissimo, spica 
folia equante gracili, bracteis ovato- v. apn arm anne fe aye er 
sessilibus minimis, sepalis late ovatis obtusis, petalis ellipticis erosis, 
labello sepalis squilongo 3- lobo, lobis cuneato-quadratis, lateralibus 
erosis integerrimisve terminali retuso integerrimo minoribus. 
Has. Malay Peninsula, Sir W. Norris. Perak, Gunong Batu Pateh, 
alt. 3-4,000 ft., Wray, King’s Collector. 
Caules 1-2-pollicares, subflexuosi. Folia wenn 2-35 poll. longa, 
basi 3-4 poll. lata, erecto-incurva, a basi ad a sensim angusta 
vaginis 4-1 poll. longis. capus gracilis ; eustele ios subsuperantes. 
Flores ad 3; poll. diam., rosei; sepala lata, concava, enervia; petala 
fere eequilonga, enervia. Capsula subsessilis, ellipsoidea 
This species belongs to the subsection of the genus with broad 
petals and a three -lobed lip, and should be placed near O. recurva, 
Lindl.—J. D. H. 
Figs. 1 and 2. Bracts. 3. Flower. 4. Lip. All enlarged. 
