TABULA 2964, 
IMPATIENS HUMILIS, Hook. i 
BALSAMINACEAE. 
I, humilis, Hook. f. (sp. nov.) ; pubescens, ae ovatis caudatim 
acuminatis obscure crenulatis, pedunculis unifloris decurvis, sepalis 
rotundatis cuspidatis, labello infiato, sadn cath “seni breviore. 
Herba humilis, pubescens, uniflora, caule 1:2-1:5 dm. alto simplici 
ima basi ramulos emittente inferne longe nudo apicem versus pauci- 
foliato. Folia 3-5 cm. longa, alterna, petiolata, membranacea, ovata, 
cuminata vel caudato-acuminata, obscure crenato-serrulata, utringue 
0 15 cm. lon inque 9-6 
pubescentia, basi acuta, petiolo 0° 5 ongo, nervis utrin 
gracl reves, 2-3 ¢ ongi, decurvi, pubescentes, 
uniflori, medio unibracteati ; bracteae ovato-lanceolatae, 2-3 mm 
longae. Flores ad 2°5 cm. expansi. Sepala 2, ovato- -rotundata, 
cuspidata, 6-8 mm. lata, inaequilatera, membranacea, pubescentia, 
6—7-nervia. Vezillum lineari-oblongum, obtusum, 1°5 cm. longum, 
costa crassa, apiculata. Alae breves, 15-1°8 cm. longae, late arcuatim 
stipitatae ; lobus basalis erectus, ovatus, acuminatus; distalis duplo 
longior, anguste dolabriformis, apice rotundatus; au uricula dorsalis 
prominens, rotund Labellum pro planta magnum ; b to- 
infundibularis, 2 cm. | s, in calcar paullo brevius sat robustum 
lente incurvus attenuatus, ore 1°5 cm. long m ascendente 
Filamenta gracilia; antherae didymae. Ovarium lente falcatum, 
acuminatum. 
Eastern Himaraya: Sikkim; alt. 7500 ft., Treutler 236 in Herb. 
Hort. Petrop 
A small pubescent species unlike any other known to me, with simple 
sm 
stem, few leaves, solitary shortly peduncled flowers, a remarkable 
narrow, oblong vexillum and acuminate basal lobes of the wings.— 
J HooKER. 
Fig. 1, pedicel, bract and ovary; 2, sepal; 3, standard; 4, wing; 5, lip; 
6, stamens. All enlarged. 
