Plate 1780. 



OBEEONIA PALCONEEI, Hoohf. 



Orchide^. Tribe Malaxidej;. 



0. Falconeri, Hook.f. (sp. nov.) ; foliis late ensiformibus acutis sub- 

 falcatis, scapo robusto multibracteato, racemo densifloro erecto v. 

 decurvo, bracteis oblongis serrulatis flores subeequantibus, petalis 

 ovato-oblongis obtusis, labello oblongo v. subquadrato lobis lateralibus 

 parvis rotundatis v. dentiformibus terminali quadrato v. lineari-oblongo 

 apice bifido, sinu truncate lobulis angustis parallelis v. incurvis sub- 

 acutis.— 0. iridifolia, Wall. Cat. 1948, 1 and 3 (in part). 



Hab. Tropical Himalaya; Kumaon, Wallich, Falconer. Behar, 

 /. D. H. Chota Nagpore, G. B. Clarke. The Concan, Law, &c. 



Folia coriacea 1-2 poll, longa, ^-^ poll, lata, inferiora sensim minora. 

 Scapus teres foliis brevior ; racemns 3-5-pollicaris, rachi valida. Flores 

 ad ■£$ poll, lati, flavo-virides. Gapsula alte costata. 



The specimens included under "Wallich's No. 1948 are so mixed and 

 bad that I am not certain of the identification of all those included 

 under Nos. 1 and 3. The species is allied to 0. pyrulifera, but is more 

 robust, with shorter, broader leaves and lateral lobes to the lip, the 

 terminal lobules of which are separated by a truncate sinus. — J. D. 



Hooker. 



Fig. 1. Flower, from Dr. Falconer's specimen. 2. Flower, from Concan specimen. 

 3. Lip of fig. 2. 4. Pollinia. 5. Capsule. All enlarged. 



