Plate 2182. 



GOODYERA PRAINII, llouk. f. 

 Orchideje. Sabtribe Spieanthej!. 



(J. Prainii, Eooh f. Fl. Brit. hid. vl. 112 ; fuliis petlolatis clliptico- 



ovatis acutis, spica recnrva glauduloso-pubescente, floribas secnndis, 

 bracteis lanceolatis flores Eequantibus, labello cymbifoi-mi obtuso intus 

 coslato V. lamellato, rostelli btacbiis elongatis, anthera longe rostrata 

 acuminata. 



Hab. Upper Assam, on Pulinabadya in the Naga Hills, alt. 

 7,200 feet, Pram. 



Caiilis unacum Rcapo at spica 6-pollicarig, robnstns. Folia non 

 conferta, 1-2 poll, lonj^a, petioUita, 5-nervia, nervulis anastomosanti- 

 bus; petiolus }~k poll, longus; vagina brevi, laxa. Scapus 2-3- 

 vaginatns, vaginis'inferioribus foliaceis ; flores erecti, ad ^ poll. lati. 

 SeimU lateralia oblongo-lanceolata, dorsali ovato. Fetala linean- 

 oblonga, obtusa. Lahellum explanatum, ovatum, v. fere lanceolatum, 

 intus 5.costatum. Columna brevissinia ; rostelli bracbiis snbulatis ; 

 anthera orbicularis, longe rostrata. 



Very closely allied to Lindley's G. recurva from the Khasia Hills, 

 which has linear-lanceolate leaves, a sharply deflexed spike with 

 linear bracts, much smaller flowers, and a beaked Hp. I have seen no 

 other specimen than that figured in the accompanying plate, where 

 the rhizome and pseudobulbs of a species of Liparis are seen intermixed 

 with the roots of the Goodyera. — J. D. H. 



rig. 1. Eract and flower. 2. Dorsal, and 3. lateral, sepal. 4. Petal. 6. Lip and 

 coluniD. 6. Lip laid (-pos. 7. Column. JU nilarrjed. 



