Tabula 2SG7. 



IMPATIENS LEPIDA, UL /. 



Balsamtnaceae. 



I, lepida, Ilh. f. {sp. noi\) ; herba gracilis foliis ovatis minute 

 crcnatis nervis utrinque 4-5, pedunculis 1- vel 2-floris, pedicello 

 inferiore basi superiore altius bracteato, sepalis rotundatis apicu- 

 latiSj labelli calcare gracili, autheris acutis. 



Herha gracilis, glaberrima, cuule 3-4 dm. longo subsimplice flaccido, 

 internodiis inferioribus elongatis iDidis. . Folia 3-5 cm. longa, altermi, 

 petiolata, ovata vel ovato-laiiceolata, acurmnata, miaute crcnato- 

 serrulata, marginibus minutissime denticulatis, subtus pallida, sub- 

 glauca, basi cuneata vel acuta, in petiolum gracilem 1-2 cm. lougum 

 angustata, nervis utrinque 4-5. PeduticuU gracillimi, 1- vel 2-flori, 

 4-5 cm. lougi, fructiferi 6-7 cm. longi ; pcdicelli breves, inferiore basi 

 superiore altius bracteato ; bractcae niinutac. Florcs ad 2-5 cm. 

 oxpansi, roseo-flavi, Sepala orticularia, raucronata, 4 mm. diamctro, 

 3-nervia. VexiUum oblatiim, 12 mm. diamctro, apice emarginatum, 

 breviter rostrafum. Alae 2 cm, longae, basi cunoatae ; lobus basalis 

 rotundatus ; distalis sub-duplo longlor, oblongus vel dolabriforniis, 

 recurvus, apice rotundatus ; auricula dorsalis angusta, inflexa, 

 Labelli limhus profunde cymbiformis vel saccatim iufundibularis, in 



calcar gracile limbo aoquilongum vel longius infra medium involutunr 

 attenuatus ; ore 10-13 mm. longo horizontal]. J'*7a?«e??Ya brevissima, 



linearia ; antherae acutae. Oiarium fusiforme, rectum, acutum. 



Caj)siiJa immatura tenuis. 



Chixa : Kweichau; Piu-fa, Le Mans Ilerharium. 



There arc two flowering specimens of this in the Le Mans Herbarium, 

 one with a single-flowered, the other with a 2-flowered peduncle. The 

 bract at the base of the lower pedicel, or at the fork of the peduncle, is 

 so small as to be easily overlooked. There is much difference in the 

 form of the lip in the two flowers examined. The flowers arc noted 

 on the accompanying ticket as * rose-jaunatre.' — J. I). Hooker. 



Fig. 1, sc[jal ; 2 aud 3, standard ; 4, wing ; 5 and 0, fomis of lip ; 7, stamen ; 

 8, peduncle, pedicels, and ovaries. All except 5 and G cnlanjcd. 



