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lobe of petal subequal to anterior, breadth of petals shorter than 

 length of sepals, longer than upper surfaces of lip. — Griseh. op. 

 cit. 611 ; Fawc. & Bendle op. cit. 9, t. I. f. 16, 17. 



In fl. throughout the year ; near Mabess River, 4000 ft. ; near John 

 Crow Peak ; Mt. Diabolo, 2500 ft. ; Harris ! Fl. Jam. 7616, 7747, 7825. 



Plant i to 1 in, high. Stems 1 cm. or less 1., shorter than the leaves; 

 mouth of the sheaths acute, ciliolate, ridges muriculate. Leaves 1 • 2-1 * 8 

 cm. 1., 5-8 mm. br., subsessile, oval to elliptical, shortly apiculate. 

 Bacemes 4-6 mm. 1., J or ^ as long as leaves, several clustered, fevv^- 

 flowered. Bracts acute, more or less hirsutulous on the dorsal nerve and 

 margin. Sepals 4 mm. 1., ovate, median 2-5-3 mm. br. Petals '1 mm. 1., 

 2 '5-3 mm. br., rose-coloured and crimson, somewhat equally extended on 

 both sides, lobes oblong or oblong-elliptical, ciliolate, apex forming an 

 almost straight line or slightly retuse. Lip deep crimson, upper margins 

 elliptical to elliptical-lanceolate. Column short, dilated above; anther 

 obovately orbicular, emarginate. 



3. L. WuUsehlaegelii Fawc. & Bendle in Journ. Bot. xhii. 126 

 (1909); plant l|-2^ in. high; leaves green; bracts ciliolate 

 on keel and margins ; sepals crimson, glabrous, acute, lateral 

 J-connate ; petals obversely deltoid, apex abruptly apiculate, 

 lobes subequal, glabrous, breadth of petals shorter than length of 

 sepals, longer than upper surfaces of lip. — Type in Herb. Reg. 

 Monac. 



Beaufort, Wullschlaegel, 1078 ! 



Plant 1^-2^ in. high. Stem longer than leaf, 2-5-6 cm. 1., slender, 

 sheaths long, slender, ciliolate on the ridges and at the ovate acuminate 

 mouth. Leaves oval, shortly acuminate, 2-2-5 cm. 1., about 1 cm. br. 

 Bacemes shorter than the leaf ; flowers many, in two ranks. Bracts clasp- 

 ing, broadly ovate, 1-1-2 mm. 1. Sepals ovate, lateral, nearly 2 mm. 1., 

 1-75 mm. br. ; median nearly 2 mm. 1, 1-2 mm. br. Petals 1-3-1-4 mm. 

 br. Lip, upper surfaces lanceolate, -6 mm. 1. Column long, -8 mm. 1. 

 Capsule small, obovoid, 2-5 mm. 1. 



Closely resembles L. divaricata in habit, but the structure of the flower 

 brings it near to L. obtusa and L. Woodiana. 



4, L. Woodiana Fawc. d Bendle op. cit. 6 ; plant 1 J in. high ; 

 bracts glabrous ; sepals transparent yellow, glabrous, obtuse, 

 lateral J-connate ; petals obversely deltoid, apex short, obtuse, 

 lobes subequal, glabrous, breadth of petals shorter than length of 

 sepals, longer than upper surfaces of lip. — (PI. 11, f. 12-17.) 



On trunks of trees; in fl. Feb. ; Holly Mount, Mt. Diabolo, 2600 ft., 

 Harris ! 



Stem to 3-5 cm. 1., generally longer than the leaf; sheaths very acute, 

 muriculate on the ridges. Leaf generally 8-14 mm. 1., elliptical, sub- 

 sessile. Bacemes several, clustered, shorter than the leaf. Bracts some- 

 what acute. Flowers ^^ in. 1., yellow, several. Sepals broadly ovate, 

 median 2 mm. 1., lateral barely as long as median. Petals slightly over 

 1 mm. br,, a deeper shade of yellow than the sepals, shaded with crimson. 

 Lip -5 mm. 1., crimson, upper margins elliptical to elliptical-lanceolate. 

 Column deep pink, short, dilated above ; anther case white. 



The specific name is given in honour of Miss H. A. Wood. 



