Oleivnia.~\ CXLVIII. ORCHIDEJE. (J. D. Hooker.) 679 



OLeron. 2; stem elongate, leaves linear or oblong-linear, scape subterete 

 above where adnate to the upper leaf, spike short, bracts subulate much 

 exceeding the sessile flowers, petals broadly oblong entire, lip short, lateral 

 lobes small orbicular, midlobe large rounded-obcordate obscurely 2-lobed. 

 Malaxis longibracteata, Reichb.f. in Walp. Ann. vi. 209. 



CEYLON; Hantani and Hewabetti districts, Walker, &c. 



Stems 1-6 in., flexuose, flattened above. Leaves 2-3 by ^ in., aente. Scape 

 and sharply decurved spike 1-2 in.; flowers pale red, lip red (Thwaites). Capsules 

 subsessile.-i-In habit intermediate between the caulescent and stemless species. 



14. O. Helferi, Hook.f. Ic. Plant. 1. 1785 A; leaves small membranous 

 ensiform acuminate, scape filiform naked, raceme about as long as the 

 leaves filiform, bracts lanceolate, petals oblong obtuse, lip twice as long as 

 the sepals linear-oblong with narrow lateral lobes and linear midlobe cleft 

 to the base into two narrow parallel acute arms. 



TENASSEEIM, Heifer. 



Leaves \-\. in., translucent when dry. Scape with raceme 1-2 in., erect or curved ; 

 flowers very membranous, loosely clustered, very pale, about ~ in. long. The narrow 

 lateral lobes of the lip extend about half-way down, and end in an obtuse tooth. A 

 very delicate species. 



y. Lip deeply 3-lobed, side hies Iroad or long, midlobe obcordate or 

 2-Jid. 



15. O. ensiformis, Lindl. Fol. Orchid. Oberon.4; leaves very long 

 coriaceous ensiform acuminate, scape subterete naked, spike dense-fld., 

 bracts sheathing the flowers erose, petals broad erose, lateral lobes of erose 

 lip broad rounded midlobe obcordate. O. trilobata, G-riff. Notul. iii. 273. 

 O. acaulis, JLooTc. Sot. Mag. t. 5056 (not of Griff.}. Malaxis ensiformis r 

 Smith in JRees Encycl. ; Reichb.f. in Walp. Ann. vi. 212 (excl. syn.}\ 



NEPAL, Hamilton. Khasia Mts., Griffith. 



Leaves 10-18 by |-| in., narrowed to the tip. Racemes shorter than the lea-ves, 

 nearly straight or curved ; bracts tubular with truncate tips, perianth alone ex- 

 serted, membranous : flowers about -^ in., orange -yellow ; lip hardly longer than the- 

 sepals. 



16. O. ferrug-inea. Parish mss. ; leaves long coriaceons narrowly 

 ensiform falcate acuminate, scape short stout terete naked, spike shorter 

 than the leaves, bracts broadly ovate subacute sheathing the subsessile 

 flowers, petals linear-oblong fimbriate, lip short fimbriate, side lobes 

 narrow short ascending, midlobe obcordate lobules rounded crenate sinus 

 acute. 



TENASSEEIM; at Moulmein, Parish. 



Leaves 6-10 by |-f in. Scape with raceme 4-5 in., bracts membranous ; flowers, 

 about -^j in., perianth alone exserted; lip covered with large dots, side lobes acute, 

 or obtuse. 



17. O. myriantha, Lindl. Fol. Orchid. Oberon. 4 ; leaves narrowly 

 ensiform straight acuminate, scape stiff terete naked or with erect 

 subulate bracts, raceme elongate, flowers pedicelled more or less whorled,. 

 bracts erose lower subulate upper ovate, petals broad entire, lip longer 

 than the sepals, lateral lobes broad, midlobe oblong or obcordate deeply 

 2-lobed lobules oblong or rounded sinus acute. TFa//?. Ann. vi. 212. O. 

 sikkimensis, Lindl. I. c. 0. acaulis, Griff. Notul. iii. 275 ; It. Notes 76 



