Oleronia."] CXLVIII. ORCHIDE^E. (J. D. Hooker.) 681 



21. O. Wallichii, Hook.f.; leaves short broad fleshy falcate obtuse, 

 scape much flattened adnate below to a broad leaf, spike decurved, flowers 

 densely imbricate, bracts ovate acuminate erose, lip quadrate or rounded 

 tip refuse or 2-auricled. 0. iridifolia, Wall. Cat. 1948/2 in part. 



SIIHET, De Silva. 



Leaves 3-5 by f-l in., falcate. Scape \ in. broad above the adnate leaf. 

 Spike 6 in., decurved; flowers -^ in., sessile, sheathed in blunt bracteoles. 

 This is the Khasian 0. Hrunoniana of Lindley, which di tiers from the Peninsular 

 plant in the very small flowers, and much shorter leaves and scapes. 



22. O. forcipata, Lindl. Fol. Orchid. Oberon. 2 ; leaves ensiform 

 obtuse or acute, scape slightly 2- winged short, spike long slender decurved, 

 flowers minute sessile densely imbricate, bracts ovate acute erose or fim- 

 briate, petals narrow, lip as broad as long quadrate entire or with obscure 

 entire or toothed side lobes, or contracted into a forcipate terminal lobe. 

 Hook, f. Ic. Plant, t. 1782 B. Malaxis forcipata, Reichb.f. in Walp. Ann. 

 vi. 209. . "... 



CEYLON ; Peradenya and Hewahetti district, alt. 1-3000 ft., Tfiwaites. 



Leaves 45 by \ f in., slightly falcate. Scape 1-2 in., free; spike 4-7 in., 

 covered >vith very pale flowers about -^ in. long ; bracts not exceeding the flowers ; 

 ovary very short ; lip variable in form and when lobtd in the abruptness of the line 

 between the terminal and lateral lobes. Capsules short, sessile, turgid. A very 

 elegant species. Some specimens might almost be referred to the section with the 

 terminal lobe of the lip produced. 



23. O. pachyrachis, Reichb.f. in Herb. KQW ; leaves 3-4 in. narrowly 

 ensiform acuminate, scape very broad flat adnate to a leaf, spike straight, 

 flowers sessile most densely imbricate on a very thick rachis, bracts very 

 short semi-orbicular erose, petals narrow, lip orbicular or rounded-ovate 

 quite entire. 



TKOPJCAL HIMALAYA; Garwhal, Falconer. Kumaon, Strachey fy Winterlottom. 

 SIKKIM, J.D.H. 



Leaves 3-4 by ^ | in., apparently flaccidly fleshy when fresh, base not broadened. 

 Scape 2-4 in., very variable in breadth |-J in., with the adnate leaf in various 

 positions and its free portion long and narrow or short broad and recurved ; spike 

 4-5 in., rachis cylindric, tip slender; flowers very minute, about -^ in., depressed 

 on one another; lip concave towards the base. Fruit sessile, short, turgid, often 

 gibbous, the ribs less prominent than usual in the genus. 



/3. Lip 3-lobed, side lobes large, midlobe much smaller. 



24. O. Brunoniana, Wight Ic. t. 1622; leaves linear-oblong very 

 coriaceous, scape much flattened and adnate to the upper leaf, spike 

 erect, rachis very stout, bracts lanceolate erose, flowers sessile densely 

 imbricate, petals narrow, lip orbicular with a short terminal auricle. Lindl. 

 Fol. Orchid. Oberon. 2. Malaxis Brunoniana, ^Reichb.f. in Walp. Ann. vi. 

 209. 



Mountains of CANAKA, MALABAR and TBAVANCOEE, Wight, &c. 



Stem rather elongate. Leaves 6-14 by f-lj in., succulent. Scape 2-8 in. ; 

 adnate leaf 14 in., variable in position. Spike 4-6 in., like a rat's tail ; flowers 

 -1 in. ; lip dirty yellow, with an orbicular concave disk ; terminal auricles variable. 

 Some of Wight's specimens have much longer, narrower and more acuminate leaves 

 than those figured in his Icones. 



25. O. Xiindleyana, Wight Ic. t. 1624 ; leaves shortly broadly 



