Oleroiiin.] CXLVIII. ORCIIIDE.E. (J. 'D. Hooker.) 685 



or decurved, bracts subulate from a lanceolate base, petals and dorsal 

 sepal, incurved green ciliate, lip very small lunate entire crinite, lateral 

 lobes erect on each side the column narrowly lanceolate. Hook. f. Ic. 

 Plant, t. 1781. Malaxis Scyllae, Reichb.f.in Walp. Ann. vi. 213. 



CEYLON ; Maturatte and Elephant Plains, alt. 4-6000 ft., Thwaites. 



Stem very short or 0. Leaves li-2* by -J in. Scape H in-, crinite (in one 

 specimen) with filiform flaccid hyaline bracts; raceme about as long; flowers 

 whorled, longer than the bracts, about | in. long, incurved, the lanceolate acumi- 

 nate dorsal sepal and two petals being all quite equal and similar and curving 

 upwards and inwards like the beak of a bird, whilst the orbicular hyaline lateral 

 sepals look like a globose pouch at the base of the flower ; the minute lip most 

 resembles that of O. tennis ; its lateral lobes resemble a pair of erect horns. A very 

 singular plant. 



Sect. III. Myosurus. Leaves all radical, elongate, terete, fleshy. 



38. O. Myosurus, Lindl. in Wall. Cat. 1947; Gen. $ Sp. Orchid. 

 16; Fol. Orchid. Oberon. 8; leaves 3-4 by in. diam. linear terete 

 curved, scape very short stout bracteate, spike very short dense-fld., bracts 

 lanceolate denticulate, petals narrow linear, lateral lobes of the lip rounded 

 sinuate toothed, midlobe oblong-quadrate with toothed sides and two curved 

 ascending spurs from each side of the truncate or retuse tip. Hook. f. in 

 Ic. Plant, t.1786 B. Malaxis Myosurus,. Walp. Ann. vi. 216. Epidendrum 

 Myosurus, Forst. Prodr. No. 817. Dendrobium Myosurus, Swartz in Nov. 

 Act. Upsal, vi. 82. 



NEPAL, Wallich. MOULMEIN, Parish. DISTEIB. ? Society Islands. 



A very singular plant. The leaves are described by Parish as papillose ; the 

 short stout scape is densely clothed with subulate bracts ; the spike in the only 

 specimen seen is less than half an inch long, with crowded pale minute shortly 

 pedicelled flowers which are shorter than the bracts. 



Sect. IV. Caulescentes. Stem elongate, with many equitant short 

 cultriform leaves. 



39. O. anceps, Lindl. Serf. Orchid, under t. 8 ; Fol. Orchid. 6 ; 

 leaves ovate-oblong tip rounded, spike stout subsessile dense-fld., bracts 

 short broad erose, petals small broad, lip truncate tip crenulate. 0. imbri- 

 cata, JF?>7^ Ic. t. 1629 (not ofBlume). O. Griffithii, Wight Ic. v. 4. Malaxis 

 anceps, Reichb.f. in Walp. Ann. vi. 214. 



TENASSEEIM, Parish. PEBAK, Scortechini, &c. MALACCA, Maingay. DISTEIB. 

 Malay Islands. 



Stems 12-18 in., stout, tufted, |-f in. across the leaves. Leaves suberect, sub- 

 incurved. Spike 2-3 in. ; flowers about J n in. Capsule sessile, 'globose. 



40. O. miniata, Lindl. in Sot. Reg. 1843, Misc. 8; Fol Orchid. 

 Oberon. 6; leaves falcate acute, .spike long slender lax-fld., pedicels 

 pubescent, bracts lanceolate, petals oblong, lip fleshy base dilated concave 

 narrowed into a linear emarginate tip. Malaxis miniata, Reichb. f. in 

 Walp. Ann. vi. 215. 



SING-APOEE (Hort. Loddiges). DISTEIB. Philippine Islands. 



Leaves 1 1^ in. Raceme 4-8 in., decurved, puberulous, lax-fld.; flowers - in. ; 

 pedicels slender, -% in., longer than the membranous bracts. 



41. O. gracilis, Hoolc.f. ; slender, leaves straight suberect lanceolate 

 acute, spike lax-fld., flowers subsessile, bracts very short triangular-ovate, 



