30 CXLVIII. OROHIDE^E. (J. I). Hooker.) [Phdltenopsis. 



ft Rachis of raceme terete. 



3. P. Xiowii, Reichb.f. in Sot. Zeit. 1862, 214; in Gard. Chron. 1862, 

 979 ; Xen, Orchid, ii. t. 151 ; petals fan-shaped very much larger than the 

 oblong sepals, rostellum much longer than the column. JBot. Mag. t. 5351 ; 

 FL des Serres, 1. 1910 ; Warner Select. Orchid. Ser. 2, t. 15 ; Rolfe in Gard. 

 Chron. 1886, ii. 276. 



TENASSERIM ; at Moulmein, Parish. 



Leaves 3-5 in., ovate-oblong or lanceolate, acute. Scape with lax-fld. raceme 

 10-24 in., slender, simple or branched ; flowers l|-2 in. diam. ; sepals white, dorsal 

 largest and broadest ; petals flushed with violet towards the base ; lip sessile, as 

 long as the lateral sepals, narrowly oblong, side lobes small, uncinately recurved 

 yellow, midlobe obcuneately oblong truncate and crenate at the tip purple; disk 

 keeled and furnished with a transverse forked plicate callus at the base of the side 

 lobes in front, and with some soft spines behind ; column and rostellum pale 

 purple. 



4. P. ftXannii, Reichb. f. in Gard. Chron. 1871, 902; 1876, 503; 

 lateral sepals lanceolate acuminate, petals oblanceolate, lip clawed, side 

 lobes falcately oblong, midlobe panduriform truncate with two spreading 

 and recurved oblong caruncled apical lobules. Rolfe in Gard. Chron. 1886, 

 ii. 276. 



ASSAM, Mann. 



Leaves 6-10 in., oblong-lanceolate. Scape 12 in., branched ; flowers many, 

 scattered, 1^ in. diam.; sepals and petals yellow blotched with brown ; lip white 

 with purple blotches, disk with a forked appendage at the base of the midlobe, in 

 front of which is a flattened sword-shaped spur ; foot of column very short. Flower 

 and appendages of lip very like those of P. Cornu-cervi ; in both the column is long, 

 the pollinia ellipsoid. 



5. P. speciosa, Reichb.f. in Gard. Chron. 1881, i. 562 ; 1882, ii. 744, 

 fig. 130-132 ; sepals elliptic-lanceolate acute, petals similar but smaller, 

 lip sessile, side lobes small linear-oblong truncate toothed, midlobe laterally 

 compressed fleshy, tip dilated mallet-like papillose. Warner Orchid. Album, 

 t. 158; Gard. Chron. 1882, ii. 745, f. 130-132; 1886, ii. 277, fig. 56-58 ; 

 Reichenbachia, ii. t. 57 ; Rolfe in Gard. Chron. 1886, ii. 277. 



AMDAMAN ISLANDS, Berkeley. 



Leaves 8-12 in., obovate-oblong or -lanceolate. Scape tall, simple or branched j 

 flowers 2 in. diam., scattered, white or rosy with darker blotches ; lip with a forked 

 callus; column long, tip toothed, foot very short; polliuia oblong. Yar. Chris- 

 tiana, K., f., has rose-madder sepals and white petals j var. purpurata, R. f., has 

 rose-purple flowers. 



6. P. tetraspis, Reichb. f. Xen. Orchid, ii. 146 ; in Gard. Chron' 

 1881, ii. 562, 656 ; flowers as in P. speciosa, but waxy white with 2 2-awned 

 basal calli on the hairy disk. Rolfe in Gard. Chron. 1886, ii. 277. 



ANDAMAN ISLANDS, Col. Man. DISTEIB. Sumatra. 



Leaves 12 by 2-4 in., cuneately obovate. Scape tall, stout, branched. 1 have 

 seen no flower of this. 



7. P. K.unstleri, Hook. f. ; sepals obovate apiculate, petals rather 

 smaller, tip rounded, lip shortly clawed, side lobes small broadly cuneate 

 truncate, midlobe obovate with 7 thick parallel ridges, tip rounded. 



PEEAK, Kunstler. 



Leaves 4-6 in., obovate oblanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate, acute, pale green. 

 Scape about equalling the Cleaves, 2-3- fld. at the tip ; bracts very small, ovate; flowers 



