allied to the Natural Order Biirmanniaceoe. 537 



GoNYANTHES. Blume. 

 Periaufhium petaloideuni, superiim, tiibnlosuiii : tiiùo triqiietro: ore trifido, (in 

 sinubus lacinipe très minores sitae). Stamina Burmanniie, laciniis (exten- 

 oribus majoribus) perianthii alterna. Ovarium dilatato-trigonuni, trilo- 

 culare; receptacula angulis perianthii opposita, seinibifida. Sti/lus 1, tri- 

 siileus. Stigmata 3, dilatata, staniinibus coliœrentia. Capsula periantliio 

 coronata, late trigona, fenestrata, valvis nenipè tribus lateralibus excisa, 

 post dehiscentiam ob solutionem dissepinientorum \alvis corresponden- 

 tinni unilocularis, polysperma. Semiua niiuiina, arillo niembranaceo seti- 

 tbnni inclusa. 



1. G. eaudida. Blunie, Enum. Plant. Jav. p. 29. 



To this may be added three unrecorded species which are contained in 

 Dr.Wallich's Herbarium belonging- to this Society. As they are not mentioned 

 in his Catalogue, it is probable they had not been examined by that distin- 

 guished botanist. I therefore propose to characterize them as follows : — 



2. G. nepalensis, caule erecto triquetro subaphyllo, foliis squamiformibus acutis, 



floribus subcymosis, perianthio 3-alato : alis rotundatis. Tab. XXXV'III. 



fig. 1. 

 Hab. in Nepalifi. 

 Planta 3 — 4-pollicaris, albicans. 



3. G. ff'allichii, caule capillari erecto, foliis plurimis alternis bracteiformibus, 



floribus solitariis vel subtrichotomè cymosis pedicellatis bracteatis, peri- 

 anthio angustè tubuloso : alis sublinearibus. Tab. XXXVIII. fig. 2. 



Hiib. in Regno Burmanico ad Kilaben. 



Planta 3-pollicaris, purpurascens. Flores purpurei. 



4. G.pusilla, caule capillari 1 — 3-floro, foliis radicalibns fasciculatis lanceu- 



iatis cuspidatis ; caidinis bracteiformibus, |)erianthio tricarinato : alis di- 



latatis semiovatis. Tab. XXXVIII. fig. 3. 

 Tripterauthus pusillus. Wall, in Herb. 

 Hah. in Regno Burmanico ad Tavoy. 

 Planta 3-pollicaris. Perianthium albicans. 



