194 SmitH—-NEW ORCHIDS. 
Calanthe Wardii, W.W. Sm. Sp nov. 
Species ex affinitate C. angustae, Lindl. a qua labello latiore 
quam longiore inter alia facile recognoscitur. 
Planta terrestris erecta, in speciminibus nostris circ. 70 cm. 
alta sed ex collectore ad 120 cm., rhizomate crasso radicibus 
elongatis pilosis praedito. Folia basalia circ. 4, basi fibris sol- 
utis circumdata, sub anthesi satis bene evoluta, anguste lanceo- 
lata, 40-45 cm. longa, plus minusve 3 cm. lata, apice longe acum- 
inata, basi longe petiolatim angustata, plicata, in sicco firme 
membranacea, utrinque glabra. Scapus folia longe superans, 
valde robustus flores 10-20 laxe dispositos gerens, ubique minute 
pubescens, foliis reductis bracteiformibus paucis basi amplexi- 
caulibus ornatus; pars florifera circ. 15 cm. longa; bracteae per- 
sistentes ad 2.5 cm. longae, lineares vel sublineares, acutae, sub 
anthesi deflexae; flores mediocres; pedicelli 3-4 mm. longi. 
Sepala lateralia 1o-11 mm. longa, 3.5 mm. lata, patentia, oblique 
ovata, obtusa, breviter apiculata, glabra ; intermedium subsimile 
ovatum. Petala anguste lanceolata, 9 mm. longa, 2 mm. lata, 
acuta. Labellum (ut sepala petalaque) valde carnosa, columnae 
adnatum, circ. 7 mm. longum, circ. 11 mm. latum, lobis laterali- 
bus fere obsoletis, lobo intermedio in formam securis bipennis 
constructo, margine integro, apice late exciso, lamellis elevatis 
tribus pererrato; calcar 9-11 mm. longum lineari-oblongum ob-: 
tusiusculum. Columna carnosa brevis; pollinia 8. Ovarium 
subelavatum circ. 8 mm. longum minute pubescens. 
“Upper Burma :—Hpimaw in shady forest, damp humus soil, 
at 7,000 ft. _ Flowers greenish-yellow ; height of plant about 4 ft. 
June ror4.’”” F.K,. Ward. No. 1661, 
“In the Seale tot Valley in open places, at 10,000 ft. 
Flowers bright sulphur-yellow, fragrant. July 1914.” F. K. 
Ward. No. 1734. 
“Hpimaw; Alt. 7,000 ft. June rorg.’’ Farrer. No. 1040. 
The species has the habit of C. Davidi, Franch. It is well 
distinguished from its allies by the twin-axe-headed shape of the 
labellum. 
Calanthe yunnanensis, Rolfe. 
“Upper Burma :—Htawgaw, valley of Naung-Chang, ioe 
country. Terrestrial orchid growing in leaf mould etc. in damp 
deep shade of rain forest at 8,000 ft. Petals green, labellum 
purplish-red. Flowers pointing down completely as protection 
_ against rain. Masses in the forests of Teng-shuiling, grown in 
7 big colonies on dead tree trunks, on humus, etc. in deep shade, 
Se Oe: May 1914.” F. K. Ward. No. 1606. 
