1897.] G. King & R. Pantling. — Neiv Indo-Malayan Orchids. 595 



numerous, not crowded, '25 in. across ; floral bract ovate, acuminate, 

 minute. Sepals subequal, elliptic, obtuse, reflexed. Petals smaller, oblong, 

 blunt. Lip fleshy, its base with a short wide slightly curved sub-horizontal 

 spur ; the lateral lobes at the mouth of the spur erect, broadly oblong, 

 subfalcate, obtuse ; apical lobe ovate, acute, concave ; the interior of the 

 spur with an imperfect septum directed backwards from its front wall 

 and a large callus from the back wall almost touching the former. Column 

 stout, papillose, with a short thick foot and a small rounded callus on each 

 side of the depressed anther ; lip of anther truncate in front ; pollinia 

 subglobose, grooved. 



Perak ; Kunstler. 



This species was sent some years ago from Perak by the late Mr. 

 Kunstler, who collected there for the Calcutta Botanic Garden. It 

 flowered recently, and is now described as new. Its nearest ally appears 

 to be S. Williamsoni, Reichb. fil. The septum of the spur characteristic 

 of this genus is in this species incomplete, as it extends only about 

 half way across the cavity. At the same time it is prominent, being 

 thick and solid. On the back wall, right opposite it, there is a faint 

 ridge corresponding to it, so that a slight extension would make the 

 septum complete. 



Sarcanthus sagittatus, n. spec. Stem short, 1 to 2 in. long. Leaves 

 two or three, linear- oblong, the apex blunt and obscurely bilobed, 

 narrowed to the base; length 6 in., breadth '75 in. Peduncle as long as 

 the leaves, slender, bearing at its apex a short raceme of about 12 

 rather distant flowers 25 in. in diam. ; floral bract minute, much shorter 

 than the slender cylindric stalked ovary. Sepals subequal, elliptic, blunt, 

 the dorsal erect, the lateral pair reflexed. Petals shorter than the 

 sepals, oblong, blunt, reflexed. Lip with large triangular acuminate 

 forward-pointing side-lobes ; the apical lobe saggitate, its point curv- 

 ing upwards ; the spur longer than the sepals, narrowly infundibuliform, 

 septate to near its bifid apex. Column stout, bearing near its base a 

 large smooth 2-lobed callus with two curved divergent horns at its 

 apex ; the rostellum with two deflexed plates. Anther-lip truncate, 

 ciliolate; pollinia oblong, attached at a right angle to the very broad 

 tapering caudicle, the gland ovate. 



Khasia Hills, probably at Teria Ghat ; Pantling, No. 629 ; flowering 

 in June. 



A very distinct species, with flowers somewhat resembling those of 

 S. Kunstleri, K. & P., but with very different habit and leaves. 



Stereochilus Wattii, n. spec. Roots hairy. Stem very short. 

 Leaves horizontal, linear-oblong, flat, fleshy, unequally and bluntly 

 bifid at the apex, not contracted at the base ; length 3 to 4 in., breadth 



