CAULESCENTES. (5) OBERONIA. 
26 ‘Shoat washes ae mise. 8); bracteis ovatis integris, 
petalis obovatis sepalis acutis us, labello subro — he ig ssa 
nus 
‘ teri rjecto——Bi 
bay, Loddiges, v. v. c.——A very small species. Leaves ante, acute. Spike 
quite green. 
Wightiana (Lindl. in 1839, mise. 9. Wi 1627. O. 
tiana, Wight, ic. 1628. 0. gine shen A. Richard in i. Se. ser. - 2. 
us er rem linearibus in 
rottet ; Khasya Hills, Lobb; ha "Phwaites <— oe Bilin ) 
h. s. sp,_—— Leaves lanceolate, erect, always shorter than the slender erect or 
drooping spikes. Peduncles terete. Flowers rh.pale: gieeia: This seems to vary 
more than usual in the present genus, in the form of ite 1 its lip, the front lobes of 
which are either ligulate and de sriisilaks at the point, or entire, or short and 
racts 
dag ese and by no means furnished with long cilia, ae is represented by 
ughtsman. 
26. 0. Thisbe (Rchb. cobain warren age 1, 1857); bracteis setaceis floribus 
subverticillatis brevioribus, petalis erecti 8 sepalisq. concavis obtusis, labelli 
Paik : gi ayer n gs 
vari Philippines, Cuming, h. ae 
thin, cg shorter than the spikes. Flowers minute, brick- are en rhea 
ar the next, but t the ek sepals and petals, shorter bracts a much 
sale Siwene seem to distinguish it pretty well. 
27. 0. rufilabris (Lindl. Sertum Orch. t. 8 A.) ; bracteis setaceis floribus 
sparsis multd longioribus, petalis patulis Sepalisq. acutis, labelli linearis bifidi 
basi pulvinati laciniis pw Eten aed oe setaceis intermediis lanceolatis 
, G 
accurate correspondent, 
Thwaites. There does not seem to be any cushion at the base of he lip as in 
_the two last, which is rather oiaeiee considering the very close relationship of 
all three. 
§ II. CavLescentEs; caule elongato distiché folioso. (O. longibracteata, 
No. 8 should perhaps be referred to this division.) 
* Labello indiviso v. obsoleté lobato. 
eee bracteis ovatis complicatis integerrimis, petalis 
integris, labello subrotundo obsolet® quadrilobo lobulis anterioribus obliqué 
: a seith, (Dosesling) 
peso -D. Hooker and T. op aati seg ind : 
Teaves, re than 4” 
broad, although 8”” long, The flowers are dha package the waalleat of Fd pion, 
perfectly smooth, in ascending spikes from 14” to 24” long. 
