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MABANTAGE^E. 



465. Maranta dichotoma, Wall (M. grandis, Miq. Suppl. Fl. Sum. 

 616). — Frequent in the shade of the tropical forests of Kamorta; Katchall 

 (g. c.) ; Nankowry (Novara 30 ; Jelinek 152 — ofu, inc.). 



466. Canna sp. — Nicobars (teste D.). 



MUSAGEJS. 

 # 467. Musa sapientum, L. — Cultivated at the Penal Settlement of 

 Kamorta. Whether the variety of the plantain cultivated by the Nico- 

 barese belong to this species or to M. simiarum I am unable to say. 



468. Musa Simiarum, Humph. ? — The plants growing in the forests 

 of Kamorta were out of flowers and hence are doubtfully referred to this 

 species. 



OBGKIBEM. 



469. Obeeonia sp. — On trees of the tropical forests of Kamorta, not 

 rare (specimens lost) . 



470. Deistdeobium anceps, Sw. — Common on trees in the mangrove- 

 and beach-forests of Kamorta and Katchall. 



471. Dendbobium cbumenatum, Sw. — Frequent on trees in the 

 beach- and mangrove-forests. 



472. Dekdeobium sp. — On trees on the grass-heaths of Kamorta. — 

 Flowers exactly like those of D. crumenatum, but the leaves short, rigidly 

 coriaceous, horizontal or half -erect, and distichous. Probably only an erect 

 variety produced by abundance of light. 



473. Pholidota imbeicata, Sm. — Eare on trees in the tropical 

 forests of Kamorta. 



474. Pachystoma senile, Eeichb. f. — Very common on the grass- 

 heaths of Kamorta and sometimes producing quite a rose-coloured tint over 

 large tracts of them. The flowers are here all rose-coloured, while in Bengal 

 they are as constantly white. 



475. Eulophia AiODAMAisrETfSis, Echb. f. in Flora 1872. 276. — Eare 

 on dry places near the mangrove-swamps and also in the drier parts of the 

 swamps themselves, along the western coast of Katchall. 



476. Eulophia gbamltstea, Ldl. — In patches dispersed over the grass- 

 heaths of Kamorta. 



477. Eulophia decipiens, nov. sp., PL XIII, Figs. 8 — 12. Her- 

 bse erectse, tuberosse, glaberrimse, 2 — 3 ped. altae ; folia ignota, hyster- 

 anthia ; scapus erectusj simplex, albidus, squamis parvis lanceolatis interno- 

 diis multoties brevioribus vestitus, glaberrimus ; flores majusculi, albi, 

 glaberrimi, pedicellis gracilibus 3 — 4 lin. longis glabris suffulti et secundi, 

 bracteis minutis 2 lin. circiter longis sustenti ; perigonii phylla exteriora et 

 interiora 2 superiora linearia, vix falcata, 5-nervia, ^ poll, longa, acuta, gla- 



