204 THE TASMANIAN FLORA. 



Upper segment over-arching ; glands in about 

 4 rows. 

 Glands closely massed along the centre of 



thelabellum 10. C.congesta. 



Glands not touching. 



Flowers pink, marked with yellow and 



white ... ... ••• ••• ••• 8. C. angustata. 



Flowers dusky, marked with purple ... 9. C.testacea. 

 Flowers blue. 

 Labellum with broad lateral lobes and 2 rows 



of glands ■•• 11- C. cwrulea. 



Labellum with obsolete lateral lobes and 



numerous glands ... ••• •■• ... 12. C. deformis. 



1. C. SDAVEOLENS, Reichb. A glabrous, rather fleshy, plant. Leaf solitary, 

 lanceolate, rather thick, with incurved margins, more than half as long as the 

 stem. Stem usually 1-1| foot high, with 2 or 3 bracts. Flowers about 4 or 6, 

 each subtended by a rather large bract, nearly sessile, distant. Perianth yellow 

 and brown ; segments about f inch long, linear, except the upper one, which is 

 broader erect or slightly over-arching- Labellum about 4 lines long, with short, 

 obtuse, lateral lobes and a terminal lobe, the upper surface bearing 2 rows of 

 small, irregular, flat plates on the centre, and numerous papillae generally 

 dispersed. Column about 2| lines long, curved forwards, with equal, not broad, 

 wings. 



George's Bay, East Coast, Bruni Island, Sandfly ; also in New South Wales and 

 Victoria. Fl. Oct. -Jan. 



2. C. LATIFOLIA, R. Br. Pubescent, except the flowers. Leaf solitary, oblong- 

 lanceolate, flat, 1-4 inches long. Stem 2-10 inches high, usually with 1 linear 

 bract. Flowers usually 2 or 3, pink, stalked. Segments about f inch long, ovate- 

 lanceolate. Labellum with prominent, erect, lateral lobes and a recurved 

 central lobe, fimbriated on the margin ; surface glands usually few, and arranged 

 in a semicircle near the centre. Column winged, but not broadly so. 



Widely, but very sparely, distributed. Circular Head, George Town, George's 

 Bay, &c. It occurs also in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, West 

 Australia, and Queensland. Fl. Sept. 



3. C. FiLAMENTOSA, R.Br. Slender and pubescent, glandular, hairy above and 

 on the perianth-lobes. Leaf linear, about 4 inches long. Stem about 6 inches 

 high, with a linear bract about the middle. Flowers 1-3 dark-red. Perianth - 

 segments slender, linear, tapering at the ends, about 1|^ inch long. Labellum 

 broadly ovate, with obsolete lateral lobes and a recurved point, margin entire, 

 and two rows of glands along the centre. Column about 4 lines long, very curved, 

 the wings veiy broad towards the apex, ending in the upper third, with a short 

 descending lobe. 



Southport, Bruni Island, East Coast, George's Bay, George Town, &c. ; also in 

 New South Wales, South Australia, and West Australia. Fl. Nov.-Dec. 



4. C. CLAviGEEA, A. Cunn. Slightly hairy on the leaf and stem. Leaf solitary, 

 linear-lanceolate, about 3 inches long. Stem slender, about 6 inches long, bearing 

 a narrow linear bract above the middle. Flower solitary, pale red and yellow. 

 Outer perianth-segments about 1| inch long, linear, terminating in rather 

 enlarged terete clubs ; inner pair rather shorter, tapering to the end. Labellum 

 recurved, ovate, without marginal fimbriation, but with 4 rows of glands along the 

 centre. Column curved forward, the wing very broad in the upper part, tapering 

 below. 



Bellerive, George's Bay, and many places in the north. Widely distributed, 

 but confounded with C. patersoni. It occurs in New South Wales and Victoria. 

 Fl. Nov. 



