160 CXLVilI. OBCHlDEiR. (J. D. Hooker.) [Sahenatia. 



broadly ovate fleshy obtuse or apiculate, lip shorter than the sepals broad 

 obtusely 3-lobed at the apex, spur a minute globose sac. 



Naga Hiils in Upper Assam ; on Kohima, Frain. Upper Bttrma {in Serb. 

 Calcutt.). 



Stem 12-18 in., naked below, and above except for a few lanceolate sheaths. 

 Leaves lJ-2 in., obtuse or acute, sessile, nerves obscure. Spike 2-3 in., rather 

 dense-fld. ; bracts subulate-lanceolate, acuminate, not herbaceous, lower J in. ; ovary 

 J-J in. ; flowers nearly horizontal ; sepals |— i in. long, apiculate behind the tip, 

 1 nerved ; lip with a broad concave claw ; anther small short broad, cells parallel ; 

 stigmatic processes rather long ; rostellum minute, 3-fid. 



89. K. robustior, Sook, f. ; stem tall slender naked below, leaves 

 close set ovate-lanceolate acuminate passing into foliaceons imbricating 

 bracts much longer than the flowers, spike many-fld., flowers erect, lateral 

 sepals linear acute, petals oblong obtuse, lip longer than the sepals 3-partite 

 lateral segments elongate subulate recurved over the flower, mid one shorter 

 straight obtuse, spur very small ellipsoid or fusiform. Peristylus lanoifo- 

 lius, A. Rich, in Ann. So. Nat. Ser. 2, xv. 69, t. 2 0. P. robnstiorj Wight 

 Ic. t. 1699. Gymnadenia seounda, Lindl. in Wall. Gat. 7054. CcbIo- 

 glossum secundum, Lindl. Gen. & Sp. Orchid. 303. Satyrum foliosum, 

 Serb. Seyne. 



Malabar; in the Bababudan Hills, S^eyne. N11.&HIRI HlLtS, Ferrottet, Lobb. 

 Tbavancobe ; in the Pulney Hills, Wight. 



Stem 1-2 It., sometimes naked for a foot, then leafy, the leaves gradually 

 diminishing upwards. Leaves 2-3 in., suberect or spreading, bases sheathing, 

 nerves obscure. Spike 2-6 in. ; bracts twice as long as the flowers, lower J-1 in. 

 long, green ; ovaries -5 in. long, nearly straight ; lateral sepals ^ in., 1-nerved, 

 reflexed ; petals nearly as long, 2-3-nerved ; lip 2-auricled at the small concave 

 claw; anther-cells parallel ; stigmatic processes long; rostellum 3-fid, between the 

 cells. Capsule \ in., oblong, erect. — Wight's figure of F. robustior has the flowers 

 large, bracts shorter and side segments of lip much larger and more slender than in 

 his specimens, which bear the mss. name of F. persimilis. 



90. K. Kamiltoniana, Sooh. f. ; stem tall slender naked below, 

 leaves linear-lanceolate acuminate, spike dense-fld., bracts filiform much 

 longer than the minute flowers, lateral sepals linear-oblong obtuse, petals 

 broadly oblong, lip shorter than the sepals broad shortly obtusely 3-lobed, 

 spur globose. Herminium Hamiltouianum, Lindl. in Wall. Oat. 7069. 

 Peristylis Hamiltonianus, Lindl. Gen. ^ Sp. Orchid. 299. Orchis 

 micranthema, JSerh. Sam. 



Nepal ; in the Morung, Samilton. Sikkim Himalaya, Griffith's Collectors 

 {Kew Bistrih. 5356). KnAstA Mis. ; on Shillong, Clarke. 



Stem 6-12 in., stout or slender, elongate and sheathed below the leaves, and with 

 one or two filiform sheaths above them. Leaves 4—6 by ^— J in., or broader some- 

 times overtopping the spike, nerves obscure. Spike 3-6 in. 5 bracts J— f in., often 

 tortnous (when dry) ; ovary J-i in., slender, suberect; sepals ^ in.,l-nerved nerve 

 strong, excurrent below the tip, dorsal oblong; lip broadly cuneate, base broad, 

 concave, lobes variable; spur large for the size of the flower, bladdery; anther- 

 cells parallel, glands of pollinia exposed on each side of the minute rostellum • 

 stigmatic processes large, elavate. — Habit of E. robustior, but the flowers are much 

 smaller, the lateral sepals obtuse, and the spur globose. 



ff Leaves clustered ahout the middle of the stem. 



91. K. g'ig-as, Kook. f. ; stem very stout and tall, leaves elliptic 

 acuminate, spike very many and dense-fld., bracts membranous longer 



