Habenaria.] CXXVII. ORCHIDE^. 1591 



broadly falcate, all rather obtuse. Labellum deeply divided into 3 narrow-linear- 

 lobes about as long as the sepals ; the spur about 4 lines long, thickened beyond 

 the middle. Anterior processes of the column curved, rather long, adnate at the 

 base to the labellum. Anther-cells adnate to linear processes of the stigma quite 

 separated from each other by the very short connective and rostellum. — F. v. M. 

 Fragm. vii. 16. 



Hab.: Kookingham Bay, Dallachy ; Pioneer Eiver, L. J. Nugent. 



This species is also in Khasia and Silhet. 



8. H. Millari (after T. Barclay-Millar), Bail. Bot. Bull. 3. Slender, about 

 2ft. high. Leaves few at base of stem, linear, 3 to 5in. long, Jin. broad, tapering, 

 to a blunt point, the lower ones much abbreviated and falcate, sheathing bracts 

 about 6. Eacemes occupying about 6in., bearing about 20 flowers, subtending 

 bract narrow-lanceolate, shorter than the pedicel. Sepals and petals about 2 or 

 8 lines long, striate, lanceolate. Labellum deeply divided into filiform lobes 

 about lin. long, the middle one shorter than the others ; spur about IJin. long or 

 twice the length of the pedicel. Anterior processes of the column erect with, 

 white globose heads, free from labellum arising from the base of the column.. 

 Anther-cells large and deeply separated. 



Hab. : Walsh Eiver, T. Barclay-Millar. 



4. H. xanthantha (flowers yellow), F. v. M. Fragm. vii. 16; Benth. Fl.. 

 Austr. vi. 395. Stems slender, often above 1ft. high. Leaves at the base of the 

 stem, linear or linear-lanceolate and acutely acuminate as in H. t/iaminea. 

 Flowers yellow, in a rather dense spike. Dorsal sep<il and petals erect, obtuse^ 

 about 3 lines long ; lateral sepals nearly the same length, quite free from the- 

 spur. Labellum linear-oblong or lanceolate, obtuse, as long as the petals and 

 more or less 3-nerved like them, sometimes quite entire, sometimes with lateral 

 lobes short and broad or tapering into a linear point, and the two lateral lobes- 

 sometimes unlike each other ; spur curved, shorter than the sepals. Anterior- 

 processes of the column quite free from the labellum, and a small lateral tooth on-, 

 each side between the anther and the anterior processes. Anther-cells deeply 

 separated as in FI. graminea. — H. jiropinquior, Reichb. f. Beitr. 58. 



Hab.: Eockingham Bay, Dallachy. 



50. APOSTASIA, Blume. 



(Probably from apostasis, the anthers of this genus being disunited, while ia< 

 the majority of Orchids they are united). 

 (Niemeyera, F. v. M.) 

 Sepals and petals 3 each, nearly equal and similar, spreading or recurved, the- 

 labellum similar to the other petals. Anthers 2, oblong-linear, attached near the 

 base of the style, erect and embracing the style, with occasionally a dorsal 

 staminode or imperfect anther. Style linear or filiform, with a terminal some- 

 what dilated obtuse or 3-toothed stigma. Ovary 8-celled, the placentas affixed 

 to the axis. — Erect herbs with leafy stems. Flowers small, yellow, in simple or 

 branched spreading racemes in the upper axils. 



Besides the Australian species, which is probably endemic, there are two or three nearly allied, 

 to it in East India and the Archipelago. 



1. A.. Stylidioides (Stylidum-like), Reichb. f. in Herb. Kew. ; Benth. Fl. 

 Austr. vi. 396. An erect glabrous plant, with simple stems of 6 to 8in. Leaves 

 almost grass-like linear, tapering into long points, their sheathing imbricate- 

 Bases covering the stem, varying from 3 to Gin. long, with 1, 8 or rarely more^ 



