395 



late, limb equalling the claw,, piihescent at the base : spur short, 

 conical. Flowers deep Klac, leaves similarly tinged and striated with 

 darker lines. 



NeUgherries, ia pastures. Malabar. Flowering from August to 

 September. 



(5) P. (?) ATEnns. (R. W.J 



Jdent. Wight 1. c. t. 1693. 



Spec. Chae. Stem leafy, leaves ovate, acute, sessile, 3-nerved, 

 diminishing in size towards the apex, flowers small, axillary, sessile : 

 sepals and petals galeate : posterior sepal ovate, scarcely exceeding 

 the length of the narrower lanceolate acute petals : anterior sepals 

 slightly exceeding the posterior : lip broad, obovate, slightly pointed, 

 disc pubescent : claw ciliated : spur short, inflated. 



Pulney mountains, flowering in September. Wight considers this 

 and the preceding species might with greater propriety to referred to 

 the genus Gymnadenia. 



(6) P. TwiFLOEA. fidndl.j 



Ident. Lindl. 1. c. p. 295. 



Syn. Habenaria uniflora, B. Don.flor. nep. p. 25. 



Spec. Chae. Lip very large, sub-orbiculate : leaflets of the 

 perianth oval, obtuse : spurs almost twice as long as the ovary : 

 flowers small, yellow. 



Khasia hills, flowering from August tUl October. 



GEFUS XLVIII. PEEISTTLUS. 



Crynandria jfEonandvia. Sex: Sysu 



Gen. Chae. Same as in Platanthera, except that the calyx is 

 campanulate and the spur very short and usually serotiform. 



(1) P. PLANTAGINETrS. (LinSt.) 



Ident. Lindl. gen. and sp. p. 300. 



Migrm. "Wight's Icon. v. t. 921. 



Spec. Chae. Leaves erect, oblong-lanceolate, acute, almost as 

 long as the spike : sepals ovate : petals roundish obtuse : Hp 

 roundish, obtusely 3-toothed : spur spheroid : flowers small, white. 



Moist pastures in the Palghaut forests, flowering in May and 

 June. 



