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HABENARIA Graciuis. 
Slender Habenaria. 
| GYNANDRIA MONANDRIA.—Nar. Onv. ORCHIDEZ, 
Gen. Cuar.—Cor. ringens. Labellum basi subtus calcaratum, Glandule 
pollinis nude, distinctz (loculis pedicellorum adnatis vel solutis distinc- 
tis.—Br. in Hort. Ken. 
Habenaria gracilis; labio tripartito, lacinia media ovata, lateribus li- 
nearibus longitudine equali, cornu subulato germine breviore. 
H. gracilis, Coxtesr. MSS. zed. 
Root articulated, fibrous. Stem a foot and a half high, slender, tapering. 
Leaves numerous, alternate, amplexicaul, linear-lanceolate, glabrous, 
nerved, upper ones gradually smaller. 
Spike long, single, composed of many, rather distantly placed, dingy orange- 
coloured flowers. Bracteas lanceolate, shorter than the flower. The 
three outer petals lanceolate, spreading, nearly equal ; of the three inner 
ones the two uppermost are broadly ovate, the lowest or ip is pendent, 
tripartite, the lateral segments linear-subfalcate, the middle one ovate, 
scarcely shorter. Spur subulate, shorter than the germen. Anther with 
the base of the cells distinct. Pollen-masses yellow.—CoLEBR. 
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A native of shady situations at Sylhet, where it flowers it 
the rainy season. The drawing and description, made from 
the living plant, were kindly sent me by Mr CoLEBROOKE. 
In the structure of the lip, a considerable affinity may be 
traced between this species and the Habenaria marginata, 
but in their habit the two plants are widely different. 
Fig. 1. Flower, magnified: 
‘VOL. It. 
