Sel eS ‘ ; 
Gs aaa. ~~. IO. BG 
Sarcochilus. ] ied ORCHIDACEAE. 337 | 
purple. Sepals oblong-ovate, obtuse. Petals similar but slightly narrower. 
Lip as broad as long, obscurely 3-lobed, very concave, with a fleshy gland 
on each side; tip obtuse, somewhat hooded, Column very short, stout. 
Capsule linear-oblong, 4-2in. long.— Handb. N.Z. Fl. (1864) 263; 
Cheesem. Man. N.Z. Fl. (1906) 667. S. breviscapa Col. in Trans. N.Z. 
Inst. xiv (1882) 332. 
Nort AND Sours Istanps, Stewart IstaAnp, CHATHAM IsLANDS: Not uncommon 
in lowland forests from the North Cape southwards, usually on the trunks of trees. 
October-November. 
5. SPIRANTHES 1. C. Rich, U8?B - Mam Mus, 0, 
Terrestrial herbs, with fibrous or tuberous roots. Stems leafy or some-a 
times leafless at the time of flowering. Flowers small, spirally arranged See. 
in a terminal spike. Sepals subequal; the dorsal one erect, more or less 
connivent with the petals into a hood; lateral free, erect or spreading. 
Lip sessile or clawed, concave, closely embracing the column at its broad 
base, often spreading and dilated at the tip; disc usually with tubercles 
or lamellae near the base. Column short, terete. Anther erect, ovate 
or oblong, 2-celled ; pollinia after dehiscence pendulous from the gland 
of the rostellum. 
A genus of nearly 100 species, generally dispersed through most temperate or 
tropical regions. . : . : 
1. S. australis Lindl. on Bot. Reg. (1843) t. 823.—Root of severai stout 
and fleshy almost tuberous fibres. Stem variable in size, 6-20 in. high, stout 
or slender, glabrous or nearly so below the inflorescence. Lower leaves 
varying from 2 to 6, 2-6 in. long, narrow-lnear or linear-lanceolate, acuminate, 
sheathing at the base; upper ones reduced to sheathing scales. Spike 
slender, 2-6 in. long or more, spirally twisted, glandular-pubescent, Flowers 
numerous, small, sessile, close-set or rather distant, »~,-41in. long, rose- 
pink or white ; bracts ovate, acuminate, usually as long as the flowers. 
Upper sepal oblong, obtuse, connivent with the petals into a hood; lateral 
free, acute. Lip broadly oblong, concave ; the lower part embracing the 
column and bearing a small rounded gland on each side at the base ; upper 
part spreading and thickened; margins usually much crisped. Ovary 
glandular.—Hook. f. Fl. Tasm. 11 (1860) 15; Handb. N.Z. Fl. (1864) 272 ; 
Benth, Fl. Austral. vi (1873) 314; Cheesem. Man. N.Z. Fl. (1906) 667. 
S. novae-zealandiae Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel. i (1853) 248. 
Norra IsuanpD : ckland—Near Ohora, 7. F. C.; Waipapakauri and Rangaunu 
Harbour, H. Carse / te ma ey aay Great Barta tata T'. Kirk is near 
Auckland, 7. F. C.; Waihi, H. B. Devereux! Upper Waikato, Colenso ; Rotorua, 
T. F. C.; Waimarino Plains, #. Phillips Turner! Taranaki—Swamps near New 
Plymouth; Ngaire Swamp, 7. F. C. Souru Istanp: Lake Ellesmere and New 
Brighton, A. Wall; Okarito, A. Hamilton. Sea-level to 1500 ft. January— 
February. 
Also found in Australia, and in many parts of tropical and temperate Asia, 
6. THELYMITRA Forst. “JL R.a&. Iaa7& 
Terrestrial herbs, usually glabrous. Root of oblong or ovoid tubers. V2 
Leaf solitary, linear or lanceolate, often thick and fleshy but not terete ;“- ™“%. 
empty sheathing bracts 1 or 2 along the stem. Flowers few or many in 
a terminal raceme, sometimes reduced to one. Sepals and petals similar 
