1644. Dendrobium Jerdonianum (R. W.), erect,
stems jointed, thickening upwards, internodes about
the length of the leaves: leaves ovate lanceolate,
succulent, forked at the apex: racemes axillary,
short, 2-3-flowered: bracts minute: flowers long
pedicelled, calcarate, lateral sepals much produced
at the base, posterior one and petals equal, all linear
lanceolate, a c u te : lip sinuately undulated on the
margin, obovate, forming with the long base of the
column a short conical spur. Flowers deep orange
colour, lip conforming, or a little redder.
Coorg Jungles, Jerdon. lyamally Hills, flowering
August and September.
The specimens from the two stations differ in the
size of the flowers, but in both they are spurred,
and have the same long narrow form and agree in
colour, hence I consider them mere varieties.
1645. Dendrobium album (R. W .), erect, jointed:
stems enlarging from the base to the apex, internodes
much shorter than the leaves: leaves oblong,
elliptic, acuminate: flowers axillary, paired, long
peduncled: sepals ovate, acute; lateral ones falcate
: petals obovato-elliptic, obtuse, larger than the
posterior sepal: lip 3-lobed, lateral lobes entire, obtuse,
middle one cucullate, ovate, acute, saccate at
the base, ciliate. Flowers pure white.
lyamally Hills, flowering September.
This is one of the handsomest of the genus I have
yet met with, the large pure white flowers and dark
foliage are very conspicuous. It seems to be rather
rare, as I have only once obtained specimens.
1646. Dendrobium aurium (Lind.), stems found,
pendulous, internodes short, leaves linear, oblong,
obliquely emarginate at the point: flowers paired:
sepals ovate, obtuse: petals undulated, obtuse, larger
than the sepals: lip cucullate, limb ovate, obtuse,
undulated, entire pubescent within.
Ceylon, flowering in January.
I am indebted to Mrs. Colonel Walker for the
very beautiful and characteristic drawing of this
handsome species.
1647. D endrobium macrostachyum (Lind.), stems
terete, pendulous: leaves oblong, acute, fla t: flowers
paired, fragrant, forming a spurious raceme:
sepals linear oblong, acute, the upper sepal larger:
lip unguculate, limb somewhat fiddle-shaped, silky
to the touch, middle lobe elongated, acuminate, flat.
Ceylon, growing on trees, flowering in July.
In a beautifully coloured drawing of the plant
here represented, the flowers are greenish-yellow
coloured, with the lip and points of the sepals and
petals tipped with pink.
I am indebted to the same accomplished lady,
Mrs. Walker, for the drawing from which the plate
is taken.
1648. Dendrobium ramossissinum (R. W.),
erect? ramous, lower part of the stem naked,
smooth, dark shining brownish-coloured, ramuli
leafy: leaves narrow, linear, lanceolate, a c u te : racemes
terminal, short,few-flowered: flowers small:
sepals ovate, lanceolate, acute, broader than the
lanceolate acute, entire petals: lip oblong, obtuse,
contracted near the apex, forming a sub-orbicular
terminal lobe. Flowers yellow.
Coorg Jungles. Jerdon.
I only know this plant from dried specimens and
it is not improbable many of the leaves have fallen
off, giving it a more naked appearance in the plate
than when growing. Judging from the specimens,
it seems to attain a height of from 18 inches to
2 feet and is ramous from the base. It seems quite
distinct from all the described species, and I have
seen no other like it in India.
1649. Dendrobium graminifolium (R. W.),
rhizoma creeping, stems ascending, leafy: leaves
sheathing at the base, linear, lanceolate, acute:
raceme terminal, slender, 4-6-flowered, flexuose:
bracts much shorter than the pedicels, ovate, acute:
flowers calcarate; sepals and petals equal, acute:
petals narrow, lanceolate: lip cucullate, 3-lobed;
lateral lobes small, blunt, middle, orbicular crenate,
somewhat crisp on the margin; claw united with
the prolonged process of the column forming a conical
spur.
Courtallum, August and September.
This is a grassy looking little plant from 4 to 8
inches high, flowers white. The circumstances in
which it grew, whether on trees or mossy stones,
was not noted, but the mode of its extension seems
rather unusual in the genus; a long slender creeping
jointed rhizoma, from the joints of which spring
tufts of roots and an upright grass-like stem, bearing
on the apex a short flexuose raceme, from the angles
of which the flowers spring.
1650. Bolbophyllum Neilgherrense (R. W.),
rhizoma creeping, pseudo-bulbs ovate, irregularly
angled, somewhat corrugated: leaves oblong, elliptic,
obtuse, emarginate: spikes cylindrical, shorter
than the leaves: flowers numerous, congested:
bract lanceolate a c u te : lateral sepals much larger
than the posterior, oblique; posterior broad, ovate,
sub-acute: petals small, broad at the base, ovate,
acuminate, sub-denticulate: lip 3-lobed, lateral ones
spreading, triangular, acute, much smaller than the
broad ovate obtuse, somewhat tongue-shaped, hispid
middle one. Flowers dull yellowish-green.
Neilgherries and Malabar. As my specimens were
obtained through the Native Collector the exact
station is not known.
The drawing was unfortunately taken from a
dried specimen, and does not give a very perfect
idea of the inflorescence and flower, and the lip
is too acute.
In the growing plant the raceme is dense and
cylindrical. The sepals of a dull brownish-yellow
colour, the lip broad pointed and of dirty brownish-
green, sprinkled with short hairs. It is evidently
very nearly allied to B. Careyanum, but apparently
quite distinct.
1651. Bolbophyllum fuscopurpureum (R. W.),
rhizoma creeping, pseudo-bulbs ovate, angular, congested
: leaves broadly elliptic, contracted at both
ends, emarginate: raceme much longer than the
leaves, 4-6-flowered, drooping towards the ap ex :
flowers longish pedicelled: lateral sepals about
twice as large as the ovato-lanceolate posterior o n e :
petals ovate at the base prolonged into a long filiform
acumen, terminating in a little fleshy nob : lip
3-lobed, lateral lobes short obovate or sub-spathu-
la te ; middle one fleshy, nearly equaling the sepals,
sub-spathulate or tongue-shaped, entire, hispid.
Flowers dark reddish-brown, lip brownish-purple.
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