1 < a OECHIDS OP THE SIKEIJI-HIMALATA.
althougli, strange to say,- it has not hitlierto boeu recorded from tlie Proviucc. The base
of tho Hp forms a wide conical sac. TJicre is no true laentum, the lateral sepals being
attached to the column.
PLATE 2Z^.~'Euhphia ilnmii, Ilook. ñl. A hiber, part of pseudo-stem, and raceme; of nnUu-nl
«'sfl. Sketch of entire plant ; imeh reduced. Fig. 1 sepals and petals shown apart, 2 flord bract, ovary,
column aud lip, seeu from the side, 3 lip, 4 columu with its short foot, anther in nitii aud stigma,
5 view oí lower surfaco and interior of anther, 6 poUmia; all enhrgel
3 . EuLOPniA GENICUL.VTA, King and Pantling iu Joum. As. Soc.
Bong. LXIV, Pt. II, 327.
Tuher large, oblong-rotund. leaves about three and a half feet in length, of which
tlie petiole forms one-third; the blade nan-owly elliptic, acute, plicate. Floweiing scape
about 18 ill. long, clothed throughout with sheathing bracts 1 to 3 in. long, and bearing
at its apex a G- to 8-tlowored raceme. Flowers 1 in. in diam.; Jloral hract lanceolate,
acute, equalling the cylindric ovary. Dorsal sepal elliptic, bliuit; the two lateral clliptielanceolate,
sub-acute. Petals broadly oblong, bhint, shorter than the sepals, counivent
over the column. Colmin rather broad, with no foot. Lip oblong, with long sliallow
side lobes, its body with three to five parallel tliickcncd nei-ves which end beyond the
extremities of the -side lobes in a carunculate area on the trancate apical lobe; the base.
with a short geniculate .spur. Antlicr small, bicornute at the apex, the lip 2-toothed.
SihHm, in the Tallcy of the Teosta, elevation about 1,000 feet; fiowcring in
August.
The sepals of tliis are brown, the petals and lip pale yellow. The petioles of the
two leayes form a pseudo-stem rather shorter than the scape, and they are enclosed
within two sheaths about 9 in. long. This pseudo-stem is bound to the scape near its
base by two short broad sheaths which originate from the tubor. The nearest ally
of the species is E. lachnocheila, Hook. fil.
PLATE 2¥).~EuhplHi gonieuhla, King and PantUng. Parts of a plant, of natural she. Entire
p l a n t ; reduced in si's«. Fig. 1 a Eower, 2 bract, stalked ovary, column \vitli anther in situ and lip, 3 lip,
4 front view o£ column showmg the anther, the stigma and the basal spur, 5 anther, 6 poUinia; all
enlarged.
4 . EULOPHIA CAMPESTEIS. Wall., Cat. 7617.
Tuher irregularly oblong, lobed, horizontal. Leases absent at flowering-time, two,
linear, acuminate, plicate, 10 to 16 in. long, and -4 in. broad at the middle, proceeding
from the apex of a slender sheathed pseudo-stem 6 in. long. Pbtvering scape
10 to 12'in. high, sheathed at inteiTals by membranous acute bracts each -5 to I in.
long; the raceme 2-5 to 3-5 in. long, rather dense. Flowers 1 in. across; floral bract
membranous, linear, acuminate, longer than the slenderly-stalked ovary. Sepals widespreading,
sub-equal, oblong-lanceolate, the dorsal erect; the lateral pair inserted on tiie
columu, recurved. Peiak narrower than the sepals. Lip equal in length to the sepals
and petals, elliptic or elliptic-obovate in general outline; the side lobes• rounded, entire;
the apical lobe separated by a small sinus from the lateral, transversely oblong, obscurely
bifid, the margins ii-regularly dentate; the basal half of the disc with three sub-parallel
EULOPHIA. 17 9
smooth sharp lamcllic ending in a densely setose patch on the mid-lobe ; spur short,
slender, straight, cylindiic, only half as long as the column and lying pai-allel with it.
Column dilated near the stigma and grooved in front, foot none. Anther conical, with a
ininute upturned lip iu front. PolUiua broad, blunt, tho caudiclo stout, the gland elongate.
Lindl. Gen. and Spec. Orch., 185; in Journ. Linn. Soc. I l l , 21 {excl. syn. Wight)-, Reicbh.
ill. in "Walp. Ann. VI, G47; Hook. fil. Fl. Br. lud. VI, 4. E. rameniacea and E. rupesiris,
Lindl, in Wall. Cut, 7307, 7368; Gen. and Spec. Orchid., 185; in Joua-n. Linn. Soc.
111., 25. E. hemileitea, Lindl, in Joura. Linn. Soc. Ill, 25. LimO'hrum ramcnlaceum,
Roxb. Hort. Beng. 63; Fl. Ind. III, -167. Bleiia dubia, Don Prod. Fl. Nep., 30.
In the Torai and Duars at the base of the rauge, at elevations about COO to 1,000
f e e t ; Pantling, No. 431; in fiower dming Mai-ch. Distributed on the plains of British
India from the base of the Himalaya to the Deccan.
The flowers are pale pink with darker lines of the same colom-.
Pi.ATE ¡¿41. Bulop/lia campcsiris. Wall. Plants, with flowering scape and with leaves; of natural
sizo. Fig. 1 a flower, fwnt view, 2 profile view of bract, stalked ovary, column and lip, 3 the lip,
flattened out, 4 column, 6 the poUmia, from in frout, 7 side view of one of the poUmia; all enlarged.
5 . EuLOPniA SANGUiNEA, Hook. fil. Fl. Br. Ind. V, 8.
Rhizome horizontal, fleshy, 1"5 to 2 in. thick. Leaves unknown. Scape 6 to 18 in.
long, bearing several loose sheaths. Raceme 4 to 8 in. long and bearing six to twenty-five
flowers 1"5 in. across; Jloral hract linear, nearly as long as the stalked ovary, deflescd.
Sepals elliptic-oblong, sub-acute. Petals shorter than the sepals, obovate-oblong, the apex
blunt, sub-apiculate, or sometimes notched. Lip about as long as the petals, oblong; tho
side lobes lai-ge, erect, truncate at the apex; the apical lobe ovate-triangular, obtuse, the
edges undulate, the disc between the side lobes with two granular la2nclla;; the base subcalcarate
and projecting. Column long, its foot broad, with dilated sides. Anther 2-lobed
at the apex and with a small projection on the lip. Pollinia transversely ovate-orbicular,
the caudicle rather thick, the gland broad and thin. Cyriopera sanguinea, Lindl. in
Jom-n. Linn. Soc. Ill, 32; Bot. Mag., t. 6161. Muhphia viacrorhison, Hook. fil. in Ann.
Bot. Gard. Calcutta, V, 7.
Sikkim, at Mujigpoo, elevation 2,000 feet; in flower during May and June, Hooker;
Pantling, No. 186. Khiisia Hills, elevation 5,000 feet; G. Mann, Rita.
The flowers are of an almost unifojin dull brown, slightly streaked. Leaves of this
have never been observed, and it is doubtful whether any are ever produced. None of
the rhizomes collected and dried by Mr. Pantling showed any marks of having ever
produced leaves; and on eight li\'ing plants under observation since May 1895 no leaves
had appeared up to 1897, although the tubers were still alive. In the excellent figure of
this plant in the Botauical Magazine (t. 61C1) the lip is represented as white with pink
uiaa'kings and the calcai-ate base of the lip as green; and the apical lobe of the lip
is described as 3-carinate at the base, the sepals and petals being represented as
brownish rather than piu'ple. The species is therefore appaiently a variable one.
PLATE 242,—Eulophia sanguinea. Hook. fll. Hhiaoma and iuflorescouoe; of natural dze. Fig, 1
profile view of floral bract, stalked ovary, column and lip, 2 petals, 3 lip, 4 column with its foot, the
author in situ, and stigma, 5 anther, 6 poUmia boforo removal from the coluum, 7 the samo some time
a l t e r removal; all enlarged.
ANN. EOY, BOT, G-VRB., CALCUTTA, VOL. YIII.