1 9 0 OK C H I D S OF THE SIEEI J I -HI MALATA.
•was Lindlcy who, in his Genera and Siwcies of Orchids, kept thom both up, clistioguishiug
them thus:
Scpah and petals
Lateral lobes of lip
Lamella: of lip
C. nl^ifo'ium.
lanceolate, rntlier obtuse,
oUon», obtuse.
iuterrapted, clávate, curved i
lowor half.
C. pondulwn.
linear-obloag, obtuse,
ovate, acute.
continuous, approxinjated at the apes.
Sir Joseph Hooker in his Flora of British' India united the two under the namo
C. ahifolitm; and, if Herharium material only be examined, there is much to be said for
this treatment. The plants as they grow, which they do side by side in Sikldm, appear
however so different that we hare kept up both as a species. The sepals and petals of
C. aloi/olimi, as we have figured it, are yellowish, each having- a broad mesial purple
stripe. The upper surface of the lip is purple, with darker Hnes of the same colour and
a patch of wliitish at the base of the apical lobe. The outer surface is yellowish and
striped only on the apical lobe. It has broader, blunter, and moro coriaceous leaves
than C. ¡isn'Mim, and their apices arc notched; the peduncle of the raceme being erect,
while the raceme itself is decurved; whereas in C. pcndtihm the peduncle is deciu-ved
from its origin from the stem.
PLATE 252.—CymUdium abifoUim, Swnxtz. A plant; of natural siie. Fig. 1 apes of ovary,
column and lip, side view, 2 lip, front view, 3 front view of column witli aatbar, 4 empty antber,
5 pollinia in situ aitor removal oí antber-oap, front view, 6 poUinia and glaod after removal, back
view; all enlarged.
7. CYMBiDim DEV0N7ANUM, Past. Mag. Bot. X, 97, cum ia.
Pseudo-stem short, clothed with large scarious imbricate acute sheaths. Leaves two or
tlu-oe, coriaceous, narrowly oblong-oblauceolate, sub-acute, attenuated into a long-channelled
petiole; length of blade 9 to 13 in., breadth 1-5 to 2 in., petiole 5 to 8 in. long.
Ivflorescenee about as long as the leaves, pendulous, the peduncle shorter than the raceme,
bearing four to six loose lanceolate acuminate sheaths. Raceme many-fiowered. Flowers
about 1-25 in. across vei-tically, and about -85 in. horizontally; floral bract small, oblong,
acute, much shoi-tcr than the stalked ovary. Sqmk sub-equa,!, oblong-lanceolate, acute,
spreading, citrvcd. PelaJs as long as the sepals, ovate-lanceolate, spreading. Lip as long
as the petals, oblong, concave, decui-ved from the base; tlie side lobes ohscm-e, gradually
passing into the triangular-ovate mid-lobe; the lamella! short, broad, smooth. Cohmn
winged towards the apex, the base naiTowed and with two small glands. Anther domeshaped.
Pollinia ovoid, pointed, diverging, sessile on a broad gland. Capmlc ovoid,
pointed at each end, nearly 1-5 in. long. Warner Orch. Alb., t. 170; Reichb. fil. in
Gard. Cln-on., 1881, I, 395; Hook. fil. Fl. Br. Ind. VI, 10.
Sikkim, at elevations of from 5,000 to 7,000 feet; in flower during Jlay and
June; PantHng, No. 265.
The flowers vary in coloiu- from brownish to purple. The common coloration in
Sikkim is that shown here, viz., sepals and petals purphsh-brown with green lines; hp
of a darker hue, with a wMte patch mottled wt h pui-ple near the base; column greenish
with purple blotches at apex and base.
PLATE ^Z.—CymUdiaM Deconianum, Past. A plant; of natwat siu. Fig. I bract, stalked ovary,
«)lumii witb antber in silu and lip, 2 lip, 3 column and anther, 4 anther fi'om boliind, 5 pollinia,
restiug on tbe column; pollinia from behind ; all eitiarged.
8. CraciDic.M LOSGiKOLiu-M, Don Pi-odr., 36.
Pseudo-siem short. Leaves linear, acuminate, channelled below, dilated and equitant
at the very base, 24= to 36 in. long and only -5 to -65 in. broad. Lfloresceiiee very
stout, sub-erect in tlie lower but decun'cd in the upper half, shorter than the
leaves; the peduncle slieatlied nearly to the apex; tho sheaths larger upwards, all loose
and acute, liacemc 10- to lô-flowered. Flowers 2-5 to 3 in. across; floral bract minute,
triangular, the stalked ovary about 1 in. long. Sepals sub-equal, oblong, sub-acute,
the dorsal broader and incmved, tho lateral pair sprcadiug. PciuJs as loug as
the sepals hut narrower, spreading. Lip oblong, contracted near the base into a short
claw; side lobes long, narrow, theii- acute pointed apices directed foi-wards; apical lobe
thinly pubescent on its upper sui'face, dcciuvcd, orbicular, acute, the edges slightly
undulate. Column erect, slightly saccate at tho base. Anther broad, dome-lilce. Pollinia
ovate, diverging, sessile on a quadrate gland of wliich tho lower corners are elongated
into narrow points. "Wall. Cat. 1356; Lindl. Gen. and Spec. Orch., 163; in Jom-n. Linn.
Soc. Ill, 29; Reichb. fil. in Gard. Chron, 1874, 1, 14; Hook, fil. Fl* Br. Ind. VI, 13.
C. eryihroeum, Lindl. in Joum. Linn. Soc. Ill, 30. Limochrim an(/iistifolium, Herb. Ham.
Sikkim, at elevations of 5,000 to 7,000 feet; in flower during September and
October; Pautling, No. 8. Westward to Gharwal and eastward to Bhutan. Khasia and
Naga Hills; at elevations of from 3,500 to 0,000 feet.
This bears a strong general resemblance to C. gif/antetim, Wall., but its leaves are
somewhat narrower. The greatest differences, however, lie in the flowers which have
narrower and differently colom-ed sepals, and in the lip which in tho two is dissimilar
both in colom- and in shape. Li this the groimd colour of the sepals and petals is pale
green, copiously striped with brownish-piuple, the dorsal sepal externally being of a dark
green indistinctly striped. The disc and apical lobe of the lip are pure white, .spotted
with purple, the side lobes being ochraceoiis with numerous close purple lines.
PLATE iâ-i.—Cymbidium longifoKmn, Don. Parts of a plant; of natural lise. Fig. 1 lip, 2 colimia
v i t b aatlier in situ, 3 empty antber, 4 pollinia, froat viaw, 5 the same, back view ; all eulorgod.
9 . CYMBIDIUM GiGAXTEUjr, Wall. Cat. 7355.
Pseiido-stcm and infloi-escence as in C. grandiflontm. Leaves also similar, but broader
and not quite so long. Floivcrs smalla-, only 2-5 to 3 in. across; floral Iract minute,
broad. Sepals sub-equal, elliptic-oblong, sub-acute, the dorsal iiicmved, tho lateral pair
spreading. Petals as long as tho sepals but narrower, oblong, sub-acute. Liji shorter
than the sepals, 3-lobed, more or less puberulous ; the lateral lobes lai-ge, their apices
elliptic and directed fomard ; apical lobe ovate-oblong, sub-acute, deflexed, its edges
undulate-crenate; upper smiace with two parallel ridges nmning from the base neai-ly
to the apex, hahy and separated by a smooth groove. Cohmn somewhat cuived,
its base below the insertion of the Hp with a small nectar-bcaa-ing sac. Anther slightly
scabrid. lollinia ovoid, acute, diverging, sessile on a quadrate gland. Capsule elliptic,
pointed at cach end, boldly ridged, 3 in. long. Lindl. Geu. and Spec. Orch., 163;