OECHIDS OP THE SIKKIil-HIJIALAYA.
2. ÌERIDES ODOKATinsr, Lour. Fl. Coch. Ch., 525.
Siam very stout. leaves flat, keeled, olilocg, tapering somewhat to the Wuut
unequally and obtusely Lilobed apex, not conti'actcd at the sheathing base ; length
(j to 12 in., breadth 1 to l"7u in. Raccnias supra-axillary, deflexed, as long as or
longer than the Icavesj many-flewerodj- the peduncle- short, stout, "with short distant
sheaths. Flownrs 1 iu. long and about "8 in, wide; jloral bract broad, shcatliing,
blunt, much shorter than the stalked ovaiy. Sepals unequal, spreading; the dorsal
broadly clliptic-ovate, blunt;- the lateral pah- 5omc^7hat lai-gcr, blunt. Pctuls oblong,
falcate, shorter than the sepals. Lip aduate to the short foot of the eolumn; the
spur large, iufundibuliform, cui-Ted fomards; the lateral lobes veiy shallow, truncate,
erose; apical lobo linear, its margin emarginate or erose, Ij-ing betwceu the edges
of the lateral lobes. Anlhei- triangular, depressed, beaked; pdlinia globose; candide
linear, gland quadi'ate. Capsule fusiform, 1-25 in. long. Lindi. Gen. and Spec. Orch.
239; ill Jom-n. Linn. Soe. Ill, 41; Bot, Mag. 4139; Walp. Ann. VI, 898; Lindenia,
t. 14 (rar.); Hook. fil. Fl. Br. Ind. VI, 47. M'idcs cormUm, Roxb. Hort. Beng. 63;
Fl. Ind. Ill, 472; Bot. Eegisfc,, t. 1485.
Sikldm, common along the base of the range and ascending to 3,000 feet; in.
flower dining May and June; Pantling, No. 443. Westward to Nepal. In the Khasia
Hills, Sylliet, Chittagong and Burma; also in Cocliin China, Cliina and Jara.
The flowers are very fragrant. The prevailing coloni- in them is white with
numerous pink spots.
PLATE 2^1..—JErides odoraium, Loiu-. A plant, of natural she. Fig. 1 a flower, 2 apical lob©
of the Hp, 3 tho column with ita foot and the anther in situ, 4 anther seen from below, 5 polliaia; all
enlarged.
3. ÌEUTDES MULTIFLOEUM, Rosb. Corom. PI. Ill, 63, t. 271.
S/em 4 to 10 in. long, stout. Zenvcs naiTOwly oblong, conduplicate, recurvcd,
slightly tapered to the oblique bifid apex, not narrowed to the base, frequently
flushed vdth. a reddish tinge; length 6 to 10 in., breadth •75 to 1-25 in. liacemcs
longer than the leaves, simple, axillary, densely many-flowered; the pcduncle long and
m t h distant short sheaths. Flowers To in. iu diam. Sepals and petals sub-equal,
oblong, blunt. Lip tvrice as long as the sepals, entii-c, tiiangular, adnato to the base
of the column, the margins erose, the apex acute or blunt; its basal half thick and
%vith a rctrorse tooth or callus pointing across the mouth of the rectangnlai-ly bent
spur. Column with its margins thickened and sliglitly winged near the base, foot none.
Anther depressed and with a long cui-ved beak in fi'ont; pollinia globular, caudicle
filiform, gland very narrow. Roxb. Flora Indica, III, 475; Bclg. Hortic. 1876, 28G;
lieichb. fil. in Walp. Ann. VI, 897; Hook. fil. Fl. Br. Ind. VI, 44. yH. affine, Wall.
Cat. 7310; Lindi. Gen. and Spec. Orch. 239; Sort. Orchid., t. 15; in Joura. Linn.
Soc. I l l , 41 ; Bot. Mag., t. 4049; Warner Sei. Orch. Ser. I, t. 21. rosmn, Lodd. ox
Paxt. Fl. Gard. II, 109, t. 60; Rcgel Gartenflora VIII,; 253, t. 267. M Lohhii, Hort.
ex 111. Hort. 1868, t. 559. Veitchii, Hort. ex Moiwcn in Belg. Hortic. 1876, 291.
triyonum, Klotzch in Otto and Diet. Allgem. Gartenz, 1855, 177.
Sikkim, in tropical valleys ; in flower during April ; PantUng, No. 446. Assam ;
G. Maun.
BHYNCHOSTTLIS. 2 1 3
The ground colour of tho flowers is *whito, but they are freely marked with
pink or purple. The species is closely allied to JE. FieUingii, Lodd., but that is a
more robust plant and has wider leaves, which are flat. Its flowers, moreover, are
rather larger. uE. FieUingii has not been recorded from Sikkim.
PLATE 283.—^ride^ muUiflortm, Eosb. A 'floweriiig plant, of naiiiral sko. Fig. 1 a flower,
2 side view of bract, stalked ovary, column and lip, 3 lip stowing the callus («) at tho point of insertion
on the column, 4 column, 5 empty anther, 6 poUima; all snlarged.
49. Rhynchostylis, Blume.
Epiphytic. Stem elongate, stout, leafy. Leaves very coriaceous, liuear-oblong, truncately
or bluntly bilobed at tho apex, liacemes pendulous, many-flowered. Flowers brightly
coloured. Sepals and petals spreading, broad, obtuse, the petals nan-ower than the sepals.
Lip aduate to tho short foot of the column, tlie hypochile forming a deep wide
pubescent sac without side lobes; the epichile obovate, acute, concave, the margins erect.
Column short, stout, dilated at the base and with a veiy short foot. Tho stigma small.
Anther tei-minal, rounded; pollinia two, elliptic, attached by a slender long caudicle to
the small oblong gland. Species two or thi-ec, Malayan and Indian.
EnYKcnosrms RETUSA, Blume Bijdr. 286, t. 49.
Stem stout, clothed in the sheaths of decayed leaves, 4 to 8 in. long. Leaves
curved, keeled, prcemorse or bluntly bilobed; length 6 to 18 in., breadth about 1 in.
Racemes longer than tho leaves, cylindiic, densely-flowered, the peduncle short with a
few small scattered sheaths. Floivers '75 in. across, the spur compressed, equal in length
to tho lip. Lateral sepals broadly ovate, obtuse or apiculate, the dorsal oblong. Capsule
davate, 1 to 1*5 in. long. Hook. fil. FI. Br. Ind. VI, 32. R. prmmorsa, Blume Bijdr.
286. R. guttata, Rcichb. fil. in Bonplandia II, 93. R. garivalica, Reichb. fil. in Walp.
Ann. VI, 858. Saccolahium guttatum, Lindl, in Wall. Cat. 7308; Gen, and Spec. Orch.
220; in Jouin. Linn.' Soc. Ill, 32; Bot. Mag., t. 4108; Wight Ic. tt. 1745-6; Dalz.
and Gibs. FI. Bomb. 263 ; Do Vricso Orch. t. 14 ; Giifi, Ic. PI. Asiat. Notul, 22, t. 8
and 9. 8. prcemorsum, Lindl. Gen, and Spec. Orch., 221. S. Rhcedii, Wight Ic. V, 19.
S. retusum, Flore des Serres, tt. 1463-4. S. Haathii, Hort. ex Gard. Chron. 1885, II,
309. S. Bhinei, Lindl. Sort,, t. 47; in Bot. Reg. 1841, misc. 55. 8. gurwalicim, Lindl,
in Joui-n. Linn. Soc. Ill, 32; in GiU-d. Chron. 1879, H, 102. Sareanthus giittatits, Lindl,
in Bot. Reg., t. 1443. JEridcs guttatum, Roxb. Fl. Ind. HI, 471 ; Regd Gartenflora,
1863, 415. retusum, Swartz in Sclu-ad. Dar. 1799, 130; Willd. Sp. Plant. IV,
130; Grah. Cat. Bomb. PI. 204. S2ncatum, Don Prod. Fl. Nep. 31. jE. prwmorsum,
Willd. 1. c. ; Grah. Cat. Bomb. PI. 264. Limodorum reüisum, Swartz in Nov. Act, Upsal.
VI, 80. Epidendrum retusum, Linn. Sp. Plant, 953.
Siklcim, common in tropical valleys and ascending to 3,500 feet; Pantling, No. 442;
along tho base of the Himalaya westward to Gharwal and eastward to Bhotan.
I n Assam, tho Kliasia Hills, Bui-ma, Southoin India, Ceylon and tho Malayan Arcliipelago.
Tho flowers are white or pink, variously marked with purple or violet. The
liTpochile of the lip forms a sac varying in length; the epicliile also varies in shape,