218 OKCHIDS 01" THE SlKiilM-HlMALATA.
Anther 1- or imperfectly S-cclled; jwlUnia two, entivo or "bipartite. Spccies atoiit 55,
natives of Eastern Asia.
^pw milmii ieplum or callus.
Spur of lip cyluicU-ie, stvuig'ht or cuiTed.
Spur long, more or loss panillcl to tlie ornry, straig-lit.
Apical lobo of lip decuvved, tmiisvei-soly rugiiloso ; caiidicls of
pollinifi sleuilor, not dOatecl at the apox; flowers in panicles
or -umbels ; stems Tory stout, elongate ; leases laa'ge, flat,
keeled.
lilowers in uinLels . . . 1. S. pnpillMiim.
Flowers in panicles.
Pnnielos longer tliau tlie leaTes, mnny-brauclied . . $. 5!. oc'/ya-eum.
Tauides shorter tlian tlie leavK, iew-brauehed . . 3. 3. hiigi/oliwn.
Spur long, slender, curved, not parallel to tiie ovary; flowers in
Sp\u- curved backwards; apical lobe of lip nari'ow, tongue-like,
side lobes none; eaudide of poliinia slender, not dilated at
tlie apex; stem 3 to 5 in. long, stout; leaves rigid, keeled . S. ampulluceiim.
Spur cui-ved forwards ; apical lobe of lip broadly triangidar,
acute, much decurved; side lobes small, rounded; eandiele of
poUinia dilated towoids the apes; leaves flat, stem uuder
•5 in. long 5. S. Pumilio.
Spur of lip inimidibulifonn.
Spur long, ciu:Ted forwards; apical lobe small, often fiesliy. glabrous;
eaudicle of poliinia broadly cordate or 2-Iobed at tho apes,
tliQ poliinia attached by a hooked process; flowers in racemes;
leaves flat, keeled, stems elongate.
IRaeemes longer than the leaves 6. S. oblusi/olium.
Racemes shorter than the leaves.
Side lobes of lip rounded, erose ; leaves not exceeding
3 in. in length 7. S. aamiiintum.
Side lobes of lip none; leaves narrow, 3 to 5 in. long . 8. S. lamXoliu-n.
Spur short with a very wide mouth and a bulbous bifld apes ;
the poliinia sessile on the dilated apex of the eaudicle; apical
lobe of lip naiTOwly oblong; flowers in panicles, stem elongate,
leaves flat 9. s. huccosttm.
Spur of lip short, wide, saccate, at right angles to the ovary.
Apionl lobe of lip semi-ctrcidar or reuifonn, fimbriate (
caudiele of poliinia filifoi-m; flowei-s in coiymbose
umbels; leaves flat, not setulose.
Stemless; uppei- surface of lip quite smooth, its edges deeply
laciniate 10. S. dantjpogon.
Stem shoi-t ; upper sm-faee of tho apical lobe of the lip
papillose-houy 11. S. cakeolare.
Stem clou gate.
Apical lobo of Up semi-oirciJar, not lobulate, densely
fringed with white fimbrece, spur with thiee faint
external ridges 12. S. intermedium.
Apical lobo reniform, 3-lobulate, the edges fimbrjate-erose,
tlie upper surface glabrous except a broad papillosepubescent
border; spur with one intemol ridge . . . 13. S. acuHfolium.
SACCOLABIUM. 219
Apical lohe of lip small, semi-circular or broadly oblong, entire,
glabrous, without onlll or with small colli or ridges; cautUcle of
poliinia slender ; ilowore in short rocemcs, stems very slender,
leaves flat with setulose apices.
Apical lobo of lip triangular.
Apical lobe with two small conical calli nsttr its baso . H. S. dhlichum.
Apical lobe with two mesial i-idges 15. S. affine.
Apical lobe of lip broadly cordate, blmit, without colli or
ridges 16. S. pscutlo-disiichum.
• icHh itco cai a a boni ihe middle and a small honzonlal plate ov septum
near the mouth 17. S. tridtromum.
1. SACCOLABIUJI PAPILLOSUM, Lindl. in Dot, Reg. t, 1552 {ezcl. syn.).
Stems erect, rigid, clustered, -35 iu. thick, bcariug many sub-horizontal leaves,
somctmies braiiclicd. Leaves coriaceous, curvod, conduplicate, the apex tinmcate or
obHipioly notched; length 3 to 4 in., breadth (when flattened out) -6 to '8 in. Pedunclo
leaf-opposed, about "5 in. long, bearing a sub-corymbose 4- to 8-flo\vercd raccmc. Floivcrs
•;35 iu. across ; floral bract triangular. SopaU sub-cq^ual, oblong, sub-acuto, spreading.
Petals narrower than tho sepals, sub-spathulate. Lip slightly longer tlian the sepals,
adnate to the base of the column, its base with a cylindric, sUghtly tapering spur half
as long as tho ovary and sub-parallel to it, hairy witliin; side lobes none ; apical lobo
decurved, ovate-oblong, bluut, crenate, the upper surface transversely rugulose. Column
short. Aniluir broadly conical; ¡¡ollinia two, deeply bipartite, sub-ovoid; caudicle elongate,
tapuring downwards to the small oblong-quadr-ate gland. Capsule fusiform, ridged,
1-25 in. long. Lindl. Gen. and Spec. Orch. 2 2 3 ; Hook. fil. Fl . Br. Ind. VI, 63.
S. carinaiim, Gri£B. Notid. I l l , 35-1. Aeampe papillosa, Lindl. Fol . Orch. 2 ; Walp.
Ann. VI , 873.
Sikkim, at low elevations; in flower from October to J anua r y ; Pantling, No. 243.
Khnsia, Assam, Chittagong, tho Bengal Sunderbans, and Burma.
In Sikkim the sepals and petals of this are yellow with brown bars, tho spm- of
the lip is pale yellow, and tho apical lobo is wliite with triuisverse pale purple
markings.
Pi,ATE 290.—Saceolabium pnpilloium, Lindl. A plant, of naiurol gizg. Fig. 1 a flower, 2 bract,
stalked ovary, column with anther in siiii and lip, tn profile, 3 section of preceding, 4 under suiiace
of empty anther, 5 poUinia; all enlarged.
2. SACCOLABIQII OCNEACEUJT, Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1842, Misc. 2.
Stem stout, 1 to 3 feet long, bearing numerous sub-horizontal leaves. Leaves fleshy,
rigid, keeled, oblong; the apex blunt and unequally bifid, the base not contracted at the
junction witli tho sheath; length 6 to 9 in., breadth 1 to 1-3 in. Panicles leaf-opposed,
nearly erect, slender, rigid, twice as long as the leaves ; the branches numerous,
2- to G-flowcrcd Flowers -4 in. across; floral bract minute, broadly tiiangular; ovary
sessile, sparsely pubescent, Sejmk unequal, tl;e dorsal broadly oblanceolate, bluirt; the
lateral pair smaller, oblong, sub-falcate, blunt. Petals as long as the sepals, spatlmlate.
Lip shorter than the sepals and petals, tho base with a long cylindric spur nearly
as long as the ovary and parallel with it, liaiiy witliin; the side lobes, near the baso
A.XK. HOY. BOT, GAUD., CAI.CUTTA, YOI. YIII.