T
200 OECHIDS OF THE SIEKIM-IILMALAYA.
of tlie apical lobe, small, sub-tviangiilai-, erect, toothed below; apical lobe dcfloxed, flesliv,
broadly oblong, blmit, the iippcr surface eariinculato and the margins slightly wavy.
Column short, thick, Avith u stout tooth on each side of the anther. Anther domo-sliapod,
with a short, broad, recm-vcd beak ; pollma two, unequally bipartite, broadly ovoid,
.cohering to the long narrow caudicle; gland small, oblong. Capsule fusiform, 1 to l'ó
in. long. Hook. fil. Fl. Br. Ind. VI, 63. S. Uneolakm, Thwaites' Eniira. PI. Ceyl, 304.
Acampe dentata, Lindl. Fol. Orch. 3; ßeichb. fil. in Gard, Clu-on. for 1872, p. 1752;
in ^yalp. Aqu. VI, 894. A. Wightiana, var.- longc-pediimu'-aia-, Thwaites' Enum. PI.
Coy. 303.
Sikkim, along the bass of tbo i-angc and in the bottoms of low valleys; in flower
during Nuvembcr and December; Hooker, Pantling No. 133. Bhotan, Khasia and
Tenasserim; also in JIalabar and Ceylon.
The sepals and petals aro yellow with irregular brown markings. The spiir of
the lip is also yellow bat without browa spots, and the apical lobe is white spockleil
with purple.
PLATE 291.—Saccolnhium orhraceum, LlnrU. A plant, of naiwal stse. Fig. 1 a öowor, 2 braot,
ovniy, colunm -^v-Ith anthßr aud lip, seen Jrom the side, 3 sootion of tlie I'oregoiug, 4 apex of the coliuuii,
allowing its teotli auJ tlie poUinia in sHu, tlie c-ap of the autlier IiaTing Leen removed, 5 ^ollijiia after
removal, G autlier, upper surface; all enlargod.
3. SACCOLABIUJI LOSGIFOLIUJR, Ilook. fil. Fl. Br. Ind. VI, C2.
Stem very stout, 24 to 36 in. long. Leaves coriaceous, oblong ; the apex broad,
emarginate or sub-biad; the base jointed to the short wido sheath, not tapered; length
10 to 14 in., breadth 1'5 to 2 in. Inflorescence leaf-opposed, .stout, rigid, erect, muoh
shorter than the leaves, beaiiiig a few distant sho-iths in its lower part, and a terminal
sub-coryinbos3 few-flow3red raceme, often with one or two lateral, short, sub-ci)rymbose
l.n-auchcs smaller than the tei-miual one. Flowers fleshy, -ó in. across ; floral Iract ovute,
much shorter than the ovaiy. Sepals elliptic-oblong, sub-acute. Petals smaller than the
sepals, Lip with a shor-t conical spur,'narrow acute-angled side lobes, aud a fleshy ovate
fipical lobe transveisely wrinkled on the upper siu-face. .Apex of a7ither with two conical
points; ellipsoidal. Acainpe ? loiujifolia,lÄ\\(iX. Yo\. Orch, Acamps, 1. ? A. multiflora,
Lhidl. I.e. Vanda longifolia, Lindl, in "Wall. Cat. 7323; Gen. and Spec. Orch. 215; in
Journ. Hort. Soc. VII, 267; Reichb. fil. in "\Yalp. Ann. VI, 872. V. multiflora, Lindl.
Collect., t. 38.
Sikkim, in tropical valleys and along tho foot of the range; in flower during June;
Pantling, No. 250. Upper Assam; JIann. Burma; AVallich. Distrib. ? China.
PLATE ^^^.—SaccolaUum loxgifoUum, Hook. ill. Part of A plant, of natural size. Fig. 1 a flower,
2 braot, staUced ovaiy, columa, lip witli autter in dtii, 3 seotion of the foregoing,. 4 lip, 5 coluimi,
6 and 7 pollinia, before and after removal from the anther; aH enlarged.
4. SACCOLABIUM AMPULLACEOI, Lindl, in Wall. Cat. T307; Sert. Orch., t. 17.
Blcms stout, clustered, 3 to 5 in. long, clothed at the base with the sheaths of falhm
leaves. Leaves tliickly coiiaceous, narrowly oblong, keeled, acutely bifid, sometimes
toothed between the lobes, the base jointed to the sheath and not narrowed, liacemcs
from the axils of the leaves, erect, shorter than the leaves, many-flowered; the peduncle
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short, stout and sheathed at the base, the flowering rachis slender. Fhivers '65 in. in
diam. vertically; floral Iraut very minute, the stalked ovary about '4 in. long. Sepals
and petals sub-equal, spreading, obovate, blunt. Lip with a spur longer than tho sepals,
flexuose, cylindrio, blunt, sometimes inflated at the bend ; side lobes none ; ajñcal lobe
lincar-oblong, sub-acutc, entire, its tip upturned. Column short, stout. Anther domeshaped,
shortly beaked in front; pollinia two, globose, divaricate; caudicle strap-.shnped,
its margins in-folding after removal from the column ; gland oblong-quadrato. Capsule
sub-clavate, 1 in. long. Lindi, in Joui-n. Linn. Soo. Ill, So {exel. sijn.)\ Paxt. JIag. Bot.
XIII, t. 49; Bot. Mag., t. 5090; Hook. fil. Fl, Br. Ind. VI, 04. /Erides ampullaceum,
lloxb. Fl. Ind. Ill, 476.
Sikkim, common at elevations of l.'OOO to 3,000 feet; Pantling, No. 250. Weistwaid
to Nepal; eastward and southward to Sylhet, ilunipui-, Burma, Khasia Hills; in flower
during JIarch and Apiil.
All the parts of tho flower except the pollinia are coloured pink of vaiious shades,
aud the leaves are invariably mottled with brown ; the pollinia are deep purple. In Sikkim
all specimens have the spur of the Hp flexuose, not straight. Tl:is is very closely ^allied
to S. curai/oUum, Lindi., wliich has, however, orange-scarlet flowers and longer narrower
leaves. A plant of tliis collected in Assam by Dr. G- Watt, c.r.E., had brick-red flowers,
but their structure in no way differed from those of the plant hero figui-ed.
PLATE 2d^.—Saccolahium amjniUaceum, Lindi. A plnut, of natwal sise. Eg. I a flower, 2 braot,
stalked ovaiy, column with anther in situ, and lip, seen from iho side, 3 section of the foregoing,
4 undor surface of empty anther, 5 pollinia as they rest on the column prior to removal, 6 the same
after removal; ail enlmgad.
SACCOLABIUM PUÍIILIO, ßeichb. fil. in Walp. Ann. VI, )
Chrou. 1875, II, 98.
6; Gard.
Stem very short, pendulous. Leaves two or three, linear-oblanceolate, slight'y falcate,
the acute apex minutely aud obliquely bifid; length to 3'5 in., breadth "4 to "6 in.
Inflorescence about as long as the leaves; the peduncle slender, shorter than the manyflowered
raceme, with a tubular sheath about the middle; rachis of raceme stout. Floioers
"2 in. long; floral Iract minute, ovate, acute. Sepals unequal; the dorsal oblanceolateoblong,
obtuse, concave, overhanging the column; the lateral pair spreading, elliptic,
obtuse. Fetals lincar-oblanccohxte, obtuse, toothed at one side, smaller tlian the sepals.
Base of Up with a long tapering spur exceeding the ovary and cui-ving foz-wards; the
side lobes at the mouth of the spur small, short, rounded; the apical lobe broadly
triangular, acute, much docua-ved. Column stout, not winged. Anther much depressed,
shortly beaked. Pollinia obovoid, attached by a stout tapering caudicle to a small
narrow gland. Capsule cylindric, tapering at the base, ribbed, -8 in. long. Hook. fil.
PI. Br. Ind. VI, 56. S. discolor, lieichb. fil, Ot. Hamb., 42. S. pusillum, Lindl. in
Journ. Linn. Soc. Ill, 36 (not of Blume). (Eceoclades pusilla, Lindl. in Wall. Cat. 7332;
Gon. and Spec, Orch., 237.
Sikkim, at elevations of about 1,500 feet ; in flower during April; Pantling, No. 112,
Sylhot; Wallich.
The flowers are cream-coloured with a dash of purple at the entrance of the spur
and at tho base of the apical lobe of the lip, the column being brownish pink. On