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OIÍCniDS OF TilE SIKSIM.niilALAYA.
1 . SARCAHTIIUS APPESDICÜLATU3, HOOLI. fil. Fl. Br. Ind. VI, 6"
Sic«, erect, rigid, as tliick as » gooso quiH, S to 1Ó in. long, with a few alleati»
neai- the baso. leaves fleshy, terete, ohtuse, 3 or 4 in. long and ahont -10 in, thick.
InJ!eretcei,ee extra-asiilary, longer than the leaTos, drooping; tho peduncle with a few
distant small sheaths, as long as the las few-flowered raceme. Floiecrs -6 in. long ;
floral hraet triangirlar, blnnt, niinnte. Sepáis unequal, spreading; tho dorsal broadly
oblong, 3-nciwed, tho apes roimded; tho lateral pair sma'ler, acnte. Pebs smalljr
than tho lateral sepals, narrowly oblong, acute. Lip longer than the sepal», jointed
to the foot of tho column; tho baso mth a long, somewhat compressed, narrowly
infundihuliform spxir 'with an obtuse, somewlitit dilated, slightly euiaro'inatG tij) • the
side lobes broad at tho base but suddenly narrowed to a conical ]}oint ; the ajiical lobe
fleshy, broadly tiiaugrilar, decui-ved ; the interior of the Sj)ur with a large projecting
callus on both front and back walls near the mouth. Column short with a thick
short foot. AntUr depressed, its anterior edge produced into a short broad erose
appendage; folUnia two, broadly tiianiiular, their apices divaricating; caudiclc abruptly
contracted between tho pollinia ; the gland quadrate, at right angles to the caudicle.
Cupsule fuiiform, boldly ridged, I in. in length. Hook. fil. in Ann. Bot. Gard. Cale.,
Vol. V, pt. 1, 51, t. 76; Ic. Plantar, t. 2136. S. tcrotifolius, Reichb. fil. in Trans.
Liun. Soc. XXX, 136 {not of Lindi) M-ilos appewiiculaüm, Wall. Cat. 7315; Lindi.
Gen. and Spec. Oich., 2-42.
Sikkim, in tropical valleys; in fiower during August; Pantling No. S41. In Assam,
Bui-ma and Mysore.
The ground coloiu- of the flo-wers is a warm bufE with many longitudinal purple
or brownish-pm-ple markings, the apical lobe of the lip being pale lavender or pink.
PLATE 318.—ISF7ÍW«Í/-HS appenìiculatui. Hook, FLL A plant, of uitur^jl sise. Fig. 1 A flower,
/rant view, 2 proñle view of floral bract, stalked orary aad flower, -3 longltudiual section of apes
of OVQ17, column and lip, 4 callus on tlie back wall of the spur, 5 transverse saction of spur.
6 lower surface of antber, 7 pollinia, caudicle and gland ; ail eiilar!;erì.
2. SARCANTHUS FILIFORMIS, Lindi, in Bot. Reg. 1842, Misc. 61.
Stem slender, terete, distantly sheathed near the base, pendulous, 10 in. to 0
feet in length, leaves hanging more or less to one side, terete, fleshy, obtuse, 8 to
10 in. long and about -2 in. thick. InJIorasceiice extra-axillary, slender, shorter than
the leaves ; the peduncle short, sheathed at the base only, the raceme long and lax.
Floioers "io in. long ; fiorai Iract short, broadly oblong, obtuse, scarious. Sepals oblong,
blunt, the dorsal concave towards the apex, all reflexed. Petals Knear, much smaller than
the sepals, also reflexed. Lip fleshy, adnatc to the foot of the column ; the base
with a long infuudibuliform compressed sac; its mouth \vith auriculato infolded side
lobes ; the apical lobe small, triangular, horizontal ; the interior of the spui- 2-celled
because of the septum passing between ite front and back walls, and with a large
triangular lobed hispid callus projecting from the latter and narrowing the cavities.
Column with a broad base, tapered to the apex, jbitlicr depressed, beaked. Pollinia two,
elliptic, grooved, attached obli'iuely to the somewhat twisted caudicle ; the gland small,
oblong. Capsule davate, about -5 in. long. Eot. Mag., t. 4639 ; Walp. Ann. VI, 891 ;
Lem. Jard. Fleui-. I, 2G6; Hook. fil. Fl. Br. Ind. Yl , 66.
SAECANTIIUS. 241
Sikkim, common in tropical volleys; in flower dui-ing August and September ;
Pantling No. 52. Khasia Hills, Bui-ma.
Tho sepals and petals are. brown with their edges and midribs yellowish or buff.
The lip is white, flushed on the apical lobe with pink.
PLATE 319.—Sarcflniius filiformh, Lindl. Part of a plaat, of natwal size. Fig. 1 a flower,
2 longitudinal section of apex of ovary, column and lip, 3 transverse section of tho spur, 4 under
8Ui-face of anther, 5 apes of column witli pollinia in situ, G pollinia, after removal from antber ;
aH enlarged.
3. SAKCANTHUS PALLIDUS, Lindl. in. Bot. Reg. 1840, Misc. 78.
Stem very stout, short (4 to 6 in.), leafy to the base. Loaves coriaceous, flat,
obliquely bifid at the obtuse apex, not narrowed to tho loosely sheathing base ; length
8 to 12 in., breadth 1-4 to 1-6 in. Panicles ascending, axillary, much longer than the
leaves, much-branched and many-flowei-ed ; their peduncles slender, with a few distant
tubular sheaths. Flowers -4 or -5 in. across ; floral Iract broad, very short. Sepals
equal, spreading, broadly elliptic, blunt or sub-acute, tho dorsal concave. Petals smaller
than the sepals but of the same shape. Lip fleshy, longer than tho sepals, adnate to
the column ; the base with a blunt cyHndric spur rather shorter than the ovary, curved
forwards, its mouth with broadly triangular side' lobes; the apical lobo fleshy, ovate,
acute, with an. incurved apical beak ; its upper sui-face with a vertical plate nmning
down into the spur and dividing the latter into two chambers ; the back wall of the
spur with a large protruding fleshy 2-Iobod callus just under the column. Column
short, broad, with a very short foot. Antlier depressed, shortly beaked; pollinia two,
ovoid or sub-ovoid, bifid, the caudiclc thin, the gland small. Lindl. in Journ. Linn.
Soc. Ill, 39; Hook. fil. Fl. Br. Ind. VI , 68; in Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. V, 53, t. 79.
S. racemifer, Reichb, fil. in Walp. Ann. VI, 891. 8. tricolor, Reichb. fil. in Bonplandia
I I I , 319. Saccolabiwn raeemiferum, Lindl. Gen. and Spec. Orch. 224. brides racemiferim,
Wall. MSS. Sarcanthus affinis, Wall. MSS.
Sikkim, at elevations of from 2,000 to 4,000 feet ; in flower during August;
Pantling No. 43. Westward to Nepal and eastward to Bhotan. Khasia Hills, Burm°a.
The sepals and petals of this arc dull brown edged with yellow, and the lip is
white.
PLATE 320.-Sarcani/>UI pallida, Lindl. Parts of a plant, of naiwal SISA. Fig. 1 a flower, 2 section
of ovary, column and lip, 3 transverse section of spur, 4 apes of ovary with pollinia in situ, 5 pollinia
removed, seen from behind, 6 lower surface of antbor ; all enlarged.
4. SAKCANTHUS SECUNDUS, Griff. Notul. Ill, 362 ; Ic. PI. Asiat., t. 336.
Stem slender (-15 in. in diam.), pendulous, 6 to 12 in. long. Leaves narrowly
oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, abruptly narrowed at the sheathing base, channelled •
length 2-5 to 4 in., bi-cadth -25 to -35 in. Racemes pendulous, less than an inch Ion-'
few-flowered ; the peduncle about -5 in. long. Flowers -25 in. across ; floral hraet
ovate, sub-acute, much shorter than the stalked ovary. Sepals equal, ovate-elliptic
8ub-acute, spreading. Petah smaller than the sepals, obovate-oblong, spreading. Lip
fleshy, equal to the sepals, adnate to the column} the apical lobe sub-horizontal, concave,
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