242 OECUIDS OF THE SIKEIK-HIMALATA.
oblong, ncuto ; the bnsc mtli a sliort bluut iiifuudibuliform spur parallel to but mucli
shorter than the ovary, •with two short broad triangular side lobes at its mouth ;
its interior with an antoro-postezior septum and a bulbous projecting callus ffom the
front and back walls. Column very short and stout, without a foot. Antlicr depressed
and mth a long beak; poUinia two, ovoid, bifid; caudiclc tapering; gland round,
'Side ellipsoid, faintly ridged, -5 to -75 in. long. Ilook. iil. Fl. Br. Ind.
Ann. Bot, Gard. Calc. V, 51, t. 77. S. oxypliyllus, Wall. MSS. iu
Micropera pallida, Lindl. in Wall. Cat. 7321 [in part, not of Gen. and
• parts of hot valleys ; Pantling
minute. (
VI, 07;
Herb. Calc.
Spcc. Orch.).
Sikkim, at the base o£ the range and in the lo-
No. 151. Sylhet, Assam, Khasia Hüls, Chittagong.
The sepals and petals of this are palo yellow Tvith intramarginal bands of brown.
The lip is ^vhite, except its apical lobe which is pink. GrifEtli's specific name is
inappropriate, as the flowers are not secimd.
P l a t e Z21.—Sarcanthus socundvs, GriS. A plant, of mtwal sise. Pig. 1 a flo-^er, 2 bmet, stalked
ovary, column, anther and lip, 3 section of port of the foregoing, 4 ap&s of column with i)oUiaia in
portion, 5 poliinia removed, C empty anther from below; ai! cnhrgod.
58. Dendrocolla, Blume.
Epiphytal. Stem elongate, leafy, crect and with many roots. Leaves coriaceous,
narrow. Racems leaf-opposed, its rachis beaiing large persistent equitant bracts,
proliferous. SejyaU and ^Jciafe sub-equal, spreading, often linear, the lateral petals adnato
to the foot of the column. Lip short, jointed to the colvmin, -with a sac or spm- at its
base, 3-lobed, the lateral lobes small, the apical lobe oblong. Column short, braid at the
base, with a short foot. Anther depressed, 2-celled; polUnia fom-, in pairs, unequal, or two
and deeply bifid, attached by a shoi-t caudiclc to a small often cuiwed gland. Capsule
narrow, elongate. Species about six, mostly Malayan, one Indian.
ITio genns, as above limited, includes only the plants put by Blume into his first secticm, Cutulla;
those of his sections Tiilcra md Fomicaria being excluded by their differently shaped lips.
DENDKOCOLLA AEACNNITE.S, Blume Bijdr. 287, t. G7.
Stem erect, rigid, rather stout, 6 or 8 in. long, bearing sis or eiglit horizontal leaves
and many roots. Leaves coriaceous, narrowly oblong, minutely bifid at the ajiex, not
narrowed at the sHghtly slieathing base, 3 or 4 in. long and -G to '75 in. broad.
Inflorescence leaf-opposed, slightly longer than the leaves, spreading, rigid; the peduncle
with one or two short sheaths, persistent and bearing flowers for about three years; the
raceme shorter than the pcdunclc; ßoral Iraeis distichous, equitant, broadly triangular,
persistent. Fhivors about 1 in, across, the stalked ovary about twice as long as the bract.
Sepals and ^^eia/s sub-equal, Hnear-oblong, acuminate, 1-25 in. long. Lip jointed to the
column, less than one-third of the length of the sepals and petals, with a short mde
posteriorly projecting sac at the base, 3-lohcd; the lateral lobes small, their truncate
apices dii-ected forwards; the apical lobe oblong, tumid, blunt, pubcrulous; disc between
the side lobes -with a fleshy callus. Column short, broad at the base, narrower at tbsapex
and Avith a ehort foot. Stigma small. AnHiei- depressed, tinmcate in front; polUnia
OUNITHAHIUir. 243
fom-, in pairs, narrowly elliptic, very unequal, the posterior one in oacli pair very small;
caudiclc short, quadrate ; gland narrow, cm-ved. JErides Arachnitog, Lindl. Gen. and
Spec. Orch. 238. Thrixspermtm Arachnites, Eeichb. fil. Xen. Orcli. II, 121. Sarcanthus
Araehnites, Reichb. fil. in Walp. Ann. VI, 498; Hook. fil. FI. Br. Ind. VI, 41.
S. serra:fomis, lieichb. fil. in Walp. Ana. VI, 498. Liparis? serraiformis, Lindl. in Wall.
Cat., 1946; Gen. and Spec. Orch. 33 {in part).
Bhotan, at the foot of tlio range east of the Jaldaeca river; in flower during
September; Pantling No. 463.^ Assam; Jenkins, Mann. Khasia Hills; Clai-ke. Tenasserim;
Wallich, Parish. Penang; Kunstler. Distrib. Java.
The flowers of this aro very short-lived; they open rather late in the morning, and
by evening tlicy have withered. They appeal- singly at intervals of two or three
weeks, and the raceme continues growing for several years. In colour the sepals and
petals ave yellow and the )ip is speckled with red. In the Blalayan countries the
rachis often attains a length of many inclies. As the bracts persist, the flowering rachis
has a pectinate appearance.
PLATE 322.—Dendrocolla Araclinilos, Blume. A plant, of natural size. Pig. 1 a flower, 2 profile view
of the apes, of the raceme, showing the bracts of future flowers, the bract of an existing flower, its
stalked ovary, column and lip, 3 front view and vei-tical section of lip, 4 apes of ovary and column with
anther in siiu, 5 empty anther, under surface, 6 apes of eolumn, showing the poUinia and caudiolo
(g) and the stigma (s), 7 the poUinia after removal, ftoat and back views; all enlarged.
57. Ornitliarium, Lindl.
Epiphytic. Stems long, leafy. Leaoes coriaceous, narrowly oblong, notched at tho
apex. Racemes extra-axillary, long, pendulous. Flowers rather small. Sepals and petals
more or less oblanceolate, all spreading except the connivent dorsal sepal. Lip
jointed to the foot of the colimin, fleshy, spur-like, with a narrow cavity, bearing at
its mouth minute side and apical lobes; the cavity without callus or septum. Anther
depressed, shortly beaked; polUnia two, ovoid-globose, the caudicle lanceolate, the gland
small. A single species.
OESITHARIUII STRIATULUJI, Lindl, in Past. Fl. Gard, I, fig. 117.
Stem pendulous, slender, woody, sheathed, 3 to 6 in. loog. Leaves decm-ved, naiTowly
oblong, obliquely bifid at the apex, slightly narrowed at the base iuto a short stemclasping
sheath; length 3-5 to 7 in., breadth -65 to -85 in. Racemes pendulous, opposed
to and usually longer than tho leaves, many-flowered, theii- peduncles short and with a
few short broad hracts. Flowers lax, -5 in. in diam.; floral Iract minute, lanceolatc, the
stalked ovary very slender. Ssj^als sub-equal, narrowly obovate, blunt, the lateral pair
shghtly falcate. Fetah smaller than the sepals, oblong, sub-acute, slightly falcate. Lip
jointed to tho foot of the column, narrowly infnndibuliform, contracted below the slightly
bulbous tip, slightly constricted also at the mouth; the side lobes small, oblong, their blunt
apices pointing backwards; apical lobe very short, truncate. Column very stout, slightly
dilated towai'ds the apex, its foot strongly iutroflexed, as long as and running almost
parallel to itself; rostellum short. Anther depressed, 2-celled; polUnia broadly ovoid, their
apices divergent, attached by a thick short caudicle to the small gland. Sarcoehiltis
suaueolcns, Reichb. fil. Xon. Orch., t. 140; Hook. til. Fl. Br, Ind. VI, 33. JErides suaveohns,
A.NN. EOY. BOT GARD , CALCUTT.'., TOL. Till.