262 OECHIDS OP THE SIKZIM-nlMALATA.
stigma -n-ith an orerlfippiiig irrcgnlarly-lotukte edging. Aniher 2-cellcd; polUnia cdiering
in two paii'8, mealy.
Sikkim, ftt Sin-ga-le-la and Moii Lepclia; clcTOtiou about 14,000 feet; Pantliug-
No. 4G3, in flower during July and Augufft; King's Collector No. 44r>9.
The flowers of this, the largest sjjccics of the genus yet obtaiueil in India, arc
ycllowish-red in colom-. The specific name is giren on accojint of the rery higli elevations
at which the plant grows. A siieciinen of it collected in 1877 (King's Collector
No. 44o0} was sent to the late Professor Reichcnbach, who, however, never described
it. When his gi-cat Herbarium shall be exhmiicd after its twenty-five years stipulturc
in Vienna, this plant will probably be found to bear a Reichcn'bnchian nmnixscript
name.
Pi.ATE 547.—Jjfht/llorehis nrpina, King- tmd Pantling-. Rliizime, pitrt of tlie sten?, and tlie
inflovescenoG oí a plant; of niim-al sis,. 1 a floorer, 2 floral bract, OTiiiy, ctAmm vrlth anther
in situ, and lip, 3 lip, 4 colmiin sliowing the sao at its b.ise formed witli the daw o£ the lip, tlie
stigma witli its lobulote margin, and the onthw, 5 empty outher; nil cnlar^tid.
2. AraYLLORCnis pautiplorí, King and Pantling in Joum. As. Soc. Beng.^
Vol. LXV, i>t. 2, 128.
Heig?it of entire plani about 10 iachcs, ^al>rous. Rhizwii slioi-t, with raany fibrous
ftiscicled rootlets. Sti^n erect, about -1 in. thick; leafless, but with four oí* fivo sheathino'
bracts -5 to 2-5 in. long. iZacswj about 2 in. long, maay-flowcred, the- rachis stout"^
Fkivers 15 ia. across, the labellu'n &up(a-iocj /loral brad lanceolate, shorter than the
straight untwisted tuiniJ ovary. Sspals sub-equal, linear, acuminate, sjx-eadiug, their
ajúccs recurved; pstals similar but smaller, all keeled externally. Zip ovate, the base
broad, obscurely lobcd, snb-acute, coacavo. Coh!n:i very shoi-t, rostclluui'prominent;
aiiiher with rcflexed margins. PolUnia two, clavate, the grains looeclj cohering.
Sikkiin ia the Lachoong Valley, at an elevation of 10,000 foct; flowcriu"- time July-
Pantling No. 3S3. .r r
The ovary of tliis not having tho usual half-twist, the labellum is superior. The
•«rholc plant is of a pale brown colour, except tho anther -wliich is wiiite, and tho pollinia
which are yellow.
Platt; Z4Si.—Jpii!illorchi» jxiniflora, Kiag- and Bintling. A plant, of nalural sizs. Tig. 1 a flower,
2 hraet, ovarj-, eolunm arid lip, showing the anther («), the pollinia (p) and. the rostellum (;•), iccf
from tho sUc, 3 lip, 4 apes of orary, calumsi with anther •» silu, 5- iuside view of an anther, the nmrgins
ieing refliexeii, © polinia; all cnlur^J.
APHYLLOEcnis MONTASiv, Rcichb. fil. in Linnaia XLI, 57.
^eni about 24 in. higli, glabrous near tltc base and bearing 6 to 10 unequal short
few distant ovatelong,
bearing
tubular sheaths; pubcscent in the ujjper part and bearing i
lanceolate acute sheaths not tubular at the base. Racims 4 to 6
to 14 distant flowers about -To in. across; the ovary -75 to 1 in. long, its- stalk veryshort
and twisted; the Jloral h-act linear, spreading, about -5 in. long. S-.jmls subequal,
oblong, blunt; the dorsai concaro, overhamging the column; the hiteral pair
cm-ved, spreading, sub-acute. P-etaJs slightly longer than the sepals, oblong, blunt,
spreading. Lip somewhat longer- than the sepals, ovats oblcog, shortly clawcd at thotlunt
base; tho side lobes broad, rounded; the apical lobe broadly oblong, sub-undulate, the
odges minutely erose, the whole of the upper surface minutely caa-unculatc. Cohnin
slender, much" curved forwards, the apex not thickened. Anther erect; pollinia four,
oblong, united in pairs. Hook. fil. Fl. Br. lud. VI, 11G. Apaturia montana, Thwaites
Enum. PI. Ccyl. 301 (not o/ Lindl).
Sikkim, at Guru Bathan; elevation 2,000 feet; Griffith; Pantling No 344; in
flower during August. ? Khasia Hills. Ceylon ; Thwaites.
The whole plant is of a pale brown colour, the only exception being the pollinia
wliich arc yellow. The roots arc very thick.
Plate ^•^.—Aphjlhrchk monUna, Ileichh; fil. A plaat, of natural size. Fig. 1 a flower, 2 floral
bract, stalked ovary, column with anther in situ, and lip, in profik, 3 lip, 4 column showmg tho
stigma, pollinia {p) and eap of the anther, 6 pollinia; all enlarged.
71. Galeola, Lour.
Leafless, yellow or brown, climbing or erect herbs. Fhiccrs rather large, in
iticemos or paniclcs on the ends of the branches and stem. Sep<(l8 sub-equal, concave,
irec, conuivent or spreading. Petals as largo as the sepals, or nan-ower or broader,
L-p adnate to the base of the column and convolute round it, broad, concave, with
or without lateral lobes; apical lobe large, broad. Column dilated towards the ajiex.
Antltcr couical, 2-cclled; pollinia two, broad, often compressed, powdery. Species 12;
Indian, Malayan aud Australian.
Stems seaudent; flowers not exceeding 1 in. in diara.
All the sepals liuear-ohlong, lip euneate at the hnae . . .
Dorsal sspal oblong; tlio lateral paix ohliq^uely ovate, suh-Mcaic,
acute; lip cordate at the base
Stems erect, not scandent; floorers I'o in. or more in diam.
Flowers 1-5 in. in diam., anther papillose; capsule sub-trigonous,
6 or 7 in. long; rhizome 1 in. thick 3. G. LindUyana.
Flowers 2 in. in diam., anther smooth; capsule sharplj 3-angled,
falcate, 9 ia. long; rhizome 1-5 to 2-5 in. thick k- Q- Falcor,eri.
1. Oaleola CATncARTii, Hook. fil. Fl. Br. Ind. VI, 89.
Hiem scandent, smooth, scui-fy, branching and bearing roots at inteiwals, 20 to 30
feet in length and -5 in. in thickness, rising from a rhizome -5 to -75 in. thick. Paniclcs
to 6 in. long, lateral, spreading or di'ooping, pubescent, sheathed at the base by
one or. two broad oblong blunt glabi-ous coriaceous bracts. Flowers (exclusive of the
<Wiiry) -75 to -90 in. long; Jloral bract miuute, triangular, much shorter tlian tho pubescent
sub-cyliudric ovary. Sc]>ak linear-oblong, sub-acute, recinrod, fm-furjiceous outsi<le.
Petals of the same shape but smaller than the sepals, both recurved. Lip shorter than
tiie petals, obovate (when spread out), very concave, entire in its basal third, erose-laciniiite
in its upper two-thirds, its upper surface papillose aud with a small oblong callus
near the rounded apex. Column half as long as the lip, bent forwards from the middle;
the clinandrium with dentate margins. Aniher fleshy, conical, its apex directed backwp.
ids; pollinia mealy, broadly aud obliquely elliptic. Capsule cyliudric, fmiuraceous,
probably 6 or 6 in. long wheu ripe.
1. G. Catheartii.
G. Uijdra.