284 OBCHIDS OF.THE SIKKIM-IIIJIAL.IYA.
Pr.ATB Z7<i.—Goo(l¡/ci-a scmuHfiora, Liiidl. A plant, of naUiral s.'m. Fig. 1 bract, ovary and flower,
2 iipos of ovur}-, column with . author in situ, ami lip, sick vúir, 3 tlio petals, 4 tho lip, SMii /rem
niorc, 5 apes of ovary aud the froat of the colunia, showing tho rostollum aud stigma, G autlier,
T polliuia; aU cii largor!.
9. Goodyeea fujiata, Tliwaitcs Eiiimi. PI. Ccyl., 314.
Whole jilant ahoxit 3 to 4 fcefc high, Stem stout, -5 iu. thick, glabrous. Icares
obliquely oblong-olliptic, tapering to tho araiiÜDate apex and tlio long narrow base, 6 to
10 in. long and 1-75 to 4 in. broad; the petiole l-2o to 2 in. long, sheathing -w-idely in
its lower part. Poduiicle slender, glaudidar-pubcscont. Eacemo 8 to 10 in. long, its racliis
and the bracts aud ovaries glaudular-jjubcscent, rather deuscly-fiowered. Flowers -5 in.
long; floral Iract linear-Ianecolato, acuminate, one-third to one-half as long as the cyliudric
twisted ovary. Scpah iniequal, pubescent oiitside; the dorsal ovato, acuto; the-lateral
l)uir rather iiaiTowcr and with reficxed apices, wide-spreading. Petals lincar-oblanceolate.
licutc, cntÍ2-o, shorter and much narrower than the sepals, adpressed to the dorsal sepal.
Lip with an elongate saccate base (diomboidal when spread out), abruptly eoutratted
into tlio linear revolute ajjical lobe; the iutcrior of the sao setose. Column long, clavatc,
tho rostellum rather sliort. Anther depressed, shortly beaked; ^jo/"/«»/« narrow, sessile on
the minute quadrate gland. Hook. fil. PL Br. Ind. M, 111.
Sikkim, at Rungbee, elevation 6,000 feet; in llower duiing March; Pantling No. 467;
a rare plant. Ceylon; Tliwaitcs.
'J'he colour of the sepals and petals is palo gTcen, and that of tho lip and column
pale brown.
Tl.me :y:~.—Goodnern fimMtn, Bi-waites. F.ig. 1 a floT<-er, 2 profile view of floral bract, stalked
ovary, column with nnther in siiu, aud lip, 3 tlie lip with its apex flafteucd out, 4 cohimu with the
anther in siiti and the stigma, 5 an empty anther, G polliuia; <i¡¿ enlarged.
10. Goodyera graxdis, ' zpcctes.
Height o£ the whole plant 15 to 20 inches, tho slcm forming thrce-fom-llis of
the whole, leafy below, bracteate above, Leaves obliquely elliptic, sub-acute, 3-neived,
to 4 in. long aud I'O to 2 in. broad; petiole channelled, much dilated and tubular at
the base, 2 to 2-u in. long; bracts in the upper part of the stem about three, unequal,
lanceolatc, acuminate, tubular at the base, 1 to l-3-> in. long. Peduncle abotit 2-o in. long,
I)ubescent. Racemc i-ather densely-flowered, twice as long as tho peduncle. Fhtvers -7
in. across; floral hmet lanceolatc, longer than tlio sessile pubescent ovary, glabrous but
with ciliate margins. Sepals unequal, thinly pubescent externally; tho dorsal oblongc^
lliptic, blunt, somewhat fleshy, forming a hood with tlio spathulato pciah] lateral
sepals broadly lanceolate, wide-spreading, lip fleshy, shorter than the column and
adnata to its base, sub-globoscly saccatc, setose witliin; tho apical lobo small, narrowly
ovate, reficxed ai\d adpressod to tlie rmdor side of tho sac. Column -witli a ])oinfed
apex and with a clavate callus extending from tlic stigma to tlie base of Ihe lip. Anther
dorsal, 2-cclled; pollinia four, clavato, unitiid in jjaii's to a single narrowly elliptic g'and.
n-jlopJiih ? lietKrioides, Khig and Pautling MSS.
Sikkiui, at Kumtok in tho valley of tl\o Tecita, at an elevation of 4,000 foot ;
in flower during August; Pantling Xo. 460,
ZEUXINE, 28')
The flowers of this arc of a dull red. This species in general appeai-ancc much
resembles G. foliosa, lieuth., but has shorter floral bracts. The details of tho flowers
of the two are also different. This, however, differs from all tho species of tho genus
described in the present work by tho clavate callosity on the anterior surface of tho
column below tho stigma.
Pi.ATF. a79.—Goodyera grandis, King nnd PautUng. Part of a plaat, of natural size. Fig. 1 a
flower, 2 floral bract, ovary, column and lip, in profiie, 3 lip, showing the setaj inside, 4 front of
column, showuig tlie base of tho lip with a few of its contained set®, the clavate proceas below the
stigma and tho roatelliim, 5 the petals, 6 ftnthor, 7 pollinia ; till culwgctl.
82. Zeuxine, Lindl.
Terrestrial herbs with succulent glabrous stems, decumbent at tho base. Leaves
membranous, sometimes withered at flowering-time. Flotvers small, in i-acemes or spikes.
Sepals sub-equal; the dorsal concave and forming a hood with the potáis; tlie lateral
pair free. Lip adnata to the base of tho column, cymbiform or saccate; tho apical lobe
shortly clawed or sessile, divided into two oblong sub-quadrato moro or less truncate
diverging lobules, or entire, or with narrow decurved lobulos; the sac at the base with
calli or lamiuie inside. Column very short, its anterior surface with lamellar or conical
processes. Stigmas two, lateral, distant (united iiito a narrow baud in Z. pulchra). Anther
membranous, sometimes ridged, its cells contiguous; pollinia pyriform, attached by an
oblong glaud to the erect rostellum. Species about 15, natives of tropical Asia aud
Africa.
Sepals free,
Stigmas united to form a nan'ow anlieous band 1. Z. pukhra.
Stigmas two, distant, lateral,
Leaves linear, sessile ; apical lobe of lip suh-orbicular, erose . . . 2. Z. udcata.
Leaves ovate, ovate-lanceolate or ohlong-laneeolats.
Apical lobe of lip not 2-lobulate, its margins introflexod . •
Apical lobo of lip with two narrow decurved lobules . . .
Apical lobe of lip with two broad obloag or sub-quadrate
diverging lobules,
Petids diinidifttoly rotnud, abruptly apieulate.
h- Z. ahbrcviata.
Leaves oblong-laneoolate, blackisb-purj)le; sepals acute;
column -with large lamellate processes 5. Z, glanduloaa.
Leaves ovate-lanceolate, green or green suifiised with
silvery grey; sepals blunt; column with medium
lamellar processes 6. Z. nervosa.
Petals narrowly oblong, blunt 7. Z. fava.
Petals oblong, not falcate, acute; sepals, petals, bract aud
ovary pubescent.
Loaves ovate-lanceolate; column with two large vertical
processes as long os aud beneath the horizontal
ai-ms of tlie rostollum S. Z. ajinis.
Leaves narrowly ovate; column with oblique processes
nuieh shorter than tho linear arms of the rostellum . 9. Z. rofiexa.
Sepals connate into a tube in tlieir lower half.
Apical lobes of lip short, trúncate, divergmg 10. Z. pumtla.
Apical lobes of lij) long, naiTow, pointing forwards 11, Z. Francheiiana.