OKCHIDS OF THE SiElaSI.IlILrALAYâ,
•3 in. long;- raceme muct Bliortcr ilian the pedimclo, spariKiIy flowered. ITemei- -15 in.
long; imrf lancookto, as loug as or longer tlinn tko slont ovnry, sparsely villose. &palt
nnajnal, ovate-oblong, Tvith a few las lioirs, the dorsal largo and very concavo, tho lateral
pair rather smaller. Pelak narrowly oblong-elliptie. Zip longer than the sepals, cyrahiform
at the base and with two oh'ong calli enclosed in its folds ; tho anterior lobo with
two snb-qnadrato oblique diverging terminal lobules. Colmiti short, stout, its npoi citrved
forwards Bo as to make tho anther horizontal, rostellnm long; polUim davate; gland
ob-clavate, transparent. Sfignm small, elKptie, ono at coeh side of tho anther. Papmle
tnmid, nanwl y elliptic, ridged, -3 in. long. Hook fil. FI. Br. Ind. VI, 108; le.
Plantar., t. 2176. MomeUki fmm, Wall, in Lindi. Gen. and Spec. Orch., 487; in
Joui-n. Linn. See. I, 187. Etoerm Jlam, Lindi, in Walh Cat. 7380 A. lì. '
Sikldm, at tlio foot of tho range and ascending to 3,000 feet; in ilower dming M»v
and June; PantKng No. 100. Westward to Nepal; Wallich. Assam; Griffith. Tenasserim";
Heifer. Ceylon, Central Province, at 3,000 feet; Thwaitcs No. 3120. Distrib. Java'
liornco. •
The ovary and sepals of this are ot a dull grayish olivaceous tint; the petals and
column are white, the latter tinged with brown; the posterior half of the lip is dull
pink, the anterior half being yellow. The anther is pink.
Plate 386.—Ziim«« flam, Benth. A plant, 0/ »atmal síÍm. Fig. 1 bract. OTaiy and ilower,
2 colman and lip, 3 Hp, 4 profilo of column, showing the stigma (s), anther (n), side of tto rosteUum
(c), and polliniar gland (r), 5 column, seen from above, 6 front of column, 7 poUiaia; alt cnhrgnd.
8. ZEraira iiFiKis, Eenth. in Bcnih. and Hook. fil. Gen. Plantar. Ill, 600.
Height of entire plant 6 to 12 in. Siem stoixt, bearing several ]ax hyaline sheaths.
Peduncle as long as or longer than the stem, with scattered slender hairs and two distant
sheathing acuminate membranous bracts -25 in. long. Leaues ovate-lanceolate, about 1-5
in. long, with short slender petioles and largo hyaline sheaths. Maeeine 1 to 3 in. long.
Floivers -25 in. long; jieral h-act broadly lanceolate, pubescent, nearly as long as the
ovary. Sepah unequal, ovate-lanceolate, sub-connivent, laxly hairy. Fetah smaller than
the sepals, sub-obhquely elliptic, lip with a cymbiform saccate base bearing two
stout teeth at the point of insertion on tho column; the apical lobe with two oblong
rccmved divergent truncate lobules. C'ohmit very short, with two largo vertical
procosses beneath the two hoiimntally projecting lobes of tho rostollum. Slium large,
hOnzontal, elliptic, one lying behind each arm of the rostollum. ' Pollinia davate,
sub-sessile on the naiTowly elliptic gland; eapmle elliptic, narrow, "3 in. long. Hook. iil.
Fl Bv. Ind. VI, 108; Ic. Plantar., t. 2177. Monochilns affine, Lindi. Gen. and Spec.
Orch. 487 {excl. liabitat Courtallam). Etoeria affinia, Lindi, in Wall. Cat. 7383 S flava-
Wall. Cat. 7380C. JEiheria mollis, Lindi, in Joum. Linn. Soc. I, 18-1.
Sikkim, in the Rungcet Valley, at an eleyation of about 1,500 foet; Pantling
No. 809; floweriug in Apiil. Bhotan Dunrs; Pantling No. 309; Haines, No. 603.
Griffith, No. 53;^! (Kcw Distrib.). Khaaia Hills; Clarke, No. 45314, Collett. TcnasBerim;
Wallich. Penaug; Maingay.
The floral bract and the ovary and sepals are gi'cen, the petals whitish green and
the Up yellow; tho column is white, but the anther is pink. At the time of flowerinthe
leaTcs arc usually bro-vra. °
ZEUXINE. 291
Pi..\TE 387.—Z «WW affinis, Bentli. A plant, of natural tize. Fig. 1 tract, ovary and flower,
2 petals, 3 lip, 4 side Tiew of column and lip, tb.o antker (n), the two ama of tke roateUum (r), a
stigma (s), 5 stigma (s), gland of tlio pollinia (-7), the columnar processes below tiio rostellum (c), tie
two anus of tlio rostellum ('•), tlie anther (a), 6 lower suifaoa of antter, 7 pollinia; ail enlarged.
0. Zeuxine reflex a, new species.
Whole plant 7 to 9 in. high. Stem about '3 ia. thick, succulcat, bearing a few lax
hyaline sheaths. Lsaves narrowly ovate, acute, with a short petiole expanding into
a wide liyalinc sheath, withered at flowering time; length 1 to 1-25 in. Peduncle about
as long as the stem, with long lax hairs and one or two shoi-t lanceolate bracta.
Flowers •25 in. long; Jloml iraci lanceolate, nearly aa long as the.ovary. Sejjals subcq^
ual, ovate-lanceolate, concave, laxly pubescent externally. Petals lanceolate, blunt. Lip
longer than the sepals, saccate at the base, the interior of the sac with a single
laminar callus at each side; apical lobe with two diverging oblong-quadrate lobules
and a minute apiculus at the apex of tlie sinus between them. Column short, its
processes obliquely oblong, horizontal, shorter than the linear arms of the rostellum, its
anterior face concave. Antlwr elongate; ptlUnia obliquely clavate-oblong, sessile on the
narrowly elliptic gland.
Sikkim, at Mungpoo, elevation 3,500 feet; in flower during April; Pantluig
No. 361.
The colour of the sepals is green and that of the petals white; tlie limb of the lip
is yellow and its sac white.
This is allied to Z. afmis, but has a different column; the processes in this being
horizontal while in that they are vertical. The apical lobules of the Hp are also larger
ia Z. affmis.
Plate rejicxa, Eing aad Pantling. A plant, of natwd site. Fig, 1 Iract, ovary and
flower, 2 profilo of column and lip, oae of tho stigmas (s), 3 petals, 4 lip, 5 apes of ovary and column
showing anther (o), stigma (?), columnar processes (fi p), rosteUum (r) and gland of pollinia (p g),
6 under Buiface of emptj anther, 7 poUijiia; a» «»¡argcd.
10. Zeuxine PÜIIILA, King and Pantling.
Height of whole plant 3 to 6 inches. Siem decumbent at the base, erect upwards,
stout for the size of the plant. Leaoes rather thick, ovate, acute, the edges undulate;
length -35 to "7 in.; petiole '3 to -4 in. long, expanding.to a broad stem-clasping base.
I'eduncle only about 1 in. long, pubescent, bearmg a single lanceolate acuminate bract
tubular at the base. Flowers two to four, not ci-owdcd, sessile, broad at the base, '35
in, long; floral hraei bi-oad, sub-acute, shorter than the sessile ovary. Sepals coliering,
sub-equal, ovate; the dorsal concave, with an obtuse recurved tip; the lateral pair with
very broad oblique bases, sub-acute. Petals as long as the sepals, oblanceolate-oblong,
tlieir apices abruptly and bluntly apiculate, erose. Lip longer than the sepals, with a
wide shallow sac at tlie base havmg a large callus in its interior at each side; the
claw in front of the sac long and narrow, convolute; apical lobe divided into two broad
diverging obliquely-oblong lobules. Colimn short, thick, with a pair of small oblong
processes neai- the middle in front. Ajiiher fleshy, with a thick blunt lip. Stigmas large.
Akh, Roy. Eot, Gaud., Calcutta, Yol. Vili.