3 2 3 ORCHIDS OF THE SIKKIM-HIILALATA.
olliptie to lanceolate, rather thick, 2 to 3 in. long- and 1 to 1'5 in. broad. Peduncle
of tho spike auglod. Sj)!?cc l-2o to 3 in. long, rather deuscly-flowcred; Iract longer
than tho slender beaked orary, its edges ciKolate. Flowers -70 in. across. Dorsal se/)al
orate, '25 in. long; the lateral paii- narrower, -vride-sprcading, their edges ciliolate,
•i in. long. Feiak tlcshy, slightly exceeding the dorsal sepal and with it forming a hood,
tiiangnlar, blunt, sub-falcate, the inner edge in-egidarly crenato ncai- the base, the outer
edge entii'e, the apex sub-acute, the base truncatc. It)} rery fleshy, without side lobes,
longer than the lateral sepals, almost cylindiic, abruptly deflexed from the thin flattened
base (? claw), tlie surface of tho eylindric part slightly camiculate; fjjm- slender,
curved, longer than the ovary, slightly comprebsed laterally, pubescent inside. Cohimn
very short; aniher-cells distant, the space betweeu them, wide, smooth; poUinia cylindiic,
slightly clavate, rather longer thau theii- stout caudicles and attached to them nearly at
a right angle; glands smaU, sub-rotmid. Siigmag two, lai-ge, parallel, oblong, situate
below and by the side of the entrance to the spur, tapering at their upper ends; the
edges of tho stigmas and half the mouth of the spar margniod by a distinct fleshy belt.
Sikkim, at Gnatong, elevation 11,000 feet; in flower dui'ing July; Cummins;
Lachoong Valley, Pantliug Ko. 329.
The flowers are gi-een throughout. This species was first collected by Dr. H. A.
Cauimins, Surgeon to a detachment of troops stationed for some time near the Tibet
frontier, an ardent botanist and escellont collector, to whom wc have dedicated it. It is
allied to H, pachycaidon, Hook, fil., but is perfectly distinct.
PLATE 424.—Sahcnaria Cimminsiana, "IRINRY IMD pjmtling. A plant, of natwal ^iie. Fig. 1 bract,
OTary and flower, 2 column showing the anthers, poUiniar ;glfmds, staniinodes, stigmas («), aad the
eatraace to the spur, 3 lip, 4 petfJs, 5 section of epuj, 6 poliinia; all enlarged.
22. HABENABIA ALBO-IIAEGIÌÌATA, Tim specics.
Height of entire plant not exceeding 8 inches; tuber depressed-globular. Slem rather
stout, bearing a wide-mouthed tubular slieatli at the base. Leaves two, remote, luioiiual,
orbicular-elhptic to oblong, blunt, only slightly contracted at the base to the i-ather long
tubular sheath; length 1 to 1-75 in., breadth -75 to 1 in.; peduncle of the spike stout,
short, ebracteate. Spike 1 to 1-5 in. long, 8- to 10-flowered. Flowers -25 in. across at
t h e mouth, expanding from above downwards; hract of the lowest flower occasionally
lai'ge, foliaceous, lanceolate, spreading, about -8 in. long; those of tlie other flowers
minute, tiiangular, only -06 in. long; tlie ovary sessile, tumid near the base, tho apex
with a stout cm-ved beak. Sepals similar, spreading, broadly elliptic-ovate, blunt. Petals
shorter than the sepals, sub-rotund, concave, not co]uuvent with the dorsal sepal. Lip
fleshy, slightly shoiter than the sepals, broadly oblong, deeply 3-fid; the centi-al lobe
longer than the lateral paii', oblong, tapeiing to the blunt apex; the lateral lobes much
shorter, parallel, oblong, slightly falcatc; ynir cylindiic, slightly depressed from front
to bade, tapeiing very slightly at the apex, straight, horizontal, shorter than the ovary.
Column very short. Anilier-cells toucliing by theii- apices, the bases ilivergent; poliinia
clavate-elHptic, with oblique apices, the caudicles short and stout; the glands minute,
broadly elliptic, attached latei-ally. Staminodes large, rugulose, sub-globular, Ijing external
to the anther-cells. Stigmas united into a narrowly reniform horizontal band lying
between the anther-cells and above the mouth of tho spur.
HABEN ARIA. 3 2 3
Sikkim, near Jongri, elevation about 13,000 feet; in flower dm-ing June; Pantling
No. 450.
The sepals arc green with wliite margins, the other parts of the flower being white.
Tho centiifugal inflorescence is a very unusual feature in a Hohenaria.
PL.^TE i'i^.—IIabcnana albo-marginaia, King and PMitling. An entire plant, of mhiral tise. Fig. 1
apes of ovary ond flower, 2 floral bract, ovary, column nnd lip, f« profilo, 3 the petals and lip
separated, 4 apex of ovary aud column, showing anther-cells, poliinia and their glands, staminodos (o),
stigma («) and mouth of spur (c), 5 section of spur, G poliinia; all enlarged.
23. HABEXARIA PAEISHII, Hook. fil. Fl. Br. Ind. VI, 161.
Whole plant 12 to 18 in. high; tiiler ellipsoid, haii-y, the stem close above it
bearing many fibrous roots. Stem clothed in its stout lower part "vvitli -nide, lax, blunt
sheaths. Leaves four or five in a whorl at the summit of tho stein, ovate-elliptic,
acute, nan-owed to the broad short sheaths, 2-5 to 5 in. long and 1 to 1-75 in. broad;
peduncle of the spike slender, bearing a few distant lanceolate acuminate bracts.
SpUce naiTOW, 4 to 8 in. long, many-flowei-ed. Flowers not crowded, horizontal, '25 in. in
diam. at the mouth; jloral hract lanceolate, shortly acuminate, longer or shorter than tho
erect sessile ovary. Sepals rather unequal; the dorsal larger than the narrowly oblong
obtuse spreading lateral pair. Petals larger than tho sepals, broadly ovate, sub-acute. Lip
slightly longer tlian the petals, shortly 3-Iobed beyond the middle, cm'ved and the apex
deflexed; the side lobes triangular, acute, their apices dii-ected fox-wards; apical lobe
oblong, tapering to the obtuse point; spur shorter than the sepals, straight, widely
fusifoi-m. Antlm-eells almost touching by their parallel inner margins, without tubes;
poliinia pyriform, with very short caudicles, attached laterally to the small oblong glands;
staminodes large, rugulose, situated by the sides of the antiicr-cells. Stigmas two, in-egulai-ly
oblong, curved, lying below the anther-cells and toucliing by their inner edges. Capsule
tumid, falcate, broadly ridged, -35 in. long. Peristglus Parishii, Hook. fil.; Reichb. fil.
in Trans. Linn. Soc. XXX, 139. JI. verticillata, King and Pantling MSS.
Sikkim, at Silake, elevation 2,000 feet; in flower dining Jmie; Griffith (Kew
Distrib. No. 5305}, King, Pantling No. 156. Upper I3urma at Meiktela; collectors of Bot.
Gard., Calcutta. At Moiilmein; Parish. S. Andaman Island; Kui-z, King's collectors.
The sepals are brown tinged with olive green, and the petals and lip aix) olive green.
Tliis appears to be the same as Griffith's specimen from Bhotan, (No. 28 in the Kew
Herbarium). The lip of this is sigmoidly cui-ved (as is shown in Fig. 2 of oui- Plate),
whci-eas in IL goodyenides, Don, which is probably its nearest ally, the lip is flat witJi
an oblong depression in front of the minute opening into the spur. The spur of
IT. goodgeroides is moreover globulai-, whereas the spur of this is fusiform. There are
considerable diffci-ences also in tho columns of the two, as will be at once seen
b y comparing tho figm-es numbered 2 in our plates of each. Tho flowers of this are
green and inodoi-ous, whereas the flowers of IL. goodgeroidos are cream-coloui-ed or white
and fragrant. An allied specics is also H. consb-icia.
PLATE 42C,~S'OIWN(?N'N Pamhii, Heichh. fil. A plant, of naiural sise. Fig. 1 bract, ovary, and
flower, 2 bract, ovary, column aud lip, in profle, 3 apes of ovary and column, showing nnthei--ceU3
and poUiniar glands, staminodos, and stigmas, 4 poUiuia, front md side viem; all enluri/ed.
AKN. EOY. BOT. GARD., CALOUITA, VOL. VIII.