OKCHIDS o r THE SIEKIM-HIMALAYA.
8bpals, broadly elliptic, sub-acute, the bases oblique. • Lip equalling the sepals in Icnitli
o b l o n g , concave, the xnargius entire, • t l i o apex ñ-lobecl; sido lobes narrowly triangular,
p o i n t e d forwards, very near the small triangular blunt terminal lobe. Spur small,
g l o b u l a r , slightly compressed vertically. Cohtmn broad, with two unequal' triangular
i n c u r v e d wings (?staminodes) along its outer edges. Anthtr-cclh close together, parallel;
t h e pollinia broadly ovoid, each with a sliprt cau(Ucle and a discoid gland lodged in a
p o u c h . Sti'jma large, extending on each side of the pouelies and of the mimitc mouth
o f tlio spur, and coaeealcd partly b y the iucurved -n'ings of the column.
K i^'l^oong-thang, elevation 5,300 feet; in flower during July; Pnntlmg
I n externals this spocies resembles I t Prainii, nook. fiL. with wliich it was at first
c o n f u s e d . It is, however, perfectly di-^tinct. Tliis plant has the fac'ics of a Ilabenaria,
b u t the glands and the bases of the eaudicles of the polliuia rest in "twin pouches, after
t h e manner of Oph-¡,s. '
Px-AL-E ^i'l.-m.henavlu psoHdophvys, King and Pantlirg. A.11 entii'e plnnt, of vatural iiso. Kg. 1
part of ovary aud the flower, 2 bract, ovary, column and lip, in profile, 3 the petals, 4 Hp, 5 apex of
ovary, spiir of Up nnd column, the Latter -svith its lateral wings (?. staminodes), tlie anther-eeUs, poUiniar
glaiids iu their i)0uche3 (j) r),-Btigma (s), and eutitiuce to the spur (c)} aU enlarged.
3 0 . HABOánu SECujíDiFr-OE-i, Hook. fil. le. Plantar., t. 232, ' ' '
"UHiole plant 4 to 10 in. high; tuherg ellipsoid. Stem with a few small slreaths at
t h e base, leaves two or three, remote, linear-oblong to linear, acute, scarcely narrowed
t o the tubular sheath; length 2 to 5 in., breadth -2 to -5 in.; peduncle short, beaiing
t w o or three linear-acumiuate bracts -So to -65 in. long. Hmcme 1-5 to -5 in. long.
Fkivcrs rather crowded, secund, -3-5 iu. long; Jloral brad lanceolate, acuminate, -the
e d g e s cilio.ate, the lower much longer than the cm-ved timiid almost sessile ovary.
Scpah sab-equal, lanceolate. FciaJs nai-rower, linear, sub-acute, falcate, minutely papillose
l i k e the lip, conniveut with the three sepals to form, a hood over the column, lip as
l o n g as the sepals, deflexed, triangular-oblong in general oxitline; the apical luilf the
w i d e s t , 3-iobed; its middle lobule the largest, oblong, acute; the lateral lobules triangular,
n o t diverging; spur shorter than the ovary or sepals, narrowly fumiel-shaped, blunt.
Column rather long, infundibuUform. Antlicr-cells pai-allel, touching; pollinia oblougo
b o v o i d , tapering to the short stout caudicles; the glands large, lanceolate, acuminate,
u n i t e d along theii- inner edges for half their length. Staminodes oblong, riigulose.
l a f e i - t i i e stignla erect, large, 2-lobed, each lobe falcately oblanceo'ate and forming a flap
c o v e i i n y : the base of the anthei. Fertile sli^m^ conjoined, transversely oblong, forming
a horizontal band below the infertile one. Uook. fil. Fl. Br. Ind. VI-, 1G5.
S i k k i m , in the Lachoong Valley, at elevations of from 9,000 "to 11,000 feet-;
G. Gammie, Pantling No. 419; iu the Chumbi Valley (iu Bhotan), King's Collectors; iu
flower during August and September. Kamaon Himalaya, near Sora; Dathie No. 3421.
T h e colour of the flowers is pink.
T h i s species resembles 11. urceolata in having united stigmas and secund iuflorcscence,
b u t it difl'ers from II. urceolata ia having all its perianth, ex(^cpt the lip, connivent to
f o r m a hood over the column, which in this, moreover, is blrmt.instedd of. acute. And
HT;EMI>'rUM.
i n its united' polliniar glands this' differs not only from 77. mxcolaia, but from every
s p o c i e s of Ilabenaria described in this work.
TL.^TR <iZi.—IlúhenarM secwuHflorn, Hook. fil. An entire plant, of mlwal ¡iza. Fig. 1 a flower,
2 braot, ovary and flower, in projik, 3 tlie petals, 4 lip, 5 colunni showing the auther-cells, staminodes {c),
iufsrtile stigma .(/•), polliniar glaada {pa), and stigiua («), 6 Be<3tiou oí spur, 7 pollinia; all eulaujcd.
88. Herminium, Linn.
E r e c t tcrrcstiial tuberous rooted herbs of small size, Leaves solitary or few, cauline
o r radical, sheathing at the base. Flowers in spikes, green. Sepals sub-equal, free, or
t h e dorsal conniving with the petals to form a hood, the lateral ¡¡aii- spreading. Petals
u s u a l l y smaller than the sepals, conniveut or spreading, sometimes fiesliy, always entire.
Lip adnate to the base of the columu, as long as or longer than the sepals, often fleshy,
b r o a d or narrow, entire or 3- or 5-fid, the base coueave or very shortly saccate, the
u p p e r sm-face sometimes with calli or pits near the base. Column very shoi-t; anilar-cells
a d n a t e to its face, parallel, or s'ightly divej-gent below; pollinia two, the caudicles
u s u a l l y shor-t or sometimes absent; the g'ands small aud orbicular or elliptic, or
l a r g o hollow and liorn-like. Staminodes two, rugulose, attached outs'de the anther-cells.
Stigmas two, distant or conjoiued. Spocies 13, all Indian aud all montane or alpine.
Horminiuni i a disíinguished from JT"Lciinria chiefly by the absence 0! a spur or by its small s;ze
when present; as also by the small size of the plants. All the species have green flowers.
L i p much longer than broad, not fleshy.
L i p oblong, deeply 3 lobed near the apex; pollinia pjTifonn;
their caudicles very short, slender
L i p 5-bbed, the basal lobes alwa3-s minute, ihe lateral lobes
near the apex sonietimos elongate; pollinia ovoid, their
caudicles short, stout
Lip y-lobed, the laterid lobes near the base and very minute;
pollinia wedge-shaped, sessile
Lip not lobod; Narrowly oblong-triangular.
Lip brond at the base and with two deep oval pits;
pollinia sessile
Lip not jiitted at the base.
Column with two pits, not winged; polliuia with
caudioles
Colmnti winged iu its lower half
Lip not much longer thaa broad, fleshy.
L i p triiuigularly ovato-lauceolafe, blimt, the basal half broad,
and with long narrow crenulate side lobes; the u])per
suifuco with two minute calli near the orifice of the sprtr;
polliniar glands largo and hom-lio
Lip not lobod.
Lip broadly ovate, shortly and bluntly acuminate, tho
edges sub-crenulate, tho base with a semi-Iuiiar pit and
two thickened lines; polliniar glauds hornlike, large .
Lip ovate-orbicular, gibbous towards the base, with no
calli or pits ou its upper surface
ANN. ROV. EOT. GARD., CALCUTTA, TOL. YI I L
1. IT. anrjueUfolitim.
S. IT. qidnque/olum.
3. H. Jiiffrei/awmt.
U- H. pn'jioniforme.
H. gi-acile.
U. antjMiiilahre.
7. H, conycaiur,
II. Jcirphi.
a . orliculare.