OECEIDS OF THE SIKKIM-HIMALAYA.
P l a t e 51.—Liparis Mniiiiii, Eelclib.
fil. A plant, 0/ natiiml siss. Fig. 1 profile view of a
^ tho two erect side lobes and the doprossed apical lobe,
flower with its bract, 3 tho lip showiu.
3 .pes ot ovary, column and anlket iVi sja, 4 empty anther, Ó pollinia ; „U mlargij.
l i . Lipakis pusilla, Ridley in Jouru. Linn. Soc. XXII, 29i.
Epiphytal. Puwh-habl tnited, ellipsoid, about -5 in. long. Lenf solitary, linearlanceolate
or linear-oblanoeolate, acute, tapering to the base bnt not petiolate, 2 to 4 or
even 6 or 7 in. long, and from -25 to -ö in. bro.ad. Iiißmsmce slightly longer than
the leaf; the peduncle usually longer than the raceme, slightly winged, ebi-acteate;
raecme rather densely-flowered. Floral imct lanceolate, equal to the slender pedicelled
ovary. Fhaiert -12 in. long, pale-grocn. Sepals oblong-elliptic, slightly oblique, obtuse,
flat, reflexed. Pelali linear, blunt, shorter than the sepals, roflexed. lip broadly oblong,
deeply grooved from base to apex, much decurvod from the middle, the baso -without
calli or auricles, the sides entire J the fipex broadj eiufirginato srid eiitivej or slightly
eroso. Column not curved, sub-cylindric, not winged at the apex, ani only slightly
thifkeued at the base. Hook. fil. Ic. Plantar., 1856Ä.; Fl. Br. Ind. V., 701. L. aurtuiclatu,
Reichb. fil. in Flora for 1872. p. 277 {iiot of Miqucl).
Sikkim-Hiaialaya at 4,000 to 7,000 feet. Clarke. Pantling No. 85. Khasia Hills,
4,000 to 6,000 feet, common. Distrib. Java, Sumatra. Flowering in Sikkim from August
to October.
ri,A'iE. 4:\.—Liparis pusiHa, Eidley. A plant, of natural sise. Pigs. 1 and 2 front and profile
views cf a flower, 3 lip, 4 column, 5 anther, 6 polliaia ; all enlarged.
15. LirAEis Duthiei, Hook. fil. Ic. Plantar., 1857B.
Epiphytal. Psetidi-lulhs tufted, ovoid, from '35 to '5 in. long. Ltaf liaearoblanceolato,
tapering to the base, petioled or sossile, 1 fco 3 in. long and '2 to '3 in.
broad, inflorescence as long as the leaf ; the peduQcle winged, slightly longer than the
raceme, ebracteate. Eaccme rather laxly-flowered; floral iraot linear-lanceolate, equal
to or exceeding the stilked ovary. Floivers minute (only 42 in. long), pale green.
üepah elliptic-oblong, blunt, retiexed. Pctah linear, recurved, longer than the sepals.
Lip quadrate, slightly narrowed to the base, decarved about the middle, the edges near
the base with two thickened processes, true calli none; the sides of the lip entire;
its apes broad, sub-truncate, slightly emarginate, minutely erose. Co'umn slightly
curred, rather long, obscurely winged, not thickened at the base. Hook. fil. Fl. Br. Ind.
V, 701.
Sikkim-Himalaya, in the valley of the Teesta; elevation 1,000 feet; I'antling No.
179. Kamaon in the Gori valley; alt. 2,000 to 3,000 feet; Duthie.
This species was founded oa speciaisns collected by Mr. J. F. Dutliie, Director
of the Botanical Survey of Northern India, at an elevation of from 2,000 to 3,000 leet
in tlie Gouri Valley in the Kamaon Himalaya. In Sikkim it has been found only in
tlie valley of the Teesta at elevations of about l,0ü0 feet. It closely resembles
L. fxm'Àa, Ridley, but is a smaller plant with a less decurved lip which has slight
tliickenei auricular processes at the base. This has alao a longer column thau L. jm&i.lo,.
In Sikkim L. pusilla grows at elevations of I'rom 5,000 to 7,000 feet.
P l . s t e 43.—/.'pan's Duiltiei, Hook, fil, A planf, of natural tize.
TÌews of a iloAver, 3 lip, 4 column, 5 anther, 6 pol'lnia; all (¡»lunjed.
Figs. 1 and 2 front and profile
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16. Liparis pekpusilla. Hook. fil. Ic. Plantar., t. 1856 B,
Epiphytal. Pseu(Jo-bulbs tufted, ovoid-oblong, from "3 to -6 in. long, Leaves three
or four from the, upper part of a pseudo-bnlb, linear or linear-obianeeolate, acuto,
very little narrowed to the base, sessile, the midrib stout, length -75 to I in., breadth
•1 to -15 in. Inflorescence erect, much longer than the leaves, winged; the peduncle
sometimes with one or two linear bracteoles; raceme longer than tho peduncle;
floral hract lanceolate, shorter than the pedicelled ovary. Flower -15 in. long, yellow.
Sepals broadly elliptic-oblong, obtuse, spreading. Peiah linear, obtuse, reflexed, about
as long as the sepals. Lip quadrate, dcflexed about the middle, deeply grooved'
from base to apex; the base with a small crescentic nectary and two elongated
divaricating callosities proceeding from it; the anterior or deflexed half with
broad rounded apex. Column short, thick, with two short sub-triangular wings in its
upper part, its base broad. Hook. fil. Fl. Br. Ind. V, 706.
Sikkim, on trees at elevations of 7,000 to 8,000 feet; Hooker, Clarke, Gamble; at
Choongthang, elevation 6,000 feet, PantHng No. 380.
Pi.-iTE AZ.—Liparis perpus-lla, Hook. fil. A tuft of plants, of nalund size. Fig. 1 a flower,
2 floral bract, pedios-lled orary, column and Up, seen frcm the side, 3 the lip showing tho base with
the oresoentio nectary and diverging callosities, 4 column, 5 antlia-, 6 pollinia j enlarged.
17. Lipaeis Geifpitdii, Ridley in Journ. Linn., Soc. XXII, 285 (in part).
Epiphytal. Pseiido-hulhs ovoid or oblong, compressed, 1 to 1*75 in. Ion®". Loaves
two, narrowly oblanceolate, acute, attenuated to the base, but broadened at the point o£
attachment; length 6 to 9 in., breadth 'To to M in. Infioreseemt shorter than the
leaves while in flower, longer in frrrit, erect, produced from between the immature
leaves; peduncle about equal to the raceme, flattened, winged, dilating downwards and
with one or two subulate bracteoles oil its margrn; racejne 3 to 4 in. lono". Flowers
numerous, yellowish-greon, -3 m. across; flwal hraet linear, acuminate, shorter than the
pedicelled ovary. Sepals sub-equal, oblong, blunt, their margins recurved; the dorsal
reflexed; the lateral pair broader, spreading. Petals linear, blunt, spreading. Up
broadly obdeltoid, strongly recurved from near the base, with a small polished dark
green callus immediately against the column; the apex broad, truncate, minutely erose,
and with a short blunt apiculus. Column long, slender, wingless, the base slightly
dilated. Anther depressed, its lip truncate and its upper surface partially cai-uncled.
Roshlhm^ largo, ovate, decurved over the stigma. Liparis spec.. Griff. Ic. PI. Asiat
t. 307, fig. 1. ' '
Sikkim; near Pemiongtchi, elevation 5,000 feot; in flower during November-
Pantling No. 46.5. '
This resembles L. lootanensls, Griff., but diflrers from that species in having
S-lcaved pseudo-bulbs, a more densely-flowered raceme, and a wingless column.
PiAii SZ.—Zipera enffllMi, Eidloj. A plant, of mtural me. Kg. 1 a flower front rim
2 bract, stalked ovary, cotan .ad lip, Me 3 lip, 4 apox of ovary, oohmm , i l h ¡utter in ,il,'
o anther fi'om above, 6 pollinia; all enlarged.
Abs. Kot. Bot. Gabu., CircrilT», Vor,. 7III.