9 0 OlJCniDS OV THE SIKOM.HlMALAYi ,
7, CrttRHOPETALL'M AKDEESONI, Ho ok. fil. I c . Pl ant a r , t. 2055.
{voi of Eiixz).
Rhisme naked, '2 in. thi ck; pseudo-bulb el l ipt ic or o y o i J , smooth, wi th ma n y s l i ght ly
s pr e ading fibres a t the base, 1 to l ' 2 o in. l o n g and 1-5 to 2 in. apa r t . Le'f oblong,
t ape r ing s l i ght ly to the s ab- a cut e a p e x , the ba s e r a ther suddenl y na r rowed, sessile
or sub- s e s s i l e ; l eng th 3 ' 5 to T) in. , br e adth -So to 1-35 in. Scape somewha t shorter
than the leaves , t lender , the pedunc l e spe ckl ed -with brownish-pm-plo and b e a r ing two
l ancool a t c -oblong sheaths -5 in. long . Flowen dor s a l ly compres sed, -65 in. long , five or
s ix in a r adi a t e umb e l ; floral br a c t minut e , oblong, aciite, much shor ter than the
r a ther long - s t a lked o v a r y . Do r s a l nepal oblong-ovate, shor t ly awu e d at the a p e x ; the
lateral jmi r three or four t ime s a s l o n g a s the dor s a l , dimedi a te-oblong-obova te, f a l c a t e ,
the inne r edg e s cohorenfc, the api c e s blunt . Fetab s l i ght ly longe r t l iau tho dor s a l
s epa l s , br o adl y oblong, S-nerved, tho api c e s a cute and awned, the edg e s s l i ght ly erose.
Lip uaiTowly oblong, wi th blunt ema r g ina t e a p e x and entire edg e s , dc curved f r om
the middle. Column s tout , thi ck, wing e d, api c a l teeth v e r y shm-t, tho foot much
curved. L i p of aniher pect inate, poUinia e longa t e . Ho o k . fd. F l . Br . I ml . V, 777.
S i k k im; An d e r s o n ; in the v a l l e y of the T e e s t a , a t an a l t i tude oE about 1,500 f e e t ;
Pant l ing , No . 3 0 0 ; in flower in Oc tober ,
T h e flowers a r c of a de l i c a t e pink, wi th minut e spot s of a da rke r t int . Col lected
only twi c c—onc e b y the l a t e Dr . T . Ande r son, a f t e r whom it i s named, and onc e b y
J l r . Pant l ing . In shape the flowers a r e v e r y lilce those of C. bootaacme, but the s c ape s
a r e mu ch longer . T h i s spec ies a l so ve ry closely r e s embl e s C. gumosepalim, Gr i S . ,
whi ch ha s , howeve r , a s c ape de cur v cd fi-om i t s base.
PLATE 124 —Cirrhop'talum Andcnoni, Hook. fil. A plant ; of natural size. Fig. 1 flower, 2 bract,
stnlked ovary, column, loot and lip of a flower which has probably been fertilised, seen from the
mle, 3 petals, 4 a complete lip and the emarginate apes of aacther, 5 column with anther in
and foot, 6 anther, 7 pollinia; all eiilargfd.
8. CiRUHOPiiTALUJt SiEiiiiiENSE, K i n g and Pant l ing , n. species.
Rhnom-t na k e d, about - l . i in. thi ck ; pseudo-bulbs ovoid-globose, about -5 in. apa r t and
•3 or --i in. l ong . Z e a / v e i y fleshy, obl anc eol a t e , obtuse, obl ique ly notched, na r rowed to the
ba s e , ses s i le or sub sessile, P o to 2 in. l ong . Scape shor ter or v e r y little longe r than the
l e a v e s (about 2 in. long ) , sub-erect, wi th two she a thing br a c t s , and a t the a p e x a r adi a t ing
umbe l of t en to twe lve flowers about '5 in. l o n g ; floral br a c t lanceolate, a c umma t e ,
shorter than the s t a lked o v a r y . Dor s a l sepal about -15 or "2 in. long , f r e e fi-om the l a t e r a l
pai r at i t s base, concave, l y i n g over tho column, ovate-acute, tho t ip upturned and wi th
several sof t ha i r s on i t s e d g e s ; l a t e r a l sepa l s thre e or four t imes a s l ong a s the
dor sal , naiTowly oblong, v e r y blunt , sub- falcate, coherent e x c e pt at the ba s e s ; tlieir
api c e s obtuse, eni i re . Petals ova t e , sub-acute, wi th v e r y obl ique ba s e s , 3-nerved, the
e d g e s ciliat<3-aristate and wi th one s t rong l o n g api c a l awn. Lip br o adl y ova t e at the
ba s e , mu ch na r rowed in the anter ior ha l f , the a p e x obtuse, the edg e s e n t n e ;
the uppe r sur f a c e smooth, sli'^htly concave, h a v i n g a s lender r a i s ed l ine down i t s
cent re. Column broad, wUh short bident a t e shoulde r s ; the f o o t long , much curved.
PoiUnia v e r y unequa l , the inner two v e r y sma l l .
CIBEHOPETALUM.
S i k k im; at the foot of the hi l l s ; c ommo n ; Pant l ing , No . 1 4 8 ; in flower in Ma y .
T h o dor sal s epa l of thi s is g r e eni sh witii a f ew browni sh- red ma r k i n g s ; the lateral
seimls a r e ocluaceous , minut e l y spot t ed wi th reddi sh-brown and wi th a f ew l ines nl
the s ame colour ne a r the ba s e . T h e pe t a l s a r e ochr a ceous wi th thre e b r o a d reddi shbrown
ne r v e s and purpl i sh ma r g ina l ci l i®. T h e uppe r sm-faco of the l ip i s of tho
s ame coloui- a s the l a t e r a l sepal s , but darker. T h o anther i s y e l l ow a n d the column
is white wi th a pink p a t ch in fi'ont, ma r k e d wi th e long a t e broAvn dot s . T h e ovai-y
i s greeni sh-yel low wi th b r own spot s . T h e nea res t a l l y of thi s spec ies is C Roxhurghn,
LincU a spec ies hi ther to col lected only in the Sunde rbuns . I t i s al so a lKed to
C. gimosopalum, Gr i f f . , a pl ant common f r om Bmi n a | southwa rds , to Ma k c c a and not
inf r equent i n the An d ama n I s land. . . F r om C. RoMbtirghii thi s di f f e r s in i t s pe t a l s
ha v ing only three ne rve s , mu ch coa r ser ma r g ina l ciliaj, and a mo r e obtus e a p e x
t e rmina t ed b y a shor ter awn ; and in i t s lateral s epa l s b e i n g mo r e obtuse, co.ma te
a lmos t t o the a p e x , a n d ochi-aceous wi th dot s , ins t e ad of pur e ye l low. Ti i e s c ape
of thi s is moreover shorter and the l e ave s not onl y shor ter but a l so broade r than
is tho c a se in C. Roxhunjlui.
PLATE llh.—Cirrlioiictalum SikUmtMC, King and Pantling. A plant; of mdw al ii%e. Fig. 1 ^ a
flower, 2 bract, stalked ovary, column and its foot, and tho lip, 3 the petalfi, 4 lip, 5 column, its
bideatate shoulders with anther in situ, and its foot, 6 anther, 7 pollinia; all enlarged.
9. CiEEnoPETALüJi SzUSGOPnTLLUii, K i n g and P a n t l i n g
Vol. L X I V , pt . 2, 33.5.
J o u rn , As . S o c . Be n g a l ,
Rhizome -1 in. thick, na k e d, r emo t e l y a n n u l a r ; pseudo-bulbs di s coid, about ' l o or
•3 in. thi ck, -3 or '4 in. br o ad, a n d f r om 2 to 3 in. apa r t , each wi th a f r i n g e of long
fibres a t i t s ba s e . Leaf pendulous , v e r y fleshy, oblong , sub- f a l c a t e, t a p e r ing to the
a c u t e a p e x and at tho ba s e to the thi ck t e r e t e p o t i o l e ; l ength 5 to 9 in. , br e adth
1-25 to 1-5 i n . ; pet iole -75 to 1 in. 8aape about hal f a s l ong a s the l e a f ; the
pedunc l e she a thed at the ba s e and b e a r ing a t int e rva l s two l anc eol a t e br a c t s . Vmhü
3- to 7- f lowered. Flowers -75 in, l o n g ; floral br a c t ovate, a cut e , shor ter than the
s t a lked o v a ry. Dor s a l sepal f r e e a t i t s b a s e f r om the l a t e r a l pa i r , ova t e , a cumina l e ,
concave, -3.5 in. long , d e p r e s s e d ; the l a t e r a l p a i r r a the r mor e than twi c e a s long ,
f a l c a t e- l anceol a t e, sub- a cumina t e , c ohe r ing j u s t nnde r tho a p e x for about one-third
of their l ength, g l andul a r -pube rulous l ike tho dor sal . Petals oblong, f a lca te, suba
cute, much shor ter than the dur s a l s c pah Lip oblong, de eply g r o o v ed in tlie
basal h a l f ; tho anter ior hal f smooth, the a p e x sub- acute. Column s tout , wi th two
l ong erec t subul a t e sub-dive rgent api c a l t e e t h ; the foot short, v e r y s l i ght ly curved,
wi th two r a i s ed lines down i t s cent re. PolUnia na r r owl y py r i f o rm, the inner two
less than hal f a s l a r g e a s the out er .
S i k k im; at elevat ions of f r om 3 , 0 0 0 t o 5 , 0 0 0 f e u t ; Pant l ing , No . 9 5 ; in flower
f r om J u n e to S e p t emb e r a c c o rding to eleva t ion.
T h e sepa l s and pe t a l s a r e reddi sh-brown, much mo t t l e d ; the l ip i s pu r p l e wi th
de epe r blotches . A spec ies wi th a cons ide r abl e ve r t i c a l di s t r ibut ion. At l ow elevat
ions i t appe a r s as a dwa r f , a n d to thi s dwa r f we h a v e g i v e n the f o l l owing
va r i e t a l n ame .
Va r . minor. L e a v e s 2 to 3 in. long ; s c apc '75 to 1 in. , flower '-15 in. l ong .
AKN. PVOT. EOT. GAUD., C.-ILCUTTA, YÜI.. "VIII.