92 OECEIDS or THE STHKIM-HIKALATA,
Smallsr in all its parts than the typical form, and fcand do,e to the plains
at ole™l.ons of 1,000 feet; not connected with the type by transition iorms.
PIATI W.-CirrkrHahm mxopl,,ll„. King aad Pmtlias. A pkat, of mU„l „:, K, 1
» flower ,«, /„, „ a, 2 11. ,•,„„ ovary,'oolama with .«ll»r .i,
foot and hp, 4 lip, 5 oolama with 11, pr„„os,es, .atlor « ,U,. .od fool,
6 aath.r, from hh.,, 7 poUinia; all .«/»rjrf; 8 tr,o.7,r.e s.otion ol Is.l, of -¡„™i
10. CmiiHOPiTiLnii coEsriTosusr, Wall, in Bot. Reg. 183S, Misc. 35.
Cocspitose, psondo-bnlbs mach cioivded, ovoid, -35 to -5 in. long. Lmf linoarlanceolatc,
acuto, the base narrowed to the petiole ; length 3 to 4 in petiole -30 to
•7S in. Smf, nrach short™ tl.an the leayes, slender, erect, minately bra'ctcate, bearing
at the apex an mnbel of three to fiv-o flo™-s -o to '7 in. long; floral bract lanceolate"
much shorter than the long-stalked ovary. Dorsal „fal free at its base from the
lateral pair, very concave, vanlted over the column, ovate, shortly acaminato- lateral
sepals mnch longer than the dorsal (-70 in. or more), linear-laaceolate, 'oblnsely
acummate, partly coherent, the bases and apices free, the edges etose. Fdal, broadly
ovate, acnte, the edges erosc.dentate. Lip oblong, sub-acate, entire, fleshy, very concave
near the base. Colmm thick, -«.ith minate sharp triangolar apical processes; the foot
rather long, mnch cntved; foUinia laterally compressed, unequal, the ianer two minnte
Lindl. in Eot. Keg, 1843, under t. 49; Hook. til. Fl. Br. Ind. V, 775; in Ann Hot'
Gard. Cale., Vol. V, pt. IS, t. 27. B. Hook. £1. Ic. Plant., t. 2035; Fl. Br!
Ind. V, 757. Bulhophyllum Bcalratuin, Reicbh. fil. in Walp. Ana. VI 259
Sikkim; at elevations or about 4,000 feet ; Pantling, No. 110; iii flower during
Aprd. Khasia Hills; Gibson, GriiHth, G. G.ammie.
The floivcrs arc of a pale ochreous yellow; the nerves of the sepals and petals
being coloared and flexuous.
P u r a 127.-Cirri.oe e ^ p i k > , „ m , W.U. A plant ; „f ,ahnl Kg 1 a flowor
2 br..t, stdkod ovary, oolnma » t k aatter » ,it., Ike fool .ad th, lip, 3 lip, i „„la„„ and it.'
loot, 5 anther, b poUioia; all enlarged.
11. CiRKHOPETALUM PAKVULUM, Hook. fil. Ic. Plantar., t. 2060 A.
Wmome slender, aiinulatcd, -1 in. thick; pseudo-bulbs ovoid, Soto -75 in Ion?
sometimes touching, sometimes -20 to -5 in. apart. Leaf narrowly elliptic, sub-acute'
narrowed at tlio base, sessUe, 1 to 1-25 ia. long. Sca[>e as long as the leaf or longer
erect, slender, sheathed only at the base, bearing at the apex three or four flowers in â
short raceme. Fkwen -Gin. long, drooping; floral bract lanceolale, acuminate, equalling
the stalked ovary. Dorsal sepal oblong-oyate, acute, free at its base; the lateral paÎ
two and a half times as long as the dorsal, linear-oblong, somewhat falcate, acuminate
diverging. I^eials ovate, acute, obscurely erose. Zip oblong, tapering to the sub-acute
ap<',x, decurved from below the middle, the upper surface with a deep mesial groove
irom the base to near (he apex. Coluoin witli short triangular erect teeth- the foot
much curved, elongate. Anther minutely papillo-se; the poWnia elliptic, the inner iwo
small. Capsule nearly -5 in. long, fusiform, ellipsoid, su.ooth, stalked. Hook, fil, Fl.
Br. Ind. V, 77«. C. Dijcriamm, King and Paatling in ,J.,urn. As. Soe. Bencral Vol'
LXIV, pt. 2, 335. ° '
CIBRHOPETALUM.
Sikkim; Griffith, G. Gammie; Tantling, No. 342; at elevations of 7,000 to 9,000
f e e t ; in flower in August.
P l a t i ! l^^.— Cirrhopdahm parvuhm, ITook. fil. A plant; o/noi«/-)?; size. Fig. 1 a flower,
3 bract, stalkGd ovary, oohimn, foot and lip, seen from the side, 3 petals, 4 lip, 5 column with
anther in si/ii and the curved foot, 6 anther, 7 polliuia; all enla>ged.
12. CiKKnoPETALUit CAUDATUii, King and Pantling {not of Wight).
Rhizomn filiform, naked, less than '1 in. in diam. Pseudo-lulls ovoid, comprcsscd,
fuiTowcd, -4 or '5 in. long and an inch or more apart. Leaf coriaceous, ovatelanceolate,
aciitc, -lo to 1 in. long and -3 to '4 in. broad, sessile or sub-sessile. Saapc
stont, its pedunclc equalling or slightly exceeding the pseudo-bulb, bearing several
sheaths ncai- its base. Flow'ers dorsally depressed, umbellately capitate, '8 to 1'35 in.
long (to the tips of the lateral sepals), radiating; floral bract lanccolato, as long as the
stalked ovary. Dorsal sepal '15 to 2 in. long, oblong-ovate, acurainate, vaulted over tlio
column \ the lateral paii- five to seven times as long, lanccolato, with elongated filiform
tips, parallel or divergent, nowhere coheiing. :Pdals oblong-obovatc, bhint. Lip about
as long as the petals, oblong, stipitate, with erect romided side lobes coiniectcd at the
base by a transverse bar, the anterior half mth its edge decui-ved all round. Column
short, broad, with two pairs of short apical teeth, the upper pair- slender, the lower
pair broader and incurved. Anther papillose. Biilhophylhm caudatum, lindl. in Wall.
Cat. 1983; Gen. and Spec. Orchid., 56; Hook. fil. Fl. Br. Ind. V, 7c9.
Sikkim; at elevations fi'om 1,500 to 6,000 feet; Pantling, No. 50; in flower during
June and July.
The flowers are white, the sepals and petals being semi-transparent when fi'esh.
This species has the umbellate inflorescencc, the comparatively short dorfal sepal,
and the elongated lateral sepals which are tho only tangible characters by which
Ciirhopeialum is distinguished from Bulhophnllam. We have therefore removed it from
the latter to the former genus. In tho Lindley Orchid Herbai-ium preserved at Kew,
there is a cobured drawing (No. 1132 without specimen) named in Lindley's own handwriting
" Bulbophyllum caudatum." This has much shorfer lateral sepals than the plant
liere figured, but in other respects it agrees well with it. The shortness of tho sepals
depicted in Lindley's drawiug may be accounted for by the points, which are extremely
thin and fragile, having been broken off. It is possible, however, that they never wore
longer; for there is considerable vaiiation as to the length of the lateral sepals in the
species of Chrhopelahm {e.g. C. ornalismixm in which they are prolonged into hair-points).
The plant named C. eaudaium by Wight is really C. vaginalvm, Lindl., and is a Malayan
P l a t e m.^Cirrhopdalum caadatum, King and Pantling. A plant; of untumi size. Fig. 1 a flower,
2 stslked OYary, column, anther in ittu, foot and Up, 3 tèe pétala, 4 lip, half profile view, 5 column
with the anther in situ and foot, 6 anther, 7 poUinia; all tnlarged.
13. CiKKnoPETAi Uii ELATUM, Hook. fil Ic. Plantar., t. 2052.
Coespitose ; pscudo-bnlbs cylindric, tapering to the apex, 2 to 3 in. long, usually of
t dull copper colour. Leaf naiTOwly oblong, obtuse, slightly notched, tapering to tho