OECHIDS OF THE SIKKIM-HIlTALArA.
Flowers and leaves not contemporaneous, tlie latter deciduous.
Pseudo-buiba elongated, oTOid, leaf usually solitary
Pseudo-bulbs more or less turbinate, umbonato, leaves
in paii'S.
Flowers 2 to 3 in. across, white
Flowers 3 to 4 in. across, rose-ooloured . . . J
C. macuinta.
C.
1. CCELOGTNE FCSCESCEXS, Liiidl. in Wall. Cat., 1963; Gen. and Spec. Orch., 41.
Pscudo-hilhs long, cjlindnc, furrowed, shortly sheathed at the base, about 1 in.
npart on a stout rhizorao 3 or 4 iu. long, and about "To in, in diam. Leaves in pairs,
e l l i p t i c , plicate, acute, narrowed to the shortly petioled base, 6 to 9 in. long and 2 to
4 in. broad. Baceme rather shorter than the leaves (longer iu fruit), drooping, 4- to
10-flowered; the peduncie stoat, rising from the rhizome, enveloped for more tlian
half its length in imbricate sheaths. Flowers about 1'5 in, long, pale brown; floral
Iract broadly ovate, acute, longer than the stalked ovary, caducous. Scfah sub-equal,
erecto-patent, oblong-lanceolate, acute, rather concavo. Petals linear, acute, reflexed,
about as long as the sepals. Lip oblong; the basal half concave; "with two broad rounded
r e c u r v e d side lobes; tbe anterior part wider than the basal and not separated from it by
a n y constriction, broadly ovate, elliptic, obtiise,. the edges undulate; tho disc between
t h e side lobes with throe bold smooth ridges. Column long, curved, crossly winged at
t h e apex. Pollinia dimidiately obovoid. Capmle pyriform, 1'25 in. long. Lindl. Fol.
Orchid., 11; 13ot. Mag., t. 5494 (var. hrunnca)-, "Walp. Ann. VI, 231; Hook. fil. Fl. Br.
I n d . V, 833. C. brunneo, Lindl. iu Gard. Chron., 1848, 71, tvith Jig. C. assamioa, Lindl.
e s lieichb. fil. in Koch Allgem. Garfcenzcit, 1857, 503; Xen. Orciiid. II, t. 134.
Sikkim, at elevations of 3,000 to 5,000 feet; flowering from October to December;
P a n t l i n g , No. 22. Nepal; ^yallich, Maries. Bhutan; Griffith, No. 5198 (Kew Distrib,),
C l a r k e ; Khasia Ilills, Simons. Burma; Parish.
I n the Sikkim plant the flowers are of a pale brown colour, the ridges on the
disc of the lip bemg of a darker shade. There are also two spots of a still darker
brown on the side lobes and two on the anterior lobe, besides some dark dots; the
iioral bract also is brown. In other provinces the colour varies to brownish-green or
yellowish, the Hp being spotted with brown.
PL.^TE ]81.—Calogyna fuscescens, Lindl. A. plant; fig. 2 bract, 6 capsule, 7 transverse section of the
same; of naiural eize. 1 lip, 3 column with the anther in iita, 4 autber, 5 pollinia; all enlarged.
2 . CCELOGYNE OCHRACEA, Lindl. i n Bot. Reg., 1846, t. 69.
Pscudo-lulbs on a stout rhizome, ovate-oblong to cylindric, furrowed, 3 to 4 in.
long and -75 in. in diam. Leaves narrowly oblong, acute, narrowed to the channelled
petiole, 6 to 8 in. long and -8 to l'2a iu. broad; petiole 1'5 to 2-2o in. long.
Hacmie from the base, of the old pseudo-bulb, erect, shorter than the leaves (longer
ii\ fruit), 6- to 8-flowercd ; its peduncle stout and witli several large imbiicating sheaths.
Flowers white, 1'5 in. in diam.; the Iract oblong, convolute, sheathing, longer than
t h e slender stalked ovary, caducous. Sepals sub-equal, oblong-lanceolate to ovatelanceolate,
obtuse, spreading, the petals narrower. Lip oblong, constricted about the
m i d d l e ; lateral lobes large, rounded, incurved, the edges serrulate; terminal lobe
r o t u n d to oblong, blunt, entire or very slightly notched at the apex, the disc wi t h two
i-id<-es. Cohimn broadly winged towards tho apex. Pollinia broadly oblong, compressed.
Capsule narrowly davate, 1-75 in. long. LindL Fol. Orch. 5; Bot. Mag., t. 46GI; Walp.
Ann. VI, 226; Uook. fil. Fl. Br. Ind. V, 831.
Sikkim, at elevations of from 4,000 to 7,000 feet; common; in flower during May
a n d June ; ' T a n t l i n g , No. 76. W.estward to Kumaon and eastward to Bhutan and the
Assam hill ranges. , ^ .
Tho sepals and petals are pure white, the upper surface of the hp has two elongated
blotchos of yellow margined with red ou its side lobes and two united orbicular spots
a t the base of the terminal lobe,. with reddish oblique linos on the outer surface of
t h e side lobes; the coluuin is white with a voitical yellowish-brown band in front. The
flowers arc fragrant.
P1.ATE m.-Ccc!o¡iipie ochracM, Lindl. Fig. 1 floral br.iot; of naturai sàe, 2 lip, 3 column with
anther t» siln, 4 empty antber, 5 pollinia; all enlarged.
3. COILOGYSE FLACCIDA, Lindi, in Wall. Cat., 1961; Gen. and Spec. Orch., 39.
Pseudo-hulhs ovoid-cylindric, with large fibrous brown sheaths at the base, 2 to G
i n . long and -8 to 1 in. in diam. Leaves thinly coriaceous, in pairs, narrowly oblong,
acuminate, narrowed into a long channelled petiole, length 4 to 6 in., breadth -75 to
1-25 in., the petiole 1-5 to 2 in. Raceme from the base of tho pseudo-bulb, decurved,
many-flowered, lax, as long as the leaves; its peduncle short and with large lax sheaths
a t the base. Flowers Vo in. across (vertically); Iracts obovate-cymbiform, acute, -75 t o 1 in.
long, caducous. Sepals sub-equal, oblong-lanceolato, acute, spreading. Petals narrower and
s h o r t e r than tbe sepal.?, 'acute. Lip oblong, 3-lobed; ihe side lobes long, with acute
a p i c e s ; the terminal lobe oblong, reflexed; the disc with three yellow flcxuose ridges
between the side lobes. Cohmn long, broadly and erosely hooded at the apex. Pollinia
oblon'r. Capsule ellipsoid, tapering to both ends but especially to the lower, winged,
1'5 to 1-75 in. long. Lindl. in Bot. Reg., 1841, t. 31; Fol. Orchid. 2; Bot. Mag., 3318;
Walp. Ann. VI, 223; Hook. fil. Fl. Br. Ind. V, 829.
Sikkim, at elevations of 3,000 to 5,500 feet; common; Pantling, No. 136; in
flower from March to May. Nepal; Wallich. Khasia Hills and Burma.
T h e sepals and petals are of a pale brown colour; the lip is of a darker brown,
t h e terminal lobe however being white with a yellow patch near its base; tho lamellaj
a r e yellow. The column is white with a broad yellow streak in front and the anther
i s buir-coloured. The flowers have a disagreeable smell.
PLATE m-Calogyrn flaccula, Lindl. A plant; of naiwal sise. Fig. 1 flower, 2 Up, 3 floral bract,
4 oolumu with anther in iilu, 5 author, 6 pollinia, all enlarged, 7 capsule; of natural hw.
4. CffiLOGYNE CEISTATA, Lindl. Coll. Bot. t. 33.
P e n d u l o u s ; jmuJo-lulbs rising from a long stout rhizome, rather distant, ovoidc
j ' l i u d r i c , polished, sheathed at the base, 2 to 3 in. long and about -85 in. in diam.
Leaves in pairs, linear-oblong, acute, narrowed to tho sessile base, 6 to 10 in. long and
about -8 in. broad. Racemes frotu the base of tho pseudo-bulbs, pendulous, about as long