oacniDS OF THE siKEnr HiiiALAYA.
anther. Lip of anth'.r emarginato; polUnia S, iraciual, narrowly davate, currcd, attached
to a small shield-shaped gland. Bot. Mag., t. 4714; Griff. Notul III, 3C7; "Walp. Ann.
VI, 922; Hook, fih Fl. Br. Ind. V, 855. C. hnp^es, Hook. ill. Fl, 13r. Ind. VI, 195.
Zimaiodes gracilis, Lindi. Fol. Orch., 1.
Sikkim; at Rungbee, eleTatioa 6,000 feet; King, Pantling No. 2; in flower during
Octobcr.
The flowers arc pure white, the lip having a yellow l)and along the centre, with a
transverse band of a darker shaie at the baso of the apical lobe.
PLATE ^i^.—Calanthc g'-adihj LiaU. Part of A plaufc; of natural eite\ NN entire muoh
rcduccd in eise. Fig. 1 a flowar, 2 stalked oviiry, column aud lip, in profile, 3 lip, 4 colunm wiih
antlior in silu, 5 aother, 6 pollinia; all enhtrgei.
2. CALANTHE TSICAKINATA, Lindi, in Wall. Cat., 7339; Gen. aud
Spcc. Orch., 18.
Pscudo-liilh small, broadly ovoid, -75 to 1 in. long. Pseudo-stm 3 to 8 in. long.
Leaves 2 or 3, oblanceolats, acute, much narrowed in the lower half, petiolate or sessile;
length 8 to 15 in., breadth 2 to 3 in. Injlomance from the developing pseudo-hulb,
sheathed by the young leaves aud rising from the axil of one of them, longer than the
adult leaves, 12 to 20 in. long, the peduncle longer than the kxly-flowered raceme, the
rachis and stalked ovaries pubescent. Flowers •75 in. across; hraci lanceolate, shorter
than the slender pedicel of the ovaiy. Sepals and peiak sub-equal, broadly lanceolate,
spreading. Lip adnate to the whole . length. of the column, broadly oblong, decm-ved.
3-lobed, the base with a didymous puberulous callus; the basal lobes short, erect, broad
and rounded; the anterior lobe oblong, obtuse, the edges much undulate and the upper
surface with a large fleshy callus divided into three ridges. Goliimn short, thick, its
anterior surface hispid. Lindi. Fol. Orch. 2; Walp. Ann. VI, 912; Hook. ill. Fl. 13r.
Ind. V, 84S. C. occidcntalis, Lindi. Fol. Orch. 3; Walp. Ann. 1. c., 848,
Sikkim, in the Lachen Valley, at an elevation of 6,000 feet; Pantling No. 389.
Westward along the Himalaya as far as Kashmir.
The petals and sepals externally are green, edged with white ; internally they arc
of a pale yellowish-gi-een. The lip is of the same colour, but the ileshy ridged callus
on its upper surface is purple, as is also the anther. The plant described by Lindley
as C. cccilentalls agrees with this, except in having five ridges on the callus of the
lip, instead of three.
PLATE 22?..—Calanthe iricarinala, Lindi. Pseudo-bulbs, leaf and racemo; of nahiral site. Sketoli
of an entire plant; mm-h reduced. Fig. 1 fiont view of a flower, 2 proBle view oi braot, stalked ovary,
column and lip, 3 lip, 4 colama ani saccate base of l!p, the aatùer having bejn romoved, 6 inuer
view o£ anther ; a!l enlarg d.
3. CALANTHU PUBESULA, Lindi, in Wall. Cat., 7312; Gen. and Spec.
Orch,, 352.
rseudo-hilb small, broadly ovoid with conical apex, about 1 in. in length,
Pseudo-stm 2 to 4 in. long, sometimes shorter. Leaves 5 to 7, very unequal, the
lower little more than a sheath; the upper elliptic or elliptic-oblong, acuminate,
slightly narrowel to the broad loosoly-shealhing buse, 4 to 6 in. long and 1'75
CALANTHE. 16 7
to 2 in. broad. Pedmicle and raceme much longer than the leave.s; the pcduncle with
several scattered lanceolate acuminate hracis; the raceme 3 to 6 in. long, laxly-flowcred,
the rachis puberulous. Flowers puherulaus externally, lavender-coloured, ] '3 in. across;
iraci lanceolate, acuminate, as long as or rather shorter than the stalked ovary. Sepals
ovate-lanceolate, with broad bases, acuminate, spreading. Petals linear, acute, spreading,
falcate. Lip adnate to the base of the column, oblong in general outline, shortly clawed,
^•lobed; basal lobes flat, falcately oblong, blunt, with two narrow calli on the disc
between them, their apices pointing forward; terminal lobe without a callus, connected
to the basal by a straight nariow isthmus, ovate-orbicular with a long apiculus, its edges
coarsely erose. Column short, thick. Anther pointed. Pollinia 8, clavate, attached in
fours to two caudicles and the.-e to a triangular gland. Capsule narrowly elliptic, 1-25
in. long. Lindl. Fol. Orch. 2; Walp. Ann. VI, 912; Hook. fil. Fl. Br. Ind. V, 848.
Bletia spec., GrifF. Ic. PI. Asiat., t. 313A.
Sikkim, at elevations of from 6,000 to 7,000 feet; in flower dui-ing July and
August; Pantling, No. 181. Westward along the range to Simla and eastwards to
Bhutan. Also in the Khasia Hills; Griffith (Kow Distrib.) No. 5274, Maun, Gammie.
Naga Hills, Astani; Prain.
The flowers aie of a beautiful, neatly uniform, pale lavender colour, the lip sometimes
being of a deeper shade with a little white near the base; the column with
much white on it, and with yellow and purple markings in front.
PLATE 22i.— Calai.tha puleruh, Lindl. Pseudo-bulbs, leaves aud inflorescence; of natiirai size.
Fig. 1 Hp, 2 apes of ovary, columa with anther in silu, 3 pollinia; all uihnjid.
4 . CALANTHE MANSII, Hook. fil. FL Br. Ind. V. 850.
Pseudo-stem about 3 in. long, psmdo-luJb small. Leaves oblanceolate-oblong, tapering
gradually into the long petiole, the apex acute, the lowermost one sheathed at the base ;
length of adult blade 9 or 10 in., breadth 1-5 to 2 in. Peduncle from amongst the
young leaves, pubescent, about 9 in. long; the raceme half as long as the peduncle,
few-floweiod, lax. Flowers only -3 in. long, deflexed after expansion; floral Iract miimle,
lanceolate, shorter than the pedicel of the stalked ovary. Sepals sub-equal, connivei.t,
pubescent externally, ovate-oblong, sub-acute, concave. Petals oblong, acu:e, not
spreading. Li-p shghtly shorter than the sepals, shortly spurred, adhering to the column
almost to its apex aud forming with it a long sac, 3-Iobed; basal lobes large, broad,
truncate, erect; terminal lobe deflexed, subrenifoira, entire; upper siuface with two
tubercled ridges from the base to the middle of the anterior lobe aud a tlmd shorter
one between them in their upper half. Column short, dilatid towards the apex. Anlher
pointed. Pollinia unknown.
Sikkim, at Rungbee, elevation 6,000 feet; Lachen Valley, 7,000 feet; Panthu"-
No. 311. Western Himalaya; below Ilanikhefc in Kumaon, J. F. Duthie.
alt. 4,000 fett, C. B. Clarke, Eita.
The colour of the flowers i
Khasia Hills;
J dull brown. This is a self-fertile epecics. Mr. Pant'in"
was unable to obtain pollinia for figuring, as in all the flowers of the only Hvin.^
specmien found by h m, they had been more or less absorbed by the stigints, tho
chnandrium hitvirg apparently bccome absorbed.