J OECHII'S OF THE SIKEIM.HIMALiYA.
Pi-ATE 225.—Cfi!aii/Jie Mamiii, Hook, fil, A plant; of natural sisr. Fig, 1 a flower, side view,
2 lip, 3 bract, stalked ovary, oolumu and lip, sido view, 4 soetiou tbrougli ooluma an 1 spur, 5 column
and spur, 6 anlker; all cniargc.i.
5 . CALASTHE TBULLIFOEMIS, Kiug and Pantliug ia Joiirn. As. Soc. Beng.
LXIV, Pt. 2, p. 337.
Pseudo-slm slioi-t; pseudo-hulbs oblong, only -5 in. long. Leaves linear-lanceolate,
acute, sessile, 9 to 12 in. Jong. Racemi about 9 in. long; its pcdunclo about the same
length, pubemlons. Flowers lá to IS, scattered, about 1 in. in diam; floral hract linoarlanccolate,
equal to or escocJiiig the stalked paberulous ovary. Dorsal sspal ovate-laneeohte,
acimiaato, -75 in. long; the lateral pair lanceolate, falcate, loDger than the dorsal.
Fetah linear-lanceolate, acute, shorter than the lateral sepals. Lip aduate to the whole
bngth of the column, with a short thick claw aad a short cylindric spur, trowol-shaped,
tiio base entii-e, the sidos ii-regularly ci-enite-dentate, the apsx aciimiuate, entire; the
upper surface with two converging lamellas estsndiiig from its base midway to the
apex. Spur short, stout, its mouth triangular, its iaterior bristly. PolUnia 8, unequal,
clavate, in foui- unequal pairs.
Sikkim, on Mahaldaram Peak, elevation 6,000 feet; flowering in July; Pantliog.
No. 168.
A species allied to C. puleruh, Lindl., but differing from that jilant in having
s?s8Ílo leaves and a lip without side lobes. The colour of the sepals and petals is brown,
•with mesial and marginal green lines. The lip is white, with a ti-Iangular pink mark
at the base.
Pi.ATE 22&~Calanthe trulU/ormis, King ond Pantling, A plant; üf natural sisn. Fig. 1 a flower,
2 bract, stalked ovary, column and lip, 3 lip, 4 column with antljor in siiu aud tlie entrance to the
spur, 5 anllier, G poliinia; ai! cnlaryed.
C. CAÍAÍ-THE BREVICOENÜ, Lindl. in "Wall. Cat., 7338; Gen. aud Spec.
Orch., 251.
rseudo-hulhs small, ovoi.l, pointed, 1 in. long Psaudo sUm 2 to 4 in., stout, with
wide sheaths. Leaves usually 3, sub-oqu¡il, oblong-elliptic, shortly acuminate, slightly
tjpered to the wide sheathing base, when adult j^etiolato; length of blade 9 to 12 in.,
breadth 2*5 to b-5 in., petiole 4 to 8 iii. Peduncle and raceme longer than the leaves;
the peduncle with a few scattered short bracts; the raceme 12 in. long, laxly flowered,
tlie rachis, ovanes and outside of the sepals puberulous. Flowers 1-5 to 1-75 in. across;
Jlm-al hract iiariowly lanceolate, half as long as the stalked <ivary. Sepals sub-equal,
oblong-lanceolate, all acuta aad spreading. Fetah shortjr than the sepals, lanceolate.
Lip attached to the lower half of t.ie column, with a short, broad, blunt, straight spur,
3-lobed; the b.isal lobes oblong, blunt, diverging; the apical lobe sub-obovate with a
broad cmarginate apiculate apex and irregularly toothed edges, contracted at its junction
w.th the basal lobes ; the upper s.irfase with three tuborclei flesliy lainellse running
Irom the base and increasing in height to near the apjx. Culum^i shurt. Antlter
beaked. I'olliuia 8, clavate, aítached to a common pedicel and gland. Capsule ellipsoid,
about 1 ill. long. Lindl. Sert. Orch., t. Fol. Ovch., 3; Walp. Ann. VI, 912; Hook,
iil. Fl. 13r, Ind. V, 848.
CALAKTHE. 10 9
Sikkim, at elevations of G,000 to 8,000 feet; in flower during May and Juno;
Griffith (Kew Distrib.), No. 5278; Pantliug, No. 317. Nepal; Wallich. Kamaon; T.
Anderson. Bhutan ; King's collector.
The colour oi the flowers is dull purple or brick red, relieved by lines of white
on the midribs of the sepals and petals and on the edges of the lip; while the lamellaj
of the lip have s1:reaks of yellow on them, The outer surfaces of the parts of the
flower are all strongly flushed with white. A colour vaiioty is occasionally found in
which the dull purple of the perianth gives place to yellow, there being no difference
structurally and both forms sometimes occurring on the same plant. The mouth of the
short spur is lined with retroflesed hairs.
PLATE 227.—Calanthe breviaornic, Lindl. Leaf and raceme ; of natural siu ; outline of a plant ;
much reduced in si:\ Fig. 1 lip, 2 bract, stalked ovary, column and lip, 3 section througli apex of
ovary, column and lip, 4 column with the anther undisturbed, 5 anther, C poliinia ; nil enlargnd.
7. CALANxnE BiLoEA, Lindl. Fol. Orch., 3,
Pseudo-lulbs stout, cylindric, stem-like, 6 to 8 in. long. Leaves several towards tlie
apex of the psoudo-stem, unequal, the lower short and sheath-like, broadly elliptic,
shortly caudate-acuminate, undulate, tapering to the broad sheathing petiole ; length of
blade of upper leaf 8 to 12 in., breadth 2'5 to 4 in. Racemes 1 or 2 from the axils of
the lowest leaves, measuring with their long peduncles 18 to 30 in. in length (the
raceme forming one-third J, minutely pubsrulous. Flower 1-5 in. across (vertically); floral
bract lanceolate, acuminate, shorter than the stalked ovary, the lower bracts longer
than the upper. Sepals sub-equal, spreading, broadly ovatc-lanoeolate, caudate-acuminate;
the lateral pair falcate, rather narrower than the doj-sal. Petals shorter and narrower
than the sepals, oblong, with somewhat expanded triangular apices. Lip longer than
the sepals, with a short conical spur and a long narrow claw; its lamina broadly
ovate-oblong, deeply 2-lobed; the lobes sub-rhomboid, acute, deflexcd, their margins
slightly undulate; the sinus narrow with an acute apiculus; the upper surface with
three shallow ridges towards the base. Column short, stout. Anther apiculate. Poliinia 8,
unequal, narrowly oblong, attached by long stalks to a small transparent elliptic gland.
Walp. Ann. VI, 912; Hook. fil. Fl. Bi-. Ind. V, 848.
Sikkim, rather common in shady places, at elevations of from 3,500 to 7,000 feet;
Pantliug, No. 56. Also in East Nepal; Sir J. D. Hooker; in flower during September
and October.
The ovary and anterior portion of the lip of this are usually pale violet, the
claw of the lip being whitish. The whole of the sepals and the petals, except their
triangular apices, are ochraceous yellow beautifully mottled with purplish-brown; the
column is tipped with dai-k brown, and the spur is pink. This colouration is, however,
not constant. The wide mouth of the spur is lined with hairs which point downward.
The racemo here figured is in a far-advanced stage; while young, the raceme is much
more condeirscd and is pyramidal with a drooping apex. In this spccies the limits of
the three stigmas which are united in the column and rostellum ai-e mai-kcd by faint
lines.
PLATE 22^.—Calanthe bilola, Lindl. Blade of a loaf and B raceme; of natural size-, outline of
fin entire plant; tniich reduced. Fig. 1 ft iosver, 2 bract, ovary, column with anther t/i situ, and
lower part o£ lip with spm-, 3 section of (he foregoing, 4 anther, 6 poliinia; all enlarged.
ANN, ROY. BOT, GARD., C.