MALAXIllE^E.
V a r . BILOBA H o o k . f . F l . B r . I n d . 1. c Au a . Roy. Bot. Gard, Calo. vol. v,
pari 1, p. 2, plate 2, fig. D.
Basal lobes oi lip slightly falcate, converging and someiimes overlapping, apical portion
of lip abruptly bent forward and formillg an obovate-obbng or subquadrate apical
lobe divided at the ostromily into two ronndod parallel oblong bluiit lobules ; arms of
the column only sKghtly fleshy ; anther with a small subacute emarginate lip ; leaves
thicker in texture than in typical M. WaUkhii, less acute and less undulate. M. liUha
Lindl, in WaU. Cat. ISIO'; Gen. and Sp. Orch. 20; Hidl. in Journ. I j n n Soo j x iv
3.37; King & Pantl. I.e., plate 13.
Simla, BarcUi>ji N.-ÌV. India, Usrl).
to Nepal, Sikkini and the Khasia Hills.
h ; Garhwâl, ; extending
2. MKEOSTVLIS MiCiiissosi Duthie in Journ. As. Soc. Beng. kxi, part 2, p. ST.
Whole plant 1—1-7 dm. high. Slum swollen below and rising from the base of
the previous year's pseudo-bulb; lower portion enclosed within the leaf-sheaths. ZmKs
2 or 3, horizontal, unequal in size, the larger one about 6 cm. long and 4 cm.
broad, ovate, obtuse, cordate and amplesicaul at the base, fleshy; upper surface dark
brownish green; main nerves 3—7, prominent beneath; lower surface purple-coloured,
the mter-spaoes raised above and giving the leaf a buUate appearancc. Smpe reddishpurple,
sharply qnach-angrdar. lUiceme shoifor than the scape; Imck anbnlatc, persistent
roflcxcd, longer than the ovary. sessile, very small, reddish purple. Dorsal
sepal ovate.Ianceolatc, subacute; lateral shorter, subfalcate, edges of all reflcxed Pdak
linear, shorter than the sepals, much reflexed. Basal and apical portions of lip
divided by a raised rim; basal lobes faleatcly ovate-lanceolate, often conti,>uous or
overlapping at the tips; apical portion of lip deeply bifid and protruded, crimson-purplo.
Colmm with fleshy rounded arms. Antim' vrith a truncate or emarginate lip. Omn,
davate, not twisted.
Near Mu.s.soorie on southern slopes, 5,500 to 6,000 feet, MacUnmn Nos 21 779
and 22974; Delira Dun on the Kalanga Hill, 2-3,000 feet, Maclcinmn', colLhr
No. 2Ò429; flowering in July.
Although Biost uearlj r.kted to M. WOtMii, tlis very diHer.nt Imvos .t on™ ai,tinguisli. this
plant from any of tho numiious foims of th.t ip.oies. It lins d.o mudi smaller flowers .ud a v.rv
difieimtly shaped lip. ^
l'LÀTE 95. Microstylis Maokiiinoni Aii/iw.—Entii-e plant,—»/ mtuml size. Fig. 1, a
single flower, frml me« ; 2, ditto, seen from behind ; 3, column and ovary witli
sepals, petals and half the lip removed ; 4, column and upper portion of ovai-y • 5
a n t h e r ; 6, p o l H i i i a ; — e n l a r g e d . ^ ' '
MICROSTYLIS CYLisniiosïAcnYA R e i c h b . f. i n Walp. Ann. 207.
Slem proceeding from the base of the small conical tuber of the previous year
np to 15 cm. long, and bearmg one or two wide-mouthed sheaths. Leaf solitary
3-0 to 10 cm. long and 2 to 4 cm. wide, elhptic, subacute, attached to a long
tubular petiole. Injloi-eseenee 7-6 to 25'4 cm. ; peduncic long, ebracteate ; raceme
eyJindric, bc.aring many crowded yellowish-green flowers. Floral hraet lanceolate, shorter
than the ovary. Sepals subcqual, ovate, acuminate. Pcials linear-lanceolate, acute.
Lip fleshy, broadly ovate, excavated, the margins thickened, angled and denticulate,
the apex produced into a fleshy point ; upper surface with a raised central line from
base to apex, and two convexities immediately under the column. FoUinia divergent,
Hubovoid, their points convergent under tbe comers of the stigma. Ridl. in Journ.
Linn. Soc. xxiv, 333 ; Hook. f. Flor. Br. Ind. v, 6S9 ; King & Pantl. in Aun.
Roy. Bot, Gard. Calc. viii, 20, plate 24; Collctt Flor. Siml. 492. Dienia cjliadrostachiia
Lindl. in Wall. Cat. 1934 ; Gen. and Sp. Orch, 22 ; Wight, Ic. 1630.
Kashmir, 0. B. OUrke No. 31478 ; Simla 7-8,000 feet, Lady DaVmsie, T. Thomson,
Barclay, ColleU and others ; Bashahr, Laee; Garhwiil 6-7,000 f e e t ; Falecner, Duthie
No. 4430, Maekimm No. 21777 ; Kumaon 7-8,000 feet, Straehey ^ WinterbotUm
No. 4 (Dienia), Col. Davidson ; Kali Valley 12,001) feet, DutUc No. 341. Eastwards
to Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan, and thence to China, occurring usually at higher
elevations. It has been found also in Central India by Hope, fide C. B. Clarke
under his number 16879. Flowers ni July and August.
4 . MICROSTYLIS MUSCIFEEA K i d l e y in J o u r n . L i n n . Soc. xx: 333.
Stem 3-5 to 12-8 cm. long, from the apex of a small ovoid pseudo-bulb, bearing one
or more tubular sheaths. Leaves usually two, approximate, unequal, ovate-rotund to
ovate-lanceolate, obtuse or subacute, somewhat naiTowed at the base to the sheathing
petiole; blade 5 to 10 cm. in length. LnJIoreseenee 7-5 to 25-5 cm.; peduncles terete,
ebracteate ; raceme about equalling the peduncle, rather lax. Flowers minute, yellowishgreen;
Jleral iraet shorter than or equal to the pedicefled ovary. Sq,als snhequal, broadly
oblong-lanceolate, subacute, longer than the linear petals. Lip broadly ovate, fleshy
and excavatcd at the base; side lobes obscure, convex, thickened. Colmna very short
fleshy. Hook. f. Flor. Br. Ind. v, 689 ; King & Pantl. in Ann, Roy. Bot. Gard. Calc!
viii, p. 20, t. 25; Collett Fl. Siml. 491. Bieiia museifera Lindl. in "Wall Cat 1935 •
Gen. and Sp. Orch. 33.
Abundant on the outer ranges from Hazara to Kumaon, between 8,000 and 12 000
feet flowering during July and August. It extends eastwards to Nepal and Sikkini,
and it is also found in the Knrram Valley.
3. Liparis Richard.
Terrestrial or epiphytal, pseudo-bulbous. Leaves one or more, membranous or coriaceous,
continuous with the sheath, or thickened and jointed at the base. FUwers small
in terminal racemes, resupinate or not. Sepab spreading or recni-ved, the margins usually
revolule. Petals much narrower than the sepals. Lip adnate to the base of the
column, usually broad, flat, or deflexed from the middle, sometimes concave, often with
calli near the base. Oolmin elongate, often arched, usually winged near thé apex and
tumid and compressed at the base. Anther terminal; pellinia i.—Species about 'lOO
in temperate and tropical regions. '
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