38 AKSAIS OB SOYAl BOTAHIO CIAEDEN, CAtODTTA.
I toe seen no SLkkim' jpeoimen, but I thiok there is no dontt thai the dmmg is inteniled
(or P »«11», though tie tprminid lohoB of ,thi lip ivro not serrate, either in the desoriptions or
herharium speeimens ol' that speoio.. Th. speeies is . yery neat P. Cei'»»-cii-ri of Tenuaonm, of
whiehthe raehi. of the raeome is m.eh Sattenod and the bracts rormded at the tip; m both the
disk of the hypoehil presents the nsual foriied appendajo of the genns, iv.th a .word-shaped
one in front of it The raehis of the larame is prolably somewhat flattened in P. Mniw, tat
this is not shown in the di-awing. The drawing is inseribed " Phatonopsis, sp. P. Mannii, JlmU.
f . Bungbee Yalley, 186«, 18-3-70."
Eg. 1, Iloweii 2, tk. . m . with Ite lit "P«l " 1 •"•tl""- "r^ '' 1»'»°»^—«
Phalaejìopbis teteaspis, Bckhh. f.
P Idmspù; snbacardis, foliis o W i s t. ormoato-obovatis striatis, scapo valido
rinmUc'o V miro» ascondente T. crecto, yaginis paucis bre,dbns, sopaKs ollrptrco-oyat.s
" t l V o angustioribus obtusis dilato yir,scentibns, labollo albo br^yrtor n n g n r *
vpocUlii lobis latcraKbns oblongis falcatis truncatis appondicnla 3 furoata mtorposrta,
J S carnoso oblongo lateralitof co.prosso apicenr yorsns ^^ ^
i L u , f. Xcn. Orchid, ii. M6 et in Oard. Ohrou., 1881, ii. 663, 6o6, liolfi I. c.
1886, k 37T; EooJt. f . Ft. Brit. Ind. yi. 30, P. Barrii, K k j ms,.
HAB.-CHiTTAao=,a, Lisi«- (lo. in Herb. Calcutta). A»oa,u » Isos.. Berlcehy. Distkib.
SuSIATRi.
Leam 0-13 by 3 - 4 in., bright gi-oen, subacute. Sc„pe described as tall and
SII gland small, broad. E•S i-Vi.—-;s r .t-s"s vrrnr rs-r Jsiir..;
' i h ' e I^I^nJ i i i - r i " ..77-1« P. tetr.spis, /-, free. Andaman Isds., Barr.; from Ohitta.
gong, Mr. Lister; Sd. H. B.C. April 1876 and 1877, G.King.
Fis. 1, a. . . r Witt s.i»i. «.J lipi ». " ^
P L A T E 58.
PnALiESOPSIS Kunstlem, Hook. f.
— s^ d l d o - H a ^ in^a rrrodinar sanguineo plctrs.
A CENTFET OF INDIAN OKCIIIDS ; (J. D. HOOKEH).
labello parvo breyitor unguiculato, hypochllii lobis late cuncatis falcatis truncatis rubrostriatis
callo 2-lobo et appendicula fm-cata parva interposita, epichilio albo obovato apice
rotundato caiiais 7 crassia rubris pereurso. JIooJc. f . Fl. Brit. Ind. vi. 30.
Hab,—Perak.—-fftins^öT (in Herb. Calcutta).
Leaves 4—0 in., pale green, very variable in length and breadth. Scape rather
slender, flexuous; bracts very small, bi-oad green; pedicel with ovaiy f in.; flower 1—U
in. diam. Cohimn short; pollinia subglobose; strap cuneately obovate; gland quadrate.
I liave Been only dried flowers kindly sent me by Dr. King, and tbe drawing in the Calcutta
Herbarium here produced, wMch latter is inscribed "Perak. Kunstler; in II. B. Calo., Fid., 10-6-84."
Fig. ], side nnd 2, front view o£ flowers, of the natwal she; 8. lip, enlarged-, 4, pollinia, greatly enlarged.
Doeitis Wightii, Benih.
D. Wightii; subacaulis, foliis oblanceolatis subacutis marginibus undulatis v.
subcrispatis, scapis plurimis gracilibus simplicibus t. rainosis, sepalis petalisque obovatis
apicibus rotundatis aureis, sepalis lateralibns Jatioribus oblique retusis, labello albo-rubro
picto, hypoehilii lobis late cuneato-obovatis tmncatis, epichilio parvo cordato sinu
rotundato disco basi ajipendicula furcata instructo. Benth. in Gen. Plant, iii. 57-4; Hoolc.
f . m. Bril. Ind. vi. 32. Phalsenopsis Wightii, Reichh f . in Bot. Zeit. 1862, 214.
. b r i d e s latifolium, Timaites Emm. PL Zeyl. 430.
Hab.—SiKKiM Himalaya {le. in Eort. CalciiU.), Bhotan, Lister Cuittagong, Groves-,
Burma, at Mougong, Griffith ; Moulmein, Parish ; The Circars, Ilegne ; Malabar, Wight]
Cetlon, Thwaites.
Leans few, 3—8 by —2|- in., flaccid, nerveless, costa indistinct. Scape as
long as the leaves or shorter, inclined or nodding ; sheaths few, very short, green ;
bracts very small, much shorter than the pedicels, which are (with the ovary) ^ in.;
flowers 5 in. diam. Mentum short, conical.
This is one of tbe very few Indian epipbji^ie orcbida that Las a wide range in distribution,
from Sikkim and Burma to Coylon; and it would be interesting to know how far it varied in
colour in different localities. The genus Dorilis differs fi-om P/ialwnop^is in the conical or spui-like
mentum- of the lip, but this varies a good deal in lenftb, being shortest in D. Wig/itii, and may
not prove to be a reliable charaetei-. •
Tbe drawing of D. Wightii is inscribed " Plxalconopis from the Chittagong Hill Tracts, sent by
Mr. Barton.Groves, April 1888, &. King. Fl. ia H. B. C. June 18S8. Fig, by G. Das."
Fig. 1, flower, with a lateral sepal and petal displaced ; 2, front and 3 side ^
petals and sepals displaced and lip removed; 6 and 6, lip; 7, sidelobe of lip ;
iw of flower ; 4, flower witli
pollinium :—all but fig. 8 of