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consequently teretifolia. Lindley’s L. trichorhiza consists of three Nilghiri speci- 
mens of L. teretifolia (mislabelled Khasia Mts.), and one fruiting Khasian specimen 
(hs indicated by Reichenbach in Herb. Lindl.). For Cymbid. triste, Willd., see 
- tristis. 
2. L. brachystachys, Blume Rumph. iv. 50; Mus. Bot. i.64; leaves 
2-6 in. slender, sepals and petals as in L. teretifolia, lip obovate-oblong 
nearly flat grooved hardly constricted at the base of the broadly ovate 
epichile. Reichb. f. Xen. Orchid. i. 204, t. 78, f£. 1; Lindl. Fol. Orchid. 3. 
Mesoclastes brachystachys, JLind!l. in Wall, Cat. 1994; Gen. & Sp. 
Orchid. 45. 
TROPICAL WESTERN HIMALAYA; Garwhal, Falconer; Kumaon, Stewart. 
SILHET and the KHASIA Hirrs, Wallich. BENGAL, at Jessore and Dacca, Clarke. 
TENASSERIM (Ic. Parish). 
A more slender plant than Z. teretifolia, but perhaps a variety ; flowers of the 
same size, but with a very different lip, which varies a little in breadth, and in the 
distinctness of the hypochile from the epichile. The lip is rather thin, with usually 
strong parallel grooves or nerves, though sometimes it is very thick and fleshy when 
the grooves are not visible (in the dried state). Column very short. Capsule 
1-lin.—Clarke describes the sepals green without, rose-purple within ; petals rose- 
purple with green tip and base ; lip yellow at base, black-purple for 2 of upper part, 
but variable. 
3. L. trichorhiza, Blume Mus. Bot. i. 63; leaves 4-6 in. stout, flowers 
twice as large as in L. teretifolia, petals 3 in. long about as long as the 
lateral sepals, lip obovate-oblong rather longer than the sepals flat grooved 
constricted at the insertion of the broadly ovate epichile with the quadrate 
hypochile, column rather long. Lindl. Fol. Orchid. 2; Reichb. f. Xen. 
Orchid. t. 77. f. 878. ? Vanda ? trichorhiza, Hook. Fl. Exot. t. 72. 
TROPICAL HIMALAYA, Wallich; Garwhal, Falconer. L. 
I have seen only two native specimens of this plant, a flowering and a fruiting, 
from Garwhal, they bear tbe mss. name of L. retusa, Reichb. f. It is the 
Only species that approaches the Flora Exotica Vanda ? trichorhiza in the size of 
the flower and length of the column, differing from it only in the lip not being 
longer than the sepals, which is a very variable character. Flowers of V. ? trichorhiza 
in Lindley’s Herbarium closely resemble this, except in having a longer lip. A spike 
of flowers of P. trichorhiza in Herb. Hook. is presumably from the type plant ; the 
flowers are on slender pedicels, with the lip grooved as in brachystachys, but with 
the sepals and petals narrower and more acute. Of the hairy roots of V. trichorhiza 
described in Fl. Exot. I know nothing, but Lindley, who no doubt saw the original 
Plant, says that it has sometimes an enormous development of downy roots. 
4. L. filiformis, Hook. f.; stem elongate slender, leaves 6-12 in., 
very slender, rachis of spike very stout short few-fld., flowers 1-3 in. diam., 
lateral sepals cymbiform, keel broadly winged, petals linear and lip fleshy, 
hypochile broad flat smooth, epichile subquadrate deeply many-grooved, tip 
Incurved fleshy, column very short broad. 
SILHET ; at Terrya Ghat, Mann. . 
Stem probably several feet long; internodes 1-2 in. Leaves as thick asa crow 
quill. Petals hardly longer than the lateral sepals.—Except in the short petals this 
a good deal resembles L. Grovesii. 
5. L. micrantha, Hook. f.; stem short robust, leaves 2 in. slender, 
rachis of spike short thick few-fld., flowers } in. diam., lateral sepals ovate 
Subacute midrib very stout, petals oblong obtuse, hypochile of lip oblong 
aoncave with 2 strong incurved teeth on each side, epichile lozenge-shaped 
eshy, column rather long. 
Assam, Grifit (in Herb. Wight). Kuasta Huis alt. 3-4000 ft., Mann. 
