Tas. 6715. 
DENDROBIUM CARINIFERUM, var. Wattti. 
Native of Munipore. 
Nat. Ord. OrcuipEx.~-Tribe EPIDENDRER. 
Genus Denprozium, Sw.; (Benth. et Hook.f. Gen. Pl. vol. iii. p- 498.) 
DENpronium cariniferum ; caulibus fasciculatis elongatis, internodiis 1-1}-polli- 
caribus cylindraceis, foliis alternis lineari-oblongis planiusculis apicibus minute 
2-dentatis, vaginis supremis plus minus nigro-hirsutulis, floribus apices versus 
caulis aphylli solitariis v. 2-nis brevissime edicellatis 2-poll. diametr. albis, 
sepalis oblongo-lanceolatis acuminatis tateralibus subfalcatis, petalis equilongis 
latioribus ellipticis, labello albo striis flavis v. subcinnabarinis cuneato-flabellato, 
lobis lateralibus obtusangulis intermedio parvo obovato crispulo venis incrassatis 
papillosis, calcare fere recto robusto obtuso, columna recta apice tridentata, 
dentibus lateralibus ovatis dorsali longiore angustiore. 
Dz cariniferum, Reichb. f. in Gard. Chron. 1869, p. 611. 
Var. Wattii; foliis angustioribus, vaginis fere glaberrimis, floribus majoribus, 
__ labello flavo fasciato lobo medio longiore oblongo apice 2-lobo. 
Dendrobium cariniferum is very nearly allied to the well- 
known D. longicornu, Lindl., one of the commonest Indian 
Species, remarkable along with, some allies for the short 
stiff black hairs on the leaf-sheaths ; nor should I be sur- 
rised if these two species were found to be connected 
Y 4 series of varieties. As it is, however, the form of the 
Perianth is too different to justify D. cariniferum being 
regarded as a variety. Dr. Reichenbach mentions D. 
-Xanthophlebium, Lindl., and D. Williamsoni, Day and 
Rehb., as comparable with it. . 
D. cariniferum is a native of Burma, whence we have 
Sowers collected at Bhamo, a district not far to the east- 
Ward of Munipore, where the subject of the present plate 
Was procured, and which I think can only be regarded as 
® variety of the plant originally described by Reichenbach. 
It differs in the larger flowers, rather longer spur, the 
yellow bands on the lip, and the longer narrow mid-lobe of 
the latter, and the faintly hairy sheaths. The specimen 
‘Sured came with a collection of orchids from Dr, Watt, 
“OCTOBER Isr, 1883. 
