Epipactis, | + GYNANDRIA MONANDRIA. 455 
single, radical, round-cordate, plaited and coloured, many- 
nerved., 
A small, beautiful, herbaceous plant, growing under the 
thick shade of bamboos, in the vicinity of Calcutta, blossom- 
ing in the months of May, and June; immediately after the 
flowers decay the leaf from each bulb appears, 
Root, a small, solid, probably biennial, pale white, sub- 
diaphanous, round bulb, marked with two sets of rings, and 
numerous, short, obtuse papillze, from the centre of one of the 
sets of the rings issues the scape,and soon afterwards the leaf, 
Leaves radical, generally single, rust-coloured on the surface, 
greener underneath, round-cordate, ribbed with many nerves, 
both sides clothed with short, distinct, white bristles, about 
four inches each way. Petioles channelled, and enveloped 
in sheaths like those of the scape. Scape radical, appearing 
before the leaf, erect, generally bearing on its apex two large 
flowers, embraced by two or three vaginated scales. Flow-_ 
ers large ; corol of a yellowish green, with a pale rose-colour- 
ed nectary. Calyx; spathe a small lanceolate bracte at the 
_ insertion of each flower only. Petals five, equal, lanceolate, 
smooth, three sub-erect, and two below. Lip sub-cylindric, 
the margins towards the base, where broadest, being incurv- 
ed into a tube, which conceals the column of fructification ; 
lamina two-lobed. Column of fructification clavate, cover 
cordate. Stigma a large clammy pit in the under side, near 
the apex of the column. 
Is propagated by suckers from the apex of the petiole, 
just below the leaf, and under the surface of the soil, gene- 
rally two from each, and by the close of the rains, the single 
bulb each terminates in, is nearly as large as the parent. — 
_ 4, E. trinervia. R. . 
Root creeping. Leaves sub-radical, petioled, ovate-ob- 
long, three-nerved. Scape with about three remote sheathe 
below the spike, Lamina transversely linear, inks 
A native of the Moluccas, 
