coelogynl;. 



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17. COELOGYNE NITIDA Liiidl. LO. , n. 7. Fol. L n. 12. : 



C. pseiidobulbis oblongis obliisis sqtianiis nilidis veslitis, foliis lanceo- 



lalis basi longo aniiustalis, racemis sliiclis basi squamis coriaceis laevi- 



galis imbiicalis arctissime vaginalis qnam rolia muilo longioribus, bra- 



cteis deciiluis, sepalis petalisqiie oblongis oblusis membranaceis, labelli 



lol)is laleralibus rotundatis intermedio subrolundo cordato-ovato iineis 



2 elevatis rectiusculis in limbum interruptis adjecta parvula utrinque. 



(?) Cymbidmm nilidum Roxb. FL Ind. , III. 459. — Coelogyne ? tiilida Lindley, 



Coll. I3ot. , p. 33. 



Wild in Nepal Wallicli ; Sikkim-Himalaya . at 4 — 7000 feet J. D. Hooker , (v. s. sp.). 



Whai I undersiand by this name is that distributed by Dr. Wallich under his number 



1984. Il has ihe leaves of C. ocellaia , bul much shorter and more dense racemes 



arising from polished conical imbricaied sheaths. The lexture of the flowers is much 



thinner , and the parts so much rounder , that the llowers raust be almost globular 



when fresh. They are said lo be white and sweet-scenled , with a stain upon the 



lip like those of C. ochracea. 



18. COELOGYNE GLANDULOSA Lindl. Fol. l. n. 13. : 



C. pseudobulbis ovatis sulcatis, foliis 2 oblongo-lanceolatis nervosis 

 S4>bsessilibus racemo ereclo nulante inultitloro subaequalibus, scapo basi 

 laxe vaginato, bracteis persistentibus oblongis acutis floribus subaequa- 

 libus, labello ovato-lanceolato lobis lateralibus oblusissimis inlermcdio 

 llnguaeformi lineis 3 elevatis glanduloso-denlatis, columna subbiloba. 



C. nervosa. Wight , ic. t. 1638; nec A. R. 

 Wild on Ihe Nilgherries Wight , (v. s. sp. in hb. Wight.) — A larger plant in all 

 respects than C. nervosa , wilh leaves of anolher form. The lateral lobes of Ihe lip 

 are rauch more distinct , there is ncver more ihan ihree crested lines. and these 

 are bordercd by short teeth resembling glands ; the lateral crests are deeper than 

 thc middle onc. 



Huc : Coelogytw nervosa A. Rich. Wight. Ic. V. L 1638. 1851 ; pseudobulbs ovate. 

 covered wilh coriaceous scales, leaves broad elliptic acute, or sub-acuminate, striated 

 and nerved , coriaceous . usually two, sheathing al the base : scape somewhat longer 

 than the leaves , 2 — 6 flowered : fl. large , bracts shorter ihan the flowers, ovate 

 acute , persistent, striated : sepals oblong elliptic, about equal , acule: lip . like se-' 

 pals . 3 lobed , lat. lobes small , ihc middle one oval , lanceolate. Flowers pure 

 white. bracis reddish brown. — Neilgherries , May . Juny. — FIow. white, lip tinged 

 wiih orange. Abounds on the rocks overhangins llie falls of Pycarrales also al the 

 Avalanche. The spec. repres. flowered al Cimbatore , llie roots having becn brought 

 down some weaks before. 



19. COELOGYNE NERVOSA Lindl. A. Rich.. in .^nn. Sc, ser. 2, XV. p. 16. Fol. I.n. 14. . 

 C. pseudobulbis ovatis, foliis 2 coriaceis subt.otundo-ovalibus sessili- 



bus racemo erecto 2— 4-floro brevioribiis, bracteis cymbiformibus patulis 

 ovario longioribus, sepalis pelalisque oblongis conformibus, label'! 8 — 5' 

 crislali lobo medio ovato aculo laleralil)iis rofundatis obsolelis. 



Wild in ihe Nilgherries , on rocks near Neddoubeita Perrotict, (v. s. sp. comm. ii. 

 Richard.) — A species with ihe habit of C. odoralissima , but with roundish sessile 

 coriaceous leaves , and flowers iwice as large. Their colour is unknown. The plani 

 ligured under this iiome in Wighfs Ic. , t. 1638, is diflercnt (see n. 13). 



20. COELOGYNE CORRUGATA Lindl. Fol. I. n. 15. : Wight . ic. t. 1639. 



C. psoudobulbis ovalis nigosissirais, foliis 2 oblutigis membranaceis 



undulalis lacemo ereclo Irilloro iongioribus, bractcis cymbiformibus ob- 



longis, sepalis pelalisque subacqualibus oblongis aculis, labelli medio 



triciislati lobis lateralibus acutiusculis inlcrmedio ovato acuminato obluso, 



Wild iri Khasia Lobb. ; Courialluia , Pulncy Mountains. Nilgheiries Wight , (v. s. Sp. 



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