2o6 Orckidece. [PodochHus. 



that of the mentum ; bracts ovate, acuminate, membranous, 

 deciduous ; dorsal sep. oblong, obtuse, lateral broadly ovate, 

 prolonged downward along the longdecurved footof the column 

 into a spur-like saccate dependent mentum with a globose 

 base; pet. nearly orbicular; lip jointed on to the globose base 

 of the mentum, as long as the sep., narrowly obovate or 

 spathulatc, 5 -veined, tip rounded, margins undulate; fr. 

 \-\ in., oblong, terete, pedicelled. 



Montane zone 3-6000 ft., on rocks; rathe'' common. Fl. June-Sept.; 

 pink, with the spur yellowish. 

 Endemic. 



2. P. malabarlcus, Wight, Ic. v. p. 20 (1852). 



P.falcaius, var. aiigiistatus, Thw. Enum. 306. C. P. 3889. 

 Fl. B. Ind. 80. Wight, Ic. t. 1748, f. 2. 



Habit of P. falcatus, but more slender, with smaller 

 shorter erect obtuse 1. \-\ in. long; raceme i-\\ in,, inclined, 

 lax-fld., rhachis capillary, ovate, bracts minute, acute; fl. 

 about \ in. long, from the tip of the dorsal sep. to that of 

 the mentum; dorsal sep. lanceolate, obtusely acuminate, 

 lateral ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, prolonged downwards 

 along the decurved foot of the column into a spur-like 

 rather recurved dependent mentum with a rounded base; 

 pet. linear, obtuse; lip very narrow. 



Montane zone. Mattakelle, Galagedara. Fl. Oct., Jan.; white. 



Also in S. India. 



The specimens are insufficient to render the reference of the Ceylon 

 plant to the Malabar one quite conclusive. In Wight's figure of the 

 latter (of which I have seen no flowers) the sep. and pet. are represented 

 as more oblong than in the Ceylon specimens. There is a figure of the 

 latter in Herb. Perad. ; but, though showing a very ditierent plant from 

 P. falcatus, it is not satisfactory as to the structure of the flowers. — J. D. H. 



2. P. saxatills, Lindl. Gctu and Sp. Orch. 235 (1833). 

 Thw. Enum. 307. C. P. 3194. 

 Fl. B. Ind. vi. 81. 



Stem 2-3 in.; 1. \-\ in., equitant, suberect or recurved, 

 broadly ovate, tip rounded; raceme i-i in., terminal, filiform 

 inclined, 6-8 fld.; fl. ^V in- long, secund; bracts minute, 

 ovate; dorsal sep. broadly ovate, obtuse, lateral broader, 

 obtuse, prolonged downwards along the decurved foot of the 

 column into a saccate rather recurved spur-like mentum 

 with a rounded base; pet. obovate-oblong, obtuse; lip spathu- 

 latc; fr. ,'0 in- diam., globose or ellipsoid. 



Moist and intermediate regions to 3000 ft., creeping over rocks and 

 tree-trunks; rather rare. Ambagamuvva; Hantane; Dolawa Kande, 

 abundant. Fl. December; 'yellow, lip red in the middle' (Ic. in Herb. 

 Lindl.). 



Endemic. 



