G82 CXXV. ORCUIDACE.E. 



4. Dendrobium chlorops, Llndl. in Bot. Reg. (1844) Misc. p. 44. 

 Steins tufted, il!-18 iu. loug, usually slender. Leaves on first year's 

 shoots 2-4 by ^-g in., lanceolate, acute, the second year's shoots leafless 

 and flower-bearing. Flowers f in. in diam., with a primrose-liive sceiit 

 when first expanded, in lateral and terminal racemes 3-6 in. long; 

 pedicels and ovary together reaching | in. long in flower, slender ; 

 bracts below the pedicels -i- iu. long, ovate-lanceolate, acute. Sepals 

 cream-colored ; lateral sepals ^ in. long by -i- in. broad at the base, 

 oblong-lanceolate, subacute ; dorsal sepal ^ in. long, less than ~ in. 

 broad, oblauceolate, obtuse. Meutum (simr) conical, 1- in. long. Petals 

 f by i iu., cream-colored, obovate. Lip flat, rather more than f in. 

 long ; side lobes small, rounded, greenish ; midlobe large, subquadrate, 

 cream - colored ; disk pubescent with a channelled ridge. Column 

 greenish ; anther white ( Veitcli). Fruit not seen. Fl. B. 1. v. 5, p. 719; 

 Dalz. & Gibs. p. 201 ; Veitch, Man. Orchid. PI. part 3 (1888) p. 27; 

 Woodr. in Journ. Bomb. Nat. v. 12 (1899) p. 518; Gammie, in Journ. 

 Bomb. Nat. v. 10, part 4 (1905) p. 508. Dendrobium barhatalum, Wight, 

 Icon. t. 910 {not ot" Lindl.). Cymhidium ovatuin, Willd. Sp. PI. v. 4 

 (1805) p. 101 ; Grab. Cat. p. 203. — Flowers in the cold seasou. 



Throughout the Ghats and Konkan towards the south, Gammie. Konkan : Stocks], 

 Latvl; Konkan Ghats, Woodrow. Deccan : ^isLhiihleaXiwixr, Cooke\, H. M. Birdwood; 

 Phonda Ghat, liiichie, 1410! — Distrib. India (W. Peninsula), apparently endemic, 



5. Dendrobium barbatulum, Lindl. in Wall. Cat. (1828) 2013. 

 Stems 10-15 in. long, swollen at the base, tapering towards the apex. 

 Leaves 3-4 by g in., lanceolate, acute, deciduous. Flowers white, often 

 suii'used with pink, glistening when fresh, in lateral and terminal 

 racemes 3-0 in. long (including tlie peduncle); pedicels together with 

 the ovary in flower ^ in. long; bracts yq-^ in. long, lanceolate, scarious. 

 Lateral sepals '^ by i in., lanceolate, acute, slightly falcate ; dorsal sepal 

 1^ by ^ in., linear-lanceolate, acute. Mentum (spur) conical, acute, ^ in. 

 long. Petals -^ by ]^ in., broadly lanceolate, acute. Lip ^ in. long, 

 3-lobed ; side lobes i in. long, obtuse ; midlobe f by | in., rhomboid- 

 obovate, apiculate, entire, bearded at the base with yellow hairs. Fruit 

 li in. long. Fl. B. I. v. 5, p. 719 ; Dalz. & Gibs. p". 261 ; Veitch, Man. 

 Orchid. PI. part 3 (1888) p. 21 ; Bot. Mag. t. 5918 ; AVoodr. in Journ. 

 Bomb. Nat. v. 12 (1899) p. 518 ; Gammie, in Journ. Bomb. Nat. v. 17, 

 part 1 (1906) p. 31. — Flowers : Apr.-May. Vern. Jadhia-lasan. 



Konkan: Sfocksl, Lawl, Grahavi; Matheran, Woodrow, H. M. Binlwood. Deccan: 

 Mahableshwar, common, Cooke\ — Distrib. India (W. Peninsula). 



6. Dendrobium herbaceum, Lindl. in Bot. Reg. (1840) Misc. 

 p. 09. A large pendulous epiphyte with much-branched stems 2-3 ft. 

 long ; lower part of stem naked and as well as the branches smooth, 

 polished aud shining, brown or yellow ; branchlets leafy. Leaves 2-4| 

 by i-| in., linear-lanceolate, acute or subobtuse, caducous. Flowers 

 yellow; racemes terminal, few-flowered, rarely reaching 1 iu. long; 

 peduncle ^-3- in. long; pedicels together with the ovary \-^ in. long, 

 filiform ; bracts -f o-,lr i'^- long, lanceolate, scarious. Lateral sepals \ in. 

 long by jij in. broad at the base, oblong-lanceolate, subacute, slightly 

 falcate ; dorsal sepal \ by j*^ jn.^ oblong-lanceolate. Mentum {spur) 

 minute, rounded. Petals ^ by -jL in., linear, obtuse. Lip i by j'^ in., 

 oblong, slightly constricted about ^'|, in. from the ape.x ; side lobes very 



