CXXV. ORCHIDACE^. G83 



narrow or obsolete; midlobe ovate, subacute, entire. Fruit f in. long, 

 ellipsoid, tapering at the base into a stalk | in. long, with 3 broad flat 

 ribs and 3 narrow ones. Fl. B. I. v. 5, p. 719 ; Woodr. in Journ. Bomb, 

 Nat. V. 12 (lb99) p. 518 ; Prain, Beug. PI. p. 1006 ; Gammie, in Journ. 

 Bomb. Nat. v. 17, part 1 (1906) p. 32. Dendrohium ramosissimum, 

 Wight, Icon. V. 5, part 1 (1852) p. 6, t. 1648; Dalz. & Gibs. p. 261.— 

 Flowers : Nov. 



KoNKAN : GiJ>son\, I)alzeU\, Sfocks'. Deccan : Mahableshwar, Woodrow ; Koina 

 Valley below Mahableshwar, abundant, Cooke !, H. M. Birdwood ; Wacla below 

 Mahableshwar, Cookcl — Distrib. India (Bengal, W. Peninsula). 



7. Dendrobium macrostachyum, Lindl. Gen. Sf Sj). OrcJiid. 

 (1830) p. 78. Stems many, pendulous, crowded, slender, terete, the 

 leaf-bearing stems 8-20 in. long, the flowering stems longer, sometimes 

 reaching 4 ft. long (Tnmen). Leaves sessile, sheathing at the base, 

 2-3| by |-g in., oblong-lanceolate, acute, membranous, the sheaths 

 appressed to the stem. Flowers 2-4 from the leafless stems of the 

 previous year's growth, fragrant, very pale green or yellow, often tinged 

 with pink ; peduncle short; pedicels with tiie ovary reaching 1 in. long, 

 slender, often curved ; bracts small, ovate, acute, scarious. Lateral 

 sepals g-f by g-|- in., oblong-lanceolate, acute ; doi'sal sepal similar. 

 Mentum (sjjftr) ^-^ in. long, funnel-shaped, obtuse. Petals |-^ by y\y~8 

 in., linear-lanceolate, acute. Lip |-| in. long and less than | in. broad, 

 with a long claw, ovate-oblong, finely pubescent, crenulate on the 

 margin ; side lobes small, rounded, often obscure ; midlobe quadrately 

 ovate, obtuse, yellow at the tip ; disk veined with purple. Fruit 1-1^ 

 in. long, narrowly fusiform, tapering into the stalk. Fl. B. I. v. 5, p. 735 ; 

 Wight, Icon. t. 1647 ; Trim. Fl. Ceyl. v. 4, p. 152 ; Prain, Beng. PI. 

 p. 1007 ; Gammie, in Journ. Bomb. Nat. v. 17, part 1 (1906) p. 32. — 

 Flowers : May. 



Konkan: S. Konkan, Dahcll, 45! Deccan: Koina Valley below Mahableshwar, 

 Cookel S. M. Country: Belgaum Ghats, Gammie. Kanaka: Woodrow I, Gammie. 

 — Distrib. India (Chota Nagpur, W. Peninsula) ; Ceylon. 



8. Dendrobium crepidatum, Lindl. S,- Paxt. Fl. Gard. v. 1 (1850) 

 p. 63, fig. 45. Stems tufted, almost as thick as the little finger, fleshy, 

 loosely sheathed, 12-18 in. long, jointed at intervals of about 1 in., the 

 internodes marked with longitudinal white lines on a sea-green ground. 

 Leaves 2-5 by g-| in., linear-lanceolate, acute, falling at the end of the 

 first season. Flowers in fascicles of two or three produced from every 

 joint except the lowermost, of wax-hke texture, white tinted with lilac 

 except the disk which is yellow; pedicel together with the ovary 

 reaching 1\ in. long in flower, pale purple ; bracts minute, ovate, acute. 

 Lateral sepals h hy \ in., oblong-elliptic, rounded at the apex; dorsal 

 sepal similar. Mentum {spur) ^ in. long, obtuse. Petals | by i in., 

 elliptic, rounded at the apex. Lip | in. long and as broad as long, with 

 a yellow disk and white tip, slightly refuse at the apex and with a short 

 claw, plaited at each side at the base forming a slipper-like cavity. 

 Fruit clavate, 1^-2 in. long. Fl. B. I. v. 5, p. 740 ; Bot. Mag. t. 4993 

 & t. 5011 ; Veitch, Man. Orchid. PI. part 3 (1888) p. 33; Prain, Beng. 

 PI. p. 1007 ; Gammie, in Journ. Bomb. Nat. v. 17, part 1 (1906) p. 33. 

 Dendrohium Laivanum, Lindl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. v. 3 (1859) p. 10; 



