Gs-i cxxv. oncniDACE.E. 



Dalz. & Gibs. p. 260. DendrocJiiluni roseum, Dalz. iu Kew Journ. Bot. 

 V. 4 (1852) p. 291.— Flowers : Mar.-Apr. 



XdNivAN: Law I, Dalzelll, Stocks I; near Vingorla, DalzcU, 33! Deccan : 

 Maliableshwar Hills, Cookc\ S. M. Counthy : Belgauiu Ghiits, Gammie. Kanaka: 

 Gammic. — Disthib. India (Chota. Nagpur, Assam, Khasia Mountains, W. Peninsula). 



The following plants of the genus are sometimes grown in the Bombay 



Presidency : — 



Dendrohium formosum, Eoxb. in Wall. Cat. (1828) 1998. A native 

 of the tropical Himalayas, Assam, the Khasia Hills, and Birma. Stems 

 12-18 in. long, cylindric, nearly as thick as the little finger. Leaves 

 ovate-oblong, 5 in. long, amplexicaul, unequally 2-lobed at the apex. 

 Flowers white, with an orange blotch on the lip, 3-4 in. in diam. Lip 

 broadly obovate, entire. Fl. B. I. v. 5, p. 721 ; Yeitch, Man. Orchid. 

 PI. part 3 (1888) p. 44; Bot. Eeg. (1838) Misc. p. 49; Prain, Beng. PI. 

 p. lOOG ; Woodr. Gard. in Ind. ed. 5, p. 474. 



Dendrohium albo-sanguineum, Lindl. & Paxt. Fl. Gard. v. 2 (1852) p. 93. 

 "\ native of Birma. Stems subcylindric, G-12 in. high and about ^ i"- 

 'J'thick. Leaves linear-lanceolate, reaching 6 iu. long. Flowers nearly 

 3 in. in diam., pale buff with maroon-purple blotches at the base of the 

 lip. Lip with a broad claw and broadly obovate blade. Fl, B. I. v. 5, 

 p. 722 ; Bot. Mag. t. 5130 ; Veitch, Man. Orchid. PI. part 3 (1888) 

 p. 16 ; Woodr. Gard. in Ind. ed. 5, p. 473. 



Dendrohium cretaceum, Lindl. in Bot. lieg. (1847) t. 62. A native of 

 Assam and the Khasia Hills. Stems stoutish, 9-12 in. long, curved. 

 Leaves 2-3 in. long, oblong-lanceolate, deciduous. Flowers 1| in. iu 

 diam., cream -white. Lip elliptic - oblong, fimbriate - dentate ; disk 

 yellow ish, streaked with crimson. Fl. B. 1. v. 5, p. 730 ; Bot. Mag. 

 t. 4080 ; A^eitch, Man. Orchid. PI. part 3 (1888) p. 33 ; Woodr. Gard. 

 in Ind. ed. 5, p. 474. 



Dendrohium Tieterocarjnan, Wall, in Lindl. Gen. & Sp. Orchid. (1830) 

 p. 78. A native of jN^epal, Assam, Birma, Ceylon, Java, and the Philip- 

 pines. Stems erect, stoutish, 9-18 in. high, yellow. Leaves 4-5 in. 

 long, oblong-lanceolate, acute, deciduous. Flowers with a primrose 

 fragrance, 2-2| in. across. Sepals and petals cream-colored. Lip 

 bult-yellow streaked with reddish-purple ; disk velvety. Fl. B. I. v. 5, 

 p. 737 : Trim. Fl. Ceyl. v. 4, p. 154. Dendrohium aureum, Lindl. Gen. 

 &Sp. Orchid. (1830) p. 77; Bot. Keg. (1839) t. 20; Veitch, Man. 

 Orchid. PI. part 3 (1888) p. 19 ; Woodr. Gard. in Ind. ed. 5, p. 473. 



Dendrohium Pierardi, ]{oxb. llort. Beng. (1814) p. 63. A native of 

 Sikkini and Bengal, where it is common iu the Sundribans. Stems 

 slender, pendulous, 2-3 It. long. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, the lowermost 

 4-5 in. long, gradually smaller upwards, deciduous. Flowers 1-2 in. 

 across, usually in pairs. Sepals and petals pale I'osy-mauve. Lip 

 broadly deltoid, primrose-yellow, streaked with purple at the base. Fl. 

 B. I. v. 5, p. 738 ; Bot. Mag. t. 2584 ; Veitch, Man. Orchid. PI. part 3 

 (1888) p. 09 ; Woodr. in Journ. Bomb. Kat. v. 12 (1899) p. 518, & Gard. 

 in Ind. ed. 5, p. 475 ; Prain, Beng. PL p. 1007. Cymhidium aphyllum, 

 Sw. in Nov. Act. Soc. Sc. Upsal. v. (1799) p. 73; Grab. Cat. p."203. 



