17. Dendrobium.] 159. 0BCHIDACE2E. 



lateral triangular, concave and subacute. Petals broadly elliptic, obtuse. Lip 

 small, fleshy, very concave with broad very short truncate yellow central lobe and 

 crimson triangular erect acute side-lobes, palate fleshy. Cohimn very short with 

 2 large oblong nectaries and crimson border round the stigma. 



5. D. macrostachyum, Lindl. 



An epiphyte with rather slender terete pendulous stems 1-2 ft. long» 

 and distichous coriaceous linear-lanceolate or lanceolate 10-15-nerved 

 leaves, 2-3" long contracted at the broad sheaths. Flowers paired 

 or 3 together on very short common peduncles along the leafless 

 stems forming a spurious raceme, short scarious bracts -05" long. 

 Sepals and petals -7-1" long lanceolate acuminate recurved greenish- 

 yellow tipped with pink, lip with convolute base and ovate mid-lobe 

 veined with purple. 



Manbhum (Sillee), Wood ! Jashpur, C'ardon ! Fl. July-Aug. 



Young stems with many very trancate sheaths • .3- • 5" long. Pedimcles • 1- • 25", 

 pedicels -5- -6". Flowers fragrant, mentum -2" long, lip sometimes (always?) 

 softly pubescent (silky to touch, White). Capsule 1-1-2" oblanceolar with a thick 

 rounded beak (remains of mentum and column). 



6. D. regium, Prain. 



A very handsome orchid with slightly compressed sub-fusiforra 

 stems 9-18" long and •4-- 5" thick and interuodes 1-1-3" long. 

 Leaves linear-oblong or oblong-lanceolate 3-15", narrowed to the 

 obliquely notched tip. Flowers 3-3-5" diam., magenta, in short 

 2-3 -fld. racemes from the leafless stems. Sepals linear- oblong obtuse 

 with red-purple veins. Petals elliptic or obovate, magenta or rose- 

 purple like the sepals with red-purple veins and transverse markings. 

 Lip trumpet-shaped glabrous with a rather narrow' mouth, magenta 

 with a pale yellow^ or cream-coloured tube. Capsule 2" with rounded 

 ridges. 



Epiphytic on rocks. Sent from Bassia, Sarguja, by the Rev. Father Cardon. 



7. D. transparens, Wall. 



A very handsome epiphyte with pendulous leafless (at time of 

 floAvering) terete jointed stems with rose and white flowers 1-5" 

 diam. in pairs at the nodes. Leaves appear at the side of the flower- 

 ing stems, linear-lanceolate 3-4". 



Sarguja, Cardon ! is again the only record from our area, though it is also 

 abundant in the Jalpaigiiri district on the east of the province on Sissu trees, and 

 may be expected in the intermediate districts either on the hills or in Purneah. 

 Fl. April-May. 



Internodes 1-1-5" long. Bracts described (F.B.I.) as very large (I have no 

 note of them). Sepals rose or pink lanceolate acute, petals broader ovate, mentum 

 conic, lip elliptic-oblong from a convolute base, pubescent, 1", white purple- 

 veined or with a broad purple single or double blotch. 



Closely allied to this is D. amoenum, Wall, with 2-3 flowers on 

 short peduncles from the leafless stems. Bracts small. Fls. 1-5-2-5" 

 diam. Sep. obtuse white or with violet tip, pet. similar or purple- 

 tinged larger ovate, lip ovate purple bordered with white and base 

 yellowy undulate, crenate, ciliolate, palate villous. 



Occiirs near our area and in grass greenhouses in cultivation ! Fl. h.s. 



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