71 



Wallich (Cat. n. 7321), and may not have been included by him, 

 thoi^igh both it and a second specimen of Sarcanthus secundus from 

 another source bear the number 7321 on the sheet (not on the 

 labels). 



J. J. Smith (Orch. Jav. p. 604) cites Sarcanthus secundus^ 

 Griff,, as a synonym of S. subulatus, E,eichb. f., under which he 

 includes the Indian plant, which is now considered to be quite 

 distinct. 



Lastly, Ridley, who in his Mat. FL Mai. Penins. i. p. 168, 

 transfers Sarcanthus secundus to Saccolabium^ also apj)lies the 

 name to the Malayan plant, which he cites as occurring from 

 Assam to Borneo, but he expressly excludes Ann. R. Bot. Gard. 

 Calc. viii. p. 241, t. 331, which is true Sarcanthus secundus^ 

 Griff- The latter shows how completely the name has been 

 confused. 



We now return to the original Sarcanthus o^yphyllus, Wall., 



ed by Major A, T. Gage- Accord- 



H 



Wallich 



his S. oxyyhyllus on '^ Khasia, W. Gomez, 1821, and Assam, 

 W. Griffith/' thus confirming the record that it is identical with 

 the later S. secundus^ Griff. King and Pantling (Ann. R. Bot. 

 Gard. Calc. viii. p. 241, t. 321) adopt the later name, adding, 

 * however, ^' Griffith's name is inappropriate, as the flowers are not 

 secund,'' and although Griffith gave the name in reference to the 

 leaves the character does not always apply, and the clearing up of 

 the confusion suggests the desirability of returning to the earlier 

 and fully appropriate name- In view of the above facts the sug- 

 gestion of some misapplication of the name S. oxyphyllus by 

 Lindley or Wallich is seen to be untenable- 



The species of Sarcanthus closely allied to S. oxypliyllus form a 



natural group, and are as follows: — 



S. oxyphyllus, Wall, ex LindL Bot. Reg. xxv. Misc. p. 58 



XXI 11 



Hook 



I^otul, iii. D. 362 



Hook 



viii. n. 241. t. 321. Micro 



V. p- 51, t. 77; King & Pantl. I.e. 

 per a pallida, Wall. Cat., n. 7321 (18 

 Native of Sylhet, Assam, Khasia, Chittagong, Duphla Hills and 



Sikkim- 



S. peninsularis, Dalz. in Hook. Kew Journ. Bot. iii. p. 343 

 (1851). S. paucifiorus, Wiglit Ic. t. 1747 (1852). Saccotahium 

 acuminatum, Tliwaites Enum. PL Ceyl. p. 304 (1861). — Native 

 of the Deccan Peninsula, from the Conean to Travancore, and 

 Ceylon, in the Saffragam district. 



S. subulatus, Reichb. f. in Bonplandia, v. p. 41 (1857); J. J. 



Sm. Orch, Jav. p. 604. S. fugioniformiSf Reichb. f. in Otto 

 & Dietr. Allg. Gartenz. xxiv. p. 219 (1856), excl. syn. S. oxy- 

 'phyllus, Hook. f. n. Brit. Ind. vi. p. 70 (1890) (not of Wall.). 

 Saccolahium secundum, Ridl. Mat. PI. M^l. Penins. i. p. 168 

 (1907). Cleisostoma suhulatum, Blume Bijdr. p. 363 (1825). 



