Plate 2108. 



CCELOGYNE GEIFFITHII, Hooh. / 



Orchide^. Subtnoe Cielogyne^. 



C. GrifRthii, Ho'Jc.f. Fl, Brit. Ivd. v. 838; rhizoma validura,psendo- 

 bulbis lineari-oblongis compressis 4-quetrJs vaginls tnagnis cymbi- 

 formibus tectis, foliis petlolatis eniptico-lanceolatis acuminatls, scapo 

 in pseudobulbum terrairiali compresso basi nudo apice infra racemum 

 bracteis ovatia arete distiche imbricatis tecto, racemo multifloro raclii 

 angulatim flexuoso, floribas inter minoribnSj sepalo dorsali late oblono^o, 

 lateraltbus ovato-lanceolatis acutis, petalis anguste b'nearibus, labelli 

 hypochilo amplo lobis rotnudatis erosis disco medio lamellis 5 brevibus 

 instructo, epicbilo parvo qnadrato truncate. 



HaB. Upper Assam; summit of the Patkoy Mts., Gnffilh; Muu- 

 nipore, alt. 4,000-5,000 feet, Watt. 



Rhizoina crassitie pernio anserinse. PsetidobuThi 3-4-pollicares- Folia 

 5-10 poll, longa, 2-3 lata, 7-costata, petiolo 2-pollicari; racemi erecti 

 rachis valida articulata ; bracteee cadac£e. Flares 1 poll. diam. ; 

 ovario unacura pedicello sepalis breviore ; sepala 5-7-nervia ; petala 

 1-nervia. Columna apice cucullata, obtusa. — J. D. H. 



Fig. 1. Flower. 2, Lip^ 3. Column. All enlarged^ 



