Plate 2135, 



SACCOLABIUM ACUMINATUM, HooJc. f. 



Orchide.e. Sabtribe Sarcanthe^. 

 S. acuminatum, HooJc, f. FL BnL Ind. vi. 65 ; follJs linean- v. 



oblongo-lanceolatis obKqae acuminatis, racemis foliis brevioribus, 

 bracfceis minutis. sepalis lateralibug orbiculari-ovafcis, petalls obovatis, 

 labello mfundibnlari in calcar incurvnm producto, lobis lateralibus 

 obscuris, terminali brevi ovoideo carnoso. LFncifera acuminata, LindL 

 in Journ. Linn. Soc. iii. 40. 



Hab. Sikkim Himalaya, alt. G,O00-7,O0O feet, GamUe; Khasia Hills 

 common, Griffith^ etc. 



Gaules qnam in 8. obttisifolio graciliores ; sed folia breviora, 2-3 poll, 

 longa, utrinqne angustata, non biloba sed uno latere ultra alteram 

 producto et acuto, pedanculi et racemi breviores, sepala latiora et petala 

 dissiniilia. 



I find little difference between tbe pollinia and its appendages in 

 tliis and in S. oltimfoluim. In both, the lip varies a good deal in form, 

 and in the length and carvatnre of the spur. — J. D. H. 



Fig. 1. Flower. 2. Lip. 3. Front view of column and anther with the rostellar 

 arms spread out. 4. Side view of the same. 5. Anther. 6. PoUinia. All cnhrged. 



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