Plants of the Punjab. 



487 



Herbs, Unbranched, with Alternate Exstipulate Simple Leaves, 



Petals united. 

 Stamens none. 



Oreorchis foliosa, 



Orchidace.^. 



F. B.I. V. 709. 



Himalaya, 



east of the Siitlej, 



Masbobra, Mabasu, 



(Collett). 



Anther one. 



small, perennial, root tuberous leaf one, 3-6 in., linear- 

 lanceolate, narrowed down into a stalk, nerves prominent ; 

 flowers I in long, red, shortly stalked in a terminal raceme 

 on a slender main stalk 6-12 in., bracts | in. lanceolate, 

 sepals linear-oblong, upper one straight, blunt, side ones 

 curved, pointed, petals broadly oblong, blunt, lip 3-lobed, 

 side lobes short, turned up, mid-lobe large, spreading, 

 notched, lip attached to the foot of the column by a narrow 

 recurved claw, spur none, column long, curved. 



Oreorchis iiidica, 



Orchidacej3 

 R B. I V. 709. 

 Himalaya, 

 8-9,000 ft. 

 Hattu (Collett). 



like the last species, but stouter, flowers larger, petals 

 curved. 



Oreorchis micrantha, hke the last species, but leaves longer, 12 by | in.. 



Orchidace.^. flowers white spotted with purple, | in. across, mid-lobe 



P. B. I. V. 709. of lip crumpled, as well as notched. 



Himalaya, 



8-10,000 ft. 



Mashobra, Mahasu 



(Collett). 



Calanthe tricarinata, 



Orchidace^. 



F. B. I V. 847 



Himalaya, 



5-9 000 ft. 



Mahasu, Narkanda 



(Collett). 



Kashmir. 



medium size, perennial, root fibrous, stem swollen 

 at the base ; leaves 2-3, ovate, plaited, narrowed to the 

 sheathing base, 8-15 by 2-3 in. ; flowers f in. across, green 

 outside, edged with white^ yellow-green inside, sepals and 

 petals nearly equal, lanceolate, spreading, lip at the base 

 joined to the side of the column, 3-lol^ed, side lobes small, 

 rounded, erect, mid-lobe large, spreading, broad, with 3 

 large, purple, fleshy ridges along the middh*, margm crumpl- 

 ed, tip rounded, spur none, column short, thick, obliquely 

 abruptly cut at the top, anther purple, conical, sessile on 

 the top of the column ; capsule drooping. 



