Coelogyne. 57 



G nitida Lindl. Collect, bot. (1821) sub t. 33; in Wallich, Catal. (1828) 1954; Gen. et 

 spec. Orch. (1830) 40'n. 1 ; Fol. Orchid. Coelogyne (1854) 7. — Pseudobulbi oblongi vel 

 fusiformes apice subtetragoni, vetusti sulcati, basi interdum squamis subaequilongis, ovatis, 

 acutis, pallidis fulti, in rhizomate repente parnm distantes, diphylli, 7 cm longi, 2 cm 

 crassi. Folia pseudobulbis triplo longiora, in petiolum pseudobulbo subaequilongum 

 sensim attenuata, lanceolata, acuta, 5-nervia, nervo medio subtus albido-punctato solo 

 prominente praedita, ad 20 cm longa, 2,5 cm lata. Scapus proteranthus, foliis adultis 

 brevior, basi squamis appressis, stramineis, sursum longioribus, inferioribus obtusis, acu- 

 minatis, superioribus subacutis, summa pseudobulbum superante, conum 'nitidum forman- 

 tibus vestitus, striatus, usque ad 8-florus; bracteae oblongae, subacutae, convolutae, 

 Ovaria pedunculata superantes, deciduae. Sepala oblonga acuta. Petala aequilonga, 

 similia, angustiora. Labellum concavum, trilobum, sepalis brevius, lobi laterales dimidium 

 labelli superantes, semicordati, antice obtusangulo-rotundati, margine interdum serrulati, 

 lobus medius ovato-cordatus vel fere orbicularis, obtusiusculus, apice deflexus, carinae 2 

 fere integrae inter lobos laterales, subparallelae, in basi lobi medii divergentes, introrsum 

 arcuati, carina media evanida. Gynostemium lobos laterales labelli superans, curvatum, 

 apicem versus late alatum, ala apicali cucullata subtrapezoidea fere integra. Pollinia 

 lata, oblonga, compressa. Capsula a scapo folia superante arcuato dependens, anguste 

 pyriformis, jugis 3 applanatis munita. — Flos candidus, suaveolens, macula singula 

 aurantiaca saturate-marginata in facie interiore loborum lateralium maculaeque 2 con- 

 fluentes similes in basi lobi medii. — Fig. 20 A. 



Monsungebiet, Prov. des trop. Himalaya: 1700 — 2300 m, von Kumaon 

 bis Bhutan und Assam, häufig in Sikkim (Pantling n. 76!). — v. fl. s. 



Var. foliata (Reichb. f.). — C. nitida Lindl. var. foliata Reichb. f. in Flora (1872) 

 277. — C. ochracea Lindl. in Bot. Reg. (18 46) t. 69. — G. oculata maxima Lin- 

 denia VI. (1890) t. 243. — Inflorescentia folio juvenili apicibus protensis synantha. 



Himalaya: Darjeeling (Scott!). 



Var. conferta Parish et Reichb. f. in Trans. Linn. Soc. XXX. (1873) 146 t. 30 IL; 

 Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. V. (1886) 831. — Huc G. conferta Hort, in Gard. Chron. 

 (187 5) I. 314. — Pseudobulbi densius aggregati, folia multo minora et latiora, scapo 

 minus exserto, flores brevius pedicellati, carina media in lobo medio labelli satis distincta. 

 Folia 6 cm longa 2,3 cm lata. 



Moulmein (Parish!). 



62. C. occultata Hook. f. Icon. pl. XXII. (1894) t. 2104; Fl. Brit. Ind. V. (1886) 

 8 32; King et Pantl. in Ann. Bot. Gard. Calcutta VIII. (1898) 135 t. 186. — Pseudo- 

 bulbi biturbinati utrinque conico-angustati, subobovati, basi squamis oblongis, subacutis 

 fulti, lucidi, rhizomati squamato oblique inserti, satis distantes, diphylli, 3 cm longi, 

 1 cm crassi. Folia pseudobulbis duplo longiora, in petiolum pseudobulbo breviorem 

 angustata, elliptico-lanceolata, acuta, 7-nervia, nervo medio subtus non multa magis pro- 

 minente praedita, ad 7 cm longa, 2 cm lata. Scapus proteranthus folia adulta superans, 

 1 2 cm altus, squamis cylindraceis imbricatis, subacutis, scariosis, opacis, foliorumque 

 apicibus fere usque ad flores inclusus, striatus, usque triflorus; bracteae naviculares, 

 oblongae, acutae, Ovaria pedunculata superantes, deciduae. Sepala oblanceolata, acuta, 

 lateralia subfalcata. Petala aequilonga, similia basin versus manifestius cuneata, an- 

 gustiora. Labellum concavum, trilobum, sepalis aequilongum, lobis lateralibus dimidium 

 labelli aequantibus, semicordatis antice rotundatis, denticulatis, lobus medius oblongo-ovatus, 

 acutus, apice deflexus, carinae 2 crassae, crenulatae, inter lobos laterales subparallelae, 

 in basi lobi medii divergentes, carina brevior angustior versus lobum medium labelli 

 interjecta. Gynostemium lobis lateralibus labelli subaequilongum, apicem versus curvatum, 

 late alatum, ala apicalis cucullata, truncato-obovata, denticulata. Pollinia obovata, com- 

 pressa. Ovarium obtuse 6-costatum. Capsula brevis pyriformis, jugis 3 applanatis 

 munita. — Flos candidus, labellum maculis aurantiacis singulis sub apice loborum 

 lateralium et 2 in basi lobi medii in maculam quadrilobam aurantiacam saturatius 



