Pholidota. 



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distichi. Sepalum dorsale suborbiculare , obtusum , lateralia late ovata , subobliqua, 

 carinata, omnia concava. Petala longiora, levius excavata, ovato-oblonga, acuta, teneriora. 

 Labellum paulo longius, cymbiforme, lamellulis 5 in disco concavo; epichilium breve 

 bilobum, cymbo antepositum, medio complicatum lobulatumque, lobuli orbiculares. Gyno- 

 stemium breve, crassum, vix v. non marginatum, rostellum triangulum, pollinia 4 per 

 paria conjuncta, omnia massae pollinari granulosae affixa. — Flores albidi, luteo- v. 

 alutaceo-suffusi, 8 mm longi et diam. — Junio ad Augustum. 



Monsungebiet, Provinz des tropischen Himalaya: Sikkim, häufig vom 

 Fuß der Berge bis 1300 m ü. d. M. (Pantling n. 3l!). — Nordwestmalayische 

 Provinz: westlich bis Kumaon, ostwärts bis Bhootan, den Khasia-Hügeln (Hooker 

 und Thomson!) und Ober-Burmah; Assam 

 (S. Kurz n. 346!, Falconer n. 1018!, Prain 

 n. 299!). — Südwestmalayische Pro- 

 vinz: Perak (Scortechini), Lankawi- Inseln 

 (G. Curtis); Siam, Bangtaphan (Keith); Java, 

 Salak bei Soekamantri; Pantjar (Blume u. 

 andere). — Centromalayische Provinz: 

 Gelebes (J. J. Smith, Sarrasin!). 



28. Ph. Griffithii Hook. f. Icon. pl. 

 XIX. (1889) t. 1881 ; Fl. Brit. Ind. V. (1890) 

 8 45. — Ph. articulata Lindl. var. Griffithii 

 King et Pantl. Orch. Sikk. Himal. in Ann. Bot. 

 Gard. Calcutta VIII. (1898) 147 t. 204. — 

 Pseudobulbi cylindracei, diphylli, \ 2 cm longi, 

 5 mm crassi. Folia in petiolum brevissimum 

 angustata, angusta, elliptica, subacuta, 5-nervia, 

 \\ — -12 cm longa, 3 cm lata. Racemus foliis 

 fere explanatis synanthus, nutans, pauciflorus 

 rarius multiflorus, iisque subaequilongus, disti- 

 chus, flexuosus, bracteis late oblongis sub- 

 acutis mox deciduis flores breviter pedunculatos 

 subaequantibus vestitus. Sepalum dorsale late 

 ovato-ellipticum, obtusum, lateralia subfalcata, 

 angustiora, subacuta. Petala rhombeo-lanceo- 

 lata, subacuta, aequilonga. Labelli obscure 

 trilobi cymbiformis lobus medius 3-lobulatus, 

 lobuli laterales oblique elliptici, medius minu- 

 tus obtusus emarginatus, carinae 5 in basi 

 concava labelli crassae. Gynostemium breve 

 marginatum, androclinium magnum sinuato- 

 crenatum. Capsula ignota. — Flores pallide 

 ochracei; sepala 7 mm longa. — Fig. 54 J. — C. 



Monsungebiet, Provinz des tropischen Himalaya und Nordwest- 

 malayische Provinz: Sikkim, tropische Zone (Griffith!); Khasia, Kolong 1700 m 

 (Clarke!). 



Nota. Differt a Ph. articulata Lindl., cui re vera valde affinis, statura minore, pseudobulbis 

 magis cylindraceis, foliis angustioribus, praesertim autem labello cujus pars antica bilobula a 

 parte postica cymbiformi isthmo angusto sejuncta est. 



29. Ph. obovata Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. V. (1890) 845. — Pseudobulbi juniores 

 vaginis membranaceis, obtusissimis inclusi, cylindracei, diphylli, plus minus angulati, 

 sulcative, 6 — 10 cm longi, \ — 1,5 cm crassi. Folia obovata oblongave, acuta v. obtusa, 

 7-nervia, 6 — 8 cm longa, 3 — 4 cm lata. Racemus foliis explanatis synanthus, paulo 

 longior, pluriflorus, brevissime stipitatus, deinde flexuosus, plerumque plus minus nutans; 

 bracteae late ovatae, inferiores apice emarginatae, superiores plus minus acutae, flores 



Fig. 54. Pholidota Griffithii Hook, f. A In- 

 florescentia (magn. nat.). B Flos arte expan- 

 sus (auctus). C Labellum (auctum). (Origin.) 



