ORCHIDS 373 



SELECTED CEYLOX INDIGENOUS ORCHIDS 

 ARRANGED ACCORDING TO REGIONS WHERE FOUND 

 NONTAX E ZOXE (3,000 TO 6,000 FT.):- 



[ Terr.=terrestrial ; Ep.=epiphyte ; S.=Sinhalese]. 



Name. Descriptive Remarks. 



Arundina minor (Terr.). Fl's pale pink, lip yellow. 



Bulbophyllum elegans (Ep.). Fl's dull purple tinged with green, lip orange. 



Calanthe purpurea (Terr.). Fl's pale purplish-pink. 



C. veratrifolia (Terr.). Fl's pure white, lip pale-pink or dull-yellow. 



Chrysoglossu.Ti maculatum (Ep.). Fl's pale green with reddish blotches, lip white. 



Cirrhopetalum grandiflorum (Ep.). Fl's yellow, veined and spotted with red; lip 



purple : rare. 



Cleisostoma tenerum (Ep.). Fl's yellow, lip white, with pink wings. 

 Coelogyne odoratissima (Ep.). Fl's white, with a yellow stain on lip ; scented. 

 Cymbidium ensifolium (Ep.). Fl's dull yellow r , lined with pink; sweet-scented. 

 Dendrobium aureum (Ep.). " Primrose orchid." Fl's pale yellow, sweet-scented. 

 Eria bicolor (Ep.). " Lily of the Valley Orchid." Fl's pure white, on purple 



red stalks. 

 Ipsea (Pachystoma) speciosa (Terr.). Daffodil Orchid; " Xagamarapu-ala," S. 



Fl's bright yellow. Open patnas. 



Phajus bicolor (Terr.). Open pastures; fl's purplish orange, or pale orange-yellow. 

 Saccolabium roseum (Ep.) Fl's pale-purple. 



MOIST LOW-COUNTRY (1,000 TO 3,000 FT.) : 



AcanthopHippium bicolor (Terr.). Fl's bright yellow tipped with purplish red. 

 Aerides lineare (Saccolabium paniculatum) (Ep.). Fl's white, tinged with pale pink. 

 Cymbidium bicolor (Ep.). Fl's cream coloured, stained with reddish purple. 

 Dendrobium crumlnatum '* Suclupareiyamal." " Dove or Pigeon Orchid." (Ep.). 



Often on Coconut stems. Fl's pure white. 

 D. Macarthiae " \Vesak-mal." (Ep.). Fl's violet-pink, rarely white. Rare; 



moist forests below 2,000 ft. 

 D. macrostachyum ( Ep.). Fl's pale-green or yellow, tinged with pink. Up to 



4.000 ft. 



EulopSia macrostachya (Terr.). Fl's purplish green, lip yellow. 

 E. sanguinea (Terr.). Fl's dull purplish-red, lip pinkish-green. 

 E. virens (Terr.). See Dry Region Orchids. 

 Phajus luridus (Terr.). Fl's yellow, striped longitudinally with red, lip yellow. 



Endemic, rare. 



Pholidota imbricata (Ep.). Fl's white, with a pinkish or yellowish tinge. 

 Saccolabium ochraceum (Ep.). Fl's yellow, with red transverse lines. 

 S. Wight ianum (Ep.). Fl's pale yellow, tinged with red. 

 Sarcochilus pulchellus (Ep.). Fl's pure white, lip tinged with orange. 

 Tainia bicornis (Terr.). Fl's pale olive-green, stained with purple. 



(INTERMEDIATE ZONE 2,000 TO 3,500 FT.) : 



Aerides cylindricum. (Ep.). Fl's cre.imy white. Foliage like Luisia. (1,000 to 

 4.000ft.). 



