CALANTHE. 165 
Pseudo-bulbs 6 to 9 in. long, cylindrio, stem-like, the peduncle and raceme 
equally long; lip without distinct lateral lobes, its terminal lobe 
large and divided into two diverging ed flowers mie and 
violet, inflorescence lateral . . . . . А . 7, C. biloba. 
Spur more than half as long as the ovary (quite as i in с. е 
Lip without lateral lobes, its edges deeply incised-pectinate . . . 8. С. alpina. 
Lip 3-lobed. 
Lateral lobes of lip oblong-oblanceolate, entirely incumbent on the 
terminal; lip with & large lobulate callus at its өттің the s 
lobe with large wide lobules . . . . . . 4 . 9. C. alismefolia. 
Lateral lobes of the lip incumbent on the apical lobe by their tips 
only. 
Raceme with about 20 flowers, floral bract as long as the stalked 
ovary; the lip with a carunculate callus at its base, its 
apical lobules broad, sub-obovate and: diverging. . . . 10. О. angusta. 
Raceme with about 16 flowers; floral bract very short (25 in. 
long), lip with a didymous callus at its base; its apical lobules 
broad, rounded, not Pi iii spur half as айсы as the stalked 
"EY T... А " "v . 11. C. chloroleuca. 
Lateral lobes of the lip айе eks, not E on the 
apical one ; raceme with about 15 flowers, floral bract half as 
long as the spur and as long as the stalked ovary; lip with 
carunculate callus at its base, its "enne lobules 2 нан 
sub-faleate, diverging . . . . “-. A ; 12. С. herbacea. 
Spur longer than the stalked ovary. 
Lip 8-lobed ; flowers violet, sepals and petals spreading . . » 12. C. Masica. 
Lip without basal or lateral lobes ; flowers di^ ; sepals and aile 
more or les reflexed. t qot oro 85 4% %1% Ri dde. Cu WARME 
** Inflorescence distinct from the leafy stem and rising dtrect fel the rhizome ; : 
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1. CALANTHE GRACILIS, Lindl. in Wall. Cat., 7341; Gen. and Spec. Orch., 251. 
Stems thin, cylindric, slightly swollen at the base, annular below and with a few 
tubular sheaths above. Leaves 5 to 8, elliptic or elliptic-oblong, shortly caudate-acuminate, 
narrowed towards the broad sheathing base, 3 to 4:5 in. long and 1:25 to 1:75 in. broad. 
Peduncles one to three, issuing singly from nodes near the middle or lower part of 
the stem, 6 to 9 in. long, with many tubular sheaths at the base, а long one about the 
middle, and at the apex a sparse raceme 4 to 6 in. long, both finely pubescent. Flowers 
“75 in. across, spurless; Jract lanceolate, acuminate, longer than the pubescent slenderly 
stalked ovary, caducous. Sepals equal, spreading, lanceolate, acuminate. Petals shorter 
than the sepals, obovate, acute, erose. Lip shorter than the sepals, adnate to the base 
only of the column; concave at the base and with large triangular erect side lobes with 
their anterior margins broad and erose; the apical lobe small, transversely oblong, 
deeply emarginate at the apex, the edges much undulate and coarsely erose; the upper 
surface with two lamelle from the base nearly to the apex, the dise between the lamellze 
with a granular callus at its base and with small nodules scattered over the rest of 
its area. Column short, dilated at the base; the apex with a tuft of hair behind the 
