. ZEUXINE. 287 
2. Tripleura, Lindl. in Journ. Linn, Soc. I, 186. 2. integerrima, Lindl. Gen. and Spec. 
Orch, 486; Blume Fl. ау, Orchid. 55, t. 19, and 23 C.; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. Ш, 723. 
2. emarginata, Lindl, Gen. and Spec. Orch. 185. 2, procumbens, Blume Fl. Jav. 56, t. 22, 
f. 3 and t. 23 B. ripleura pallida, Lindl. in Wall. Cat., 7391; Gen. and Spec. Orch. 
452. Adenostylis emarginata and А. integerrima, Blume Bijdr. 414, t. 17. Péterygodium 
suleatum, Roxb. Fl, Ind. III, 452. 
_ Sikkim, at the base of the hills; in flower during January; Pantling No. 438. 
Throughout the whole of India in grassy places on the plains and at low elevations on 
the hills, Also in Ceylon, China, Java, the Philippines and in Affghanistan. 
The flowers are white or pink, the lip being purple at the base and yellow at 
the apex. A variable plant, in some parts of India assuming a tall slender habit and 
sometimes attaining & height of 16 or 18 inches. In one form the flowers are larger 
than in the type, the lip is blunt and white at the base, In another form the lip is 
altogether white. 
РглтЕ 881.—Zeuzine sulata, Lindl. А plant, of natural size. Fig. 1 a flower and its bract, 
2 petals, 3 lip, seen from above, 4 apex of ovary and column, side view, showing the membranous 
dorsal columnar wings (w) covering the anther, the stigmas (s) and the lip (/), 5 front view of the column, 
showing the bifid rostellum (ғ), the polliniar gland (g), stigma (s) and the dorsal wings of the column 
(w), 6 anther, under surface, 7 pollinia, upper and lower surfaces; all enlarged. 
8. ZEUXINE GOODYEROIDES, Lindl. Gen. and Spec. Orch., 486. 
Plant 4 to 9 in. high, the stem forming about one-third of the whole and bearing 
two to four oblong-ovate acute leaves with short petioles passing into coloured sheaths 
at the base, 1 to 1:25 in. long and “65 to ‘75 in. broad. Peduncle' laxly-pubescent 
and bearing one or two linear-lanceolate bracts. Raceme 1 to 2 in. long, laxly-flowered, 
its rachis with a few hairs. lowers "25 in. long; floral bract almost equalling the ovary 
in length, ovate, acuminate. Sepals unequal; the dorsal ovate, acute; the lateral pair 
narrowly lanceolate, spreading, green. Petals faleate, sub-acute, connivent. Lip saccately 
cymbiform, the apical. lobe small and with introflexed margins, the sac bidentate 
within. Column short, broad, marginally winged below. Anther beaked; pollinia clavate, 
attached to a broad caudicle with revolute margins about equal in length to themselves, 
the gland oblong-quadrate. Stigmas oval, lying on each side of the anther. Hook. 
81. Fl. Br. Ind. VI, 107; Ie. Plantar., t. 2172; Ann. Bot. Gard., Cale. V, 60, t. 90. 
Monochilus goodyeroides and М, galeatus, Lindl. in Journ. Linn. Soc, I, 187. 
Sikkim, at elevations of about 6,000 feet; in flower during September and October ; 
Pantling No. 189, Assam, Burma, 
‘The flowers are pink passing into white, except the lateral sepals which are often 
green. The floral bract is pink, and the leaves are velvety green with a pure white 
line along the midrib. 
Prate 382.—Zeurine goodyeroides, Lindl, A plant, of natural size. Fig. 1 a flower, 2 the petals, 
3 lip, 4 posterior surface of the column, showing the anther іл situ, 5 front of the column, 6 under 
surface of anther, 7 pollinia; ай enlarged. 
4. ZEUXINE ABBREVIATA, Hook. fil, Fl. Br. Ind. VI, 109. 
— Whole plant about 12 in. high. Stem glabrous, with a few seattered hyaline 
sheaths. Leaves four or five, unequal, lanceolate, on long peticles with broad shcathing 
