EULOPHIA. 123 
a caudicle to the flat gland of the rostellum.—Species about 100, tropical or sub- 
tropical, chiefly Asiatic. 
Column not or only slightly produced into a foot :— 
Leaves and flowers ooetaneous or nearly so:— 
Lip with a short geniculate spur, bracts as long as or 
longer than the ovary :— 
Sepals spreading, linear-lanceolate, acuminate, green 1. Е. herbacea. 
Sepals erect, ovate-oblong, obtuse, yellowish . 2. Е. Mackinnoni. 
Lip saccate at the base, bracts shorter than the 
ovary CATES ГУР ГИ U ОР... 
Flowers appearing before the leaves :— 
Flowers in condensed racemes, terminal lobe of lip 
з м LOU ЧИНОР У Же سے‎ E. Ногтизуи, 
Flowers smaller, in lax racemes. . ¿ . . . . . . & Е. campestris. 
Column produced into а distinct foot :— 
Lateral sepals inserted on the spur, basal lobes of lip 
سا ےہ‎ че Su >», کو ا مہ‎ № EM. URS 
Lateral sepals inserted on the foot of the column, lip with 
distinct basal lobes :— 
Flowers not exceeding 95 сш. in diam., greenish- 
yellow tinged with purple . . . . . . .. 
Flowers large, bright yellow :— 
Terminal lobe of lip half as long as the basal 
lobes, 3-lamellate; spur sacoate, blunt . . . . 8. Е. Даш. 
Terminal lobe of lip twice as long as the rounded 
basal obes, many-lamellate; spur short, curved, 
"dg . 1. И c v i 
5 
bicarinata, 
ы 
obtusa, 
1. EULOPHIA HERBACEA Lindl. Gen. and Sp. Orch. 182. 
Pseudo-bulbs 4 cm. long, broadly ovate. Pseudo-stem 1 to 1:5 dm. long. Leaves 
15 to 2 dm. long, linear-lanceolate, variable in breadth, many-nerved, plicate. Scape 
6—9 dm., with a few sheathing bracts towards the base. Flowers appearing with the 
leaves, 5'5 cm. across, fragrant; floral bract long, often exceeding the ovary, lanceolate, 
acuminate, scarious. Sepals linear-lanceolate, acuminate, spreading, green with pale 
margins, the lateral ones adnate to the base of the column. Petals shorter than the 
sepals, pure white, elliptie or lanceolate, obtuse or acute. Lip obovate-oblong, white 
with a tinge of green towards the base; nerves many, the median ending in five 
fimbriate lamellz within the terminal lobe; side lobes small, rounded; midlobe oblong 
and rounded at the apex when flattened out. Spur very short, somewhat geniculate, 
rounded. Column stout, curved, slightly winged. Auther retuse at the apex, and with 
a small linear projection on each side of its lip; pollinia 2, transversely oblong, attached 
by а short broad caudicle to a triangular gland. Lindl. in Journ. Linn, Soc. iii, 24; 
Royle Ш. Him. Bot. 366; Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 265; Hook. f. Fl. Br. Ind. 
vi 2. Е. brachypetala Lindl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. іш, 24. Е. bicolor Lindl. in 
Journ. Linn. бос. iii, 24 (not of Dalz.) Zimodorum bicolor Roxb. Fl. Ind, iii, 469. 
Dehra Dun, Mackinnon ; Siwalik range, Visary ; Giri Valley west of the J umna, 
Royle; Mussoorie range up to 5,000 feet, Mackinnon; Garhwál 4-7,000 feet, Ноуе, 
Ann. Roy. Bor. Garn., Carc, Vor. IX. 
