418 



(1) P. Juliana. fWallJ 



Ident. Lindl. gen. and sp. p. 414. 



Syn. Epijiactia Juliana, Roxb. 



Spec. Chae. Leaf cordate, 7-nerved : wtole plant stained purple : 

 scape l-flowered: lateral lobes of the Kp dwarf, romided, middle 

 one somewhat rhomboid, quite entire, acute, hairy at the base : 

 sepals' and petals linear-lanceolate, purpKsh-green : lip much 

 broader, white or very pale^pink, mottled with bright red. 



Bengal, in grass in shady places, flowering in June. 



(2) P. CABiNAiA. (Lindl.J 



Ident. Lindl. 1. o. 



Syn. Epipactis carinata, Roxl. 



Engrwo. Wight's Icon. t. 1720. 



Spec. Chae. Leaf cordate, 7-nerved : scape many-flowered : 

 lip rhomboid, somewhat 3-lobed, veined, woolly within, middle lobe 

 •crenate : flowers large, drooping: sepals and petals unilateral, 

 linear-lanceolate, pale green : Up with purple veins and spots upon 

 a pale greenish yellow ground: bracts ensiform, as long as the 

 peduncle and ovary together. 



Bengal, iu grass. Coorg. Concan jungles. Flowering in De- 

 cember and January. 



(3) P. BIFIOHA. (R. W.J 



Ident. Wight 1. c. v. t. 1758—2. 



Spec. Chab. Scape about 2-flowered : sepals and petals lanceo- 

 late : lip obovate-rhomboid, obsoletely 3-lobed, glabrous : lateral 

 lobes short, obtuse, middle one large, Jindulate, slightly retuse at 

 the apex : Up pale pink, sepals and petals white. 



Wynaud. 



(4) P. PLicAiA. /Lindl.J 



Ident. Lindl, 1. c. p. 415. 



Syn. Epipaetis pUcata, Roxb. 



Spec. Chat?.. Leaves rusty-coloured above, greener beneath, 

 bristly : scape usually 2-flowered, sheathed by 2—3 scales : Up 

 subTcyUndric, margins incurved into a tube connecting the column : 

 lamina 2-lobed : flowers yellowish-green, lip rose-coloured. 



Bengal, under the shade . of Bamboos, flowering in June. 

 Roxburgh'states that the plant is propagated by suckers from the 

 apex of the petiole, just below the leaf, and under the surface of the 

 soil. 



