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9. GASTRODXA. Derived from the Greek gaster, belly ; 
referring to the thick, swollen column. — Asia, Australia. 
Gastredia orobanchoides, Benth . ; FI. Br. Ind. vi. 122. Eoot a 
large, oblong-ovoid, scaly tuber. Flowering-stem 10-24 in., erect, 
pale yellow-brown, smooth and shining. Leaves reduced to a few 
scales. Flowers about y in. long, numerous, yellow ; spike short 
and nodding at first, elongated and erect afterwards ; bracts nearly 
as long as the flowers. Perianth-segments united in a tube, their 
obtuse tips free, that of the lip slightly longer than the others, 
and recurved. Column erect, nearly as long as the perianth-tube. 
Anther terminal ; pollinia 2. Stigma prominent. 
Mahasu, Fagoo, in woods, rare, usually growing among decaying leaves ; 
June-September. — W. Himalaya, 7000-8000 ft. 
I can find no published account of the method of fertilisation in this curious 
Orchid. 
10. EPIP0GUM. Derived from the Greek epi, upon, and 
pogon, a beard ; possibly in allusion to the glandular hairs on 
the lip.- — Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia. 
Epipogum aphyllum, Swartz ; FI. Br. Ind. vi. 124. Rootstock 
creeping, producing a number of short, thick, fleshy branches. 
Flowering -stem 4-8 in., erect, pale brown, smooth. Leaves 
reduced to a few scales. Flowers 3-6, about f in. long, yellow- 
pink ; bracts shorter than the flowers. Sepals and petals t>-£ in., 
nearly equal, free, narrowly lanceolate. Lip uppermost, adnate to 
the base of the column, 3-lobed ; mid-lobe much , the largest, 
pointed, recurved, concave in the centre and bearing a few rows of 
small, red glands ; spur large, blunt. Column short, thick. Anther 
terminal ; pollinia 2, tapering into slender caudicles, the ends 
attached to a single, white, triangular, viscid gland placed on the 
top of the column. 
Fagoo, the Chor, growing in forest among decaying leaves, rare ; July- 
October. — W. and temperate Himalaya, 6000-8500 ft. — Europe, N. Asia. 
A very rare British plant. 
11. CEPHALANTHERA. Derived from the Greek cephale, 
the head, and anther, referring to the position of the anther. — 
N. temperate regions. 
Cephalanthera ensifolia, Rich . ; FI. Br. Ind. vi. 125. Nearly 
or quite glabrous. Rootstock creeping ; fibres long, numerous, 
thick. Flowering-stem 6-18 in., ere.ct, grooved, leafy throughout 
or the lower portion bearing long, sheathing scales. Leaves 
sessile, acute, the lower lanceolate, 2-6 in., the upper longer and 
narrower. Flowers white, nearly erect; bracts ovate, acute, 
variable, the lower usually long, the upper much shorter, some- 
times minute. Sepals and petals in. long, nearly equal, their 
-tips converging ; sepals lanceolate, acute ; petals ovate, obtuse. Lip 
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