XCVIII. ORCHID ACEiE 
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Root tuberous. Flowering-stem erect. Leaves 1 or 2, long, 
narrow, stalked. Flowers small. Sepals and petals distinct, 
nearly similar, oblong, erect. Lip attached to the foot of the 
column by a narrow, recurved claw, limb 3-lobed ; side-lobes short, 
turned up ; mid-lobe large, spreading ; spur none. Column long, 
curved. Anther 1 -celled, sessile on the top of the column ; pol- 
linia 4, globose, distinct. Caudicle short, attached to a viscid 
gland. 
Leaf one. 
Flowering-stem slender. Flowers J in. . . . .1.0. foliosa. 
Flowering-stem robust. Flowers nearly 1 in. . . .2 . O. indica. 
Leaves two. Lip notched and crumpled at the tip . . 3. 0. micrantha. 
1. Oreorchis foliosa, Lindt. ; FI. Br. Ind. v. 709. Flowering- 
stem 10-12 in., slender. Leaf 1, narrowly lanceolate, 6xf in., 
narrowed downwards into a stalk ; nerves prominent. Flowers 
4 in. long, red, shortly stalked; bracts lanceolate, \ in. Sepals 
linear-oblong, the upper one straight, obtuse, the side ones curved, 
pointed. Petals broadly oblong, obtuse. Mid-lobe of lip notched. 
Mushobra, Mahasu, on rocks near the Retreat ; June, J uly. — Himalaya, 
Gahrwal to Sikkim. 
2. Oreorchis indica, Hoolc. /. ; FI. Br. Ind. v. 709. Flowering- 
stem 12-18 in., robust. Leaf 1, narrowly lanceolate, about 
6x1 in., narrowed downwards into a stalk. Flowers nearly 1 in. 
across ; bracts lanceolate, nearly | in. Sepals linear-lanceolate, 
the upper one straight, the side ones curved. Petals oblong, 
curved. Mid-lobe of lip notched at the tip. 
Huttoo ; August. — W. Himalaya, 8000-9000 ft. 
3. Oreorchis micrantha, Lindt. ; FI. Br. Ind. v. 709. Flower- 
ing-stem 12 in. Leaves 2, about 12 xj in., prominently ribbed. 
Flowers white, more or less spotted with purple, | in. across, 
shortly stalked ; bracts lanceolate, | in. Sepals oblong, upper 
one straight, obtuse, side ones curved, acute. Petals broadly 
oblong. Side-lobes of lip small, mid-lobe notched, tip crumpled. 
Mushobra, Mahasu, 8000 ft. ; July. — W. Himalaya, 8000-10,000 ft. 
4. CALANTHE. From the Greek calos, beautiful, and anthos, 
a flower. — Most temperate and subtropical regions. 
Root fibrous. Flowering-stem erect, swollen at the base. 
Leaves usually several, the blade narrowed into a sheathing stalk. 
Flowers about 1 in. across. Sepals and petals nearly equal, 
lanceolate, spreading. Base of lip ednate to the sides of the 
column, limb 3-lobed ; side-lobes small, rounded ; mid-lobe large, 
broad, spreading, narrowed to a hinge-like base ; spur either long 
or none. Column short, thick, obliquely truncate at the top. 
