Cyperorchis
(from Cyperus and Orchis; in allusion to the resemblance to Cyperus, and the affinity to Orchis). ORD. Orchideae. A small genus (two or three species) of stove, epiphytal Orchids, natives of the East Indies and the Malayan Archipelago, formerly included under Cymbidium. Flowers showy; sepals and petals sub-equal, free, erect or somewhat spreading; lip sessile at the base of the column, erect, narrow, concave, the lateral lobes embracing the column, the middle one short, broad, spreading; column rather long, erect, semi-terete; pollen masses two; raceme many-flowered; scape erect. Leaves long, narrow, scarcely dilated at base. Stem short, leafy, hardened or slightly thickened at base. For culture, see Cymbidium, on p. 420, Vol. I. C. elegans (elegant). fl. pale yellow, remaining half-closed, cylindrical; lip spotted blood-red inside; racemes nodding, many-flowered. Autumn. Nepaul, 1840. SYN. Cymbidium elegans (L. S. O. 14).
C. Mastersii (Dr. Masters'). The correct name of the plant described on p. 421, Vol. I., as Cymbidium Mastersii. (B. R. 1845, 50.) C. M. album (white). fl. pure white, deliciously fragrant. Winter. India.