Ornithochilus

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 Ornithochilus subsp. var.  
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Ornithochilus (Greek, bird and labellum). Orchidaceae. Epiphytic herbs with leafy sts., similar to Aerides: sepals subequal, spreading, oblong; labellum spurred; infl. longer than the Lvs.; fls. yellow with bands of brown; pollinia 2.—A few species from India. O. fuscus, Wall. Lvs. subacute, narrowed to the sessile sheathing base, about 6 in. long, about 2 in. wide: infl. longer than the Lvs.; fls. small, numerous, in racemes, greenish yellow, with bands of brown and with the pectinate lateral lobes of the labellum purple below; sepals and petals oblong. Oakes Ames.


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