| + | Tipularia (Latin, Tipula, a genus of insects, alluding to the form of the flower). Orchidaceae. Small terrestrial orchids in N. Amer. and the Himalaya region. Herbs with solid bulbs, having several generations connected by offsets: lf. solitary, basal, appearing in autumn long after the flowering season: fls. in a long loose, terminal raceme, green, nodding; sepals and petals similar, spreading; labellum 3-lobed, produced into a long spur behind; column erect, wingless or narrowly winged.—Two species, one Himalayan. |