MALAXIDE^.
Leaves large, membranous, contracted at the base into and continuous witli a long sheath: —
Lip abruptly deflesed from the very base:—
Leaf eoHtary, cordate; bracts minute j. L. eordifoli".
Leaves 2, bracts deflexed S. L. deftcxa.
Lip deflexed from about the middle; —
Leaf solitary
Leaf thin, bracts long and slender 3. L. Qlouuh.
Leaf fieshy, bracts minute i. L. diodon.
Leaves 2 ; bracts very minute; lip broadly oboordate, apicniate, orenulate 5. L. rostrata.
Leaves 2-5; lip cmieately obovate, 2.tubercled at tlie base :—
Leaves 2 - 3 ; floral bract ovate-lanceolate L.paradoxa.
Leaves 4 or 61 floral bract minute 7. x, hHuhtrculata.
Leaves coriaceous or snbcoriaceous, jointed to the sheath or pseudo-bulb ;—
Pseudo-bulb elongate; leaves 2 L. ¿onyipss.
Pseudo-bulb short, ovoid; leaf solitary 9. L. BiUhki.
1. LIPARIS COKDU^OLIA H o o k . f. I c . P l a n t , t. 1 8 1 1.
T e r r e s t r i a l , t h e w h o l e plant of a u n i f o r m d e e p g r e e n colour. Fseudo-biilbs crowdec),
m u c h c o m p r e s s e d , o v o i J , p o i n t e d , w i t h a f e w s c a t t e r e d fibres at t h e base, 3-6 cm. l o n g.
Siem short, stout, e n T e l o p e d b y the l e a f - s h e a t h . leaf 0 to 12- 5 c m . l o n g and 3-5 — 1 0 cm.
b r o a d . Inflorescence about as l o n g as the l e a f ; p e d u n c l e e l o n g a t e , c b r a c t e a t e . Eaceme
2-5 to 5 cm.; Jloral brad triangular, minute, the p e d i c e l l e d ovary long and filiform.
Flowers 1-5 cm. l o n g . Sepals l i n e a r - l a n c e o l a t e , a c u t e ; the dorsal s p r e a d i n g , the lateral
p a i r l y i n g uuder the lip a n d almost c o n c e a l e d b y it. Pelals linear, s p r e a d i n g . Zip
b r o a d l y t i ' i a n g u l a r or o b o v a t e - d e l t o i d , flat, w i t h <a s l i g h t c o n c a v i t y at t h e base, and with
a m i n u t e tooth on e a c h side, a central g r o o v e d r i d g e and t w o l a t e r a l b r a n c h i o g n e r v e s;
t h e e d g e s m i n u t e l y e r o s e - c r e n u l a t e ; t h e a p e s broad, s u b t r u n c a t e a n d a p i c u h t e . Column
c u r v e d , much s w o l l e n at the base, and p r o d u c e d i n t o two p o l i s h e d knobs, a p e x with
t w o short r o u n d e d w i n g s . PoUinia elongate, 3 - a n g l e d , e a c h pair r e s t i n g on a d i s t i n ct
I'ostelluQi w h i c h is t i p p e d w i t h a ball of t r a n s p a r e n t v i s e u s . Hook. f. F l o r . Br. I n d . v
6 9 2 ; K i n g & P a n t l . in A n n . R o y . Bot. Gard. Calc. v i i i , p. 24, p l a t e 28.
D e h r a Dun, Jiof/le; e x t e n d i n g e a s t w a r d s to S i k k i m and the K h a s i a H i l l s , up to
6 , 0 0 0 f e e t . R o y l e ' s s p e c i m e n s w e r e in flower in October.
2. LIPARIS DEFLEXA H o o k . f. F l o r . Br. I n d . v, 697.
T e r r e s t r i a l . Siem cylindric, a.s t h i c k as a g o o s e - ( j u i l i , .5 to 6'5 cm, l o n g , c o v e r ed
b y t w o or t h r e e t i g h t sliort s u b a c u t e s h e a t h s , s p r i n g i n g f r o m a c y l i n d r i c tuber. Leaves
t w o , f r o m near the t o p of t h e s t e m , s u b o p p o s i t e , and w i t h short u n e q u a l p e t i o l e s , e l l i p t i c,
a c u m i n a t e , m e m b r a n o u s , p l i c a t e , 7 - n e r v e d , 15 to 18 em. l o n g , and a b o u t 6 em. broad!
Inflorescence longer t h a n t h e l e a v e s , erect, s t r i a t e ; t h e p e d u n c l e w i t h a f e w l a n c e o l a t e d e f l e x ed
b r a c t s . Raceme lax; floral bract half as l o n g as t h e p e d i c e l l e d o v a r y , r e f l e x e d . Flowers
a b o u t 8 m m . across, y e l l o w . Sepals narrowly o b l o n g , the dorsal acute, the lateral
o n e s obtuse. Petals narrowly oblong, obtuse and, like t h e sepals, r e f l e x e d and w i th
r e c u r v e d margins. Lip flat, o r b i c u l a r - r e n i f o r m , c o n t r a c t e d at its j u n c t i o n with the
c o l u m n , the margins m i n u t e l y erose except near the base; apex broad, lightly
e m a r g i n a t e and m u c r o n a t e ; the upper s u r f a c e w i t h a n a r r o w l y o b l o n g mesial g l i s t e n i ng
a n d n e c t a r - e x u d i n g patch e x t e n d i n g f r o m the base to the m i d d l e ; calli two, just
u n d e r t h e c o l u m n . Column s l i g h t l y curved, w i t h n a r r o w r o u n d e d w i n g s near the apex,
t h e base s o m e w h a t swollen. Hook. f. Ic. Plant. 2 0 0 8 ; K i n g & Pantl. in Ann.
Roy. Bot. Gard. viii, 25, p l a t e ' n.
K u m a o n , in the K a l i V a l l e y , Duihie's Collsator No. 2 i l l 3 ; flowering in A u g u s t.
P r e v i o u s l y k n o w n only f r o m Sikkim.
3. LIPARIS G-LOSSULA E e i c h b . £. i n L i n n oe a xli, 43.
T e r r e s t r i a l . Pseudo-bulbs ovoid, t u f t e d , 3-5 to 5 cm. long. Leaf solitary, oblong,
s u b a c u t e , s u d d e n l y c o n t r a c t e d i n t o a s h e a t h at the base, s o m e t i m e s s t a l k e d , S t o 10 cm,
l o n g , and up to nearly 2-5 cm. broad. Inflorescence erect, l o n g e r than the leaf ;
raccme l a x - f l o w e r e d ; / o m / Iract linear, obtuse, s h o r t e r t h a n t h e p e d i c e l l e d o v a r y . Flower
1 - 9 cm. long, green, the lip p u r p l i s h . Sepals o b l o n g - l a n c e o l a t e , acute, dorsal s p r e a d i n g,
t h e lateral ones l y i n g parallel iinder the lip, all w i t h r é v o l u t e m a r g i n s . Petals linear
r e f l e x e d . ZÎ > o b l o n g , with a broad r o u n d e d c i l i o l a t e c u s p i d a t e a p e x , d e f l e x e d a b o u t thé
m i d d l e , c o n c a v e and w i t h a s h i n i n g fluted line r u n n i n g from base to a p e x , without
c a l l i at the n o a - d e f l e x e d base, the w h o l e lip v e i n e d and p u r p l e w i t h o l i v e - g r e e n e d g e s.
Column with t w o short w i n g s n e a r the apex, the base d i l a t e d i n t o two l a r g e purple
k n o b - l i k e c o n v e x i t i e s . Antho- w i t h a b e a k e d apex. Ridl. in J o u r n . L i n n . Soc. xxii,
2 6 8 ; Hook. f. Ic. P l a n t . 1 8 0 9 ; F l o r , Br. Ind. v, 6 9 3 ; K i n g & P a n t l . i n Ann" Roy"
B o t . Gard. Calc. v i i i . 26, t. 33.
M u s s o o r i e range, 6 , 0 0 0 to 7 , 0 0 0 feet, Mackhmon, Dtdhie, Nos. 21772, 32734,
2 4 1 7 9 ; L a n d o u r , 5 , 0 0 0 to 7 , 0 0 0 f e e t , Edgeworth; British Garhwal, 6 , 0 0 0 to 7 , 0 0 0 feet',
Duthie No. 4 4 2 7 ( a ) ; K u m a o n , 7 , 0 0 0 to 8 , 0 0 0 f e e t , Slrachey Sf Winierhottom No. I,
Colonel Davidson, Vuthif.. Flowers in A u g u s t . It e x t e n d s e a s t w a r d s to N e p a l and S i k k i m.
4. LIPAHIS DIODON R e i c h b . f. in L i n n a s a x l i , 43.
Leaf e l o n g a t e , s p a t h u l a t e , o b t u s e , m e m b r a n o u s , fleshy. Scape angled, naked ; bracii
m i n u t e . Sepah linear. Petals filiform. Lip c u n e a t e a n d a n g l e d o n b o t h s i d e s at t h e b a s e,
t h e n d i l a t e d , s u b - q u a d r a t e a n d c r e n u l a t e at t h e end, a p i c n i a t e . Column slender, c u r v e d,
2 - t o o t h e d at t h e b a s e , .^jaWej'not r o s t r a t e , Ridl. i n J o u r n . L i n n . S o c . x x i i , 2 7 8 ; ' H o o k . f.
F l o r . Br. I n d . v, 693.
D e h r a D u n , Hort. Y/. S a n d e r s . I h a v e s e e n no s p e c i m e n s of this plant.
5. LIPAEIS EOSTRATA R e i c h b . f. i n L i n n a ; a xli, 44.
T e r r e s t r i a l . Fseudo-bulb ovoid, s u l c a t e , 1 2 — 2 0 mm. l o n g , t u f t e d on a short r o o t s t o c k.
Siem from t h e base of the pseudo-bulb, b e a r i n g two obtuse sheaths. Leaves two,
o p p o s i t e , s u b - s e s s i l e or p e t i o l e d , b r o a d l y o v a t e , s u b a c u t e , a b o u t 1 dm. l o n g a n d 3 — 5 cm.
b r o a d , t a p e r i n g g r a d u a l l y i n t o s h e a t h i n g p e t i o l e s . Scape a l i t t l e l o n g e r t h a n tbe l e a v e s;
p e d u n c l e q u a d r a n g u l a r , a n g l e s w i n g e d ; raceme laxly flowered, 5—15 cm. l o n g ; brads
s m a l l , b r o a d - b a s e d . Flowers 19 mm. across. Sepals 3-nerved, n a r r o w l y l a n c e o l a t e or
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