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22 CXXXVI. ORCHIDElE. [Liparis.<br />
>25 in. long. Pedicels'5 in. long. Flowers '25 in. long,<br />
deep crimson. Sepals narrow lanceolate acute. Petals narrower.<br />
Lip cuneate-oblong truncate with 3 or 4 long teeth at the angles.<br />
Column arched, arms incurved. Hab. On dripping rocks in forest,<br />
Malacca, Mt. Ophir. Selangor, Semangkok Pass. Perak, Thaiping<br />
Hills (Wray); Gunong Batu Putih (Wray). Penang, Waterfall<br />
Hill (Maingay); Bukit Laksamana (Curtis). Kedah Peak.<br />
(8) L. parvula Ridl. J ourn. Linn. Soc. xxxii. 226; Mat. i. 23.<br />
Microstylis parvula Hook. fil. Ic. Pl. t. 1827.<br />
Stem short globose. Leaf I, ovate acute, 2 in. long, I in.<br />
lunt. Raceme 3 in. long. Bracts lanceolate acuminate. Flowers<br />
rather crowded, '12 in. wide, deep crimson. Sepals oblong blunt.<br />
Petals narrow. Lip narrow pandurate with 2 narrow tails and a<br />
sinus between. Hab. Local on dripping rocks, Perak, Thaiping Hills<br />
(Kunstler).<br />
(9) L. furcata Ridl. Journ. Linn. Soc. l.c.; Mat. i. 23. Microstylis<br />
furcata Hook fil:Ic. Pl. I827A.<br />
Stem very small sub-globose. Leaf I ovate acute, 2 in. long,<br />
I in. wide. Raceme slender, 4 to 6 in. long, base nude. Flowers<br />
numerous, '12 in. wide. Bracts lanceolate acute short. Pedicels<br />
'12 in. long. Sepals oblong blunt. Petals linear-Iorate. Lip not<br />
clawed narrow oblong bifid, lobes diverging toothed with a median<br />
tooth. Capsule elliptic, '25 in. long. Hab. Perak, Thaiping Hills<br />
at 4000 ft. altitude.<br />
(10) L. latifolia Lindl. Gen. and Sp. Orch. Pt. 30; Ridl.<br />
Mat. i. 23. L. robust a Hook. fit. Ic. Pl. 2012. L. Scortechini<br />
Hook. fit. I c. Pt. 2009.<br />
Stem about 3 in. long. Leaf I, elliptic-Ianceolate very coriaceous<br />
with 14 strong ribs, 12 in. long, 3 in. wide. Raceme 10 to 14 in.<br />
long. Flowers numerous, '5 in. across. Bracts lanceolate acuminate,<br />
'25 in. long. Pedicels'5 in. long. Sepals narrow linear. Petals<br />
narrower, all yellowish. Lip, base narrow, limb obovate bilobed<br />
toothed orange, 2 short erect calli. Column slender arched. Capsule<br />
obconic, 1 in. long. Hab. Epiphytic at 4000 ft. altitude. Mountain<br />
forests, not rare, Selangor, Bukit Hitam (Kelsall). Perak, Thaiping<br />
Hills, Gunong Hijau. Distrib. Java, Borneo.<br />
(II) L. lacerata Ridl. J ourn. Linn. Soc. xxii. 284; Mat. i.<br />
24· Pseudobulb conic, 2 in. long, '5 in. through. Leaf lanceolate<br />
to elliptic-lanceolate, 6 to 9 in. long, '75 to 1'5 in. wide. Raceme<br />
slender, 6 to 12 in. long. Flowers numerous, '25 in. wide. Bracts<br />
narrow lanceolate, '13 in. long. Pedicel and ovary 'S in. wide.<br />
Sepals oblong blunt. Petals smaller white. Lip oblong broad,<br />
bilobed many-toothed, orange. Column curved. Capsule elliptic,<br />
'5 in. long. Hab. Perak, Thaiping Hills. Dindings, Pulau Rumpia,<br />
SembiIan isles (Kloss). Lankawi, Gunong Raya (Curtis). Distnb.<br />
Tenasserim, Borneo.
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