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Liparis.] CXXXVI. ORCHIDElE. 23<br />
(12) L. elegans Lindl. Gen. and Sp. Orch. Pl. 30; Ridl. Mat. i.<br />
24. L. crenulata Lindt. Gen. and Sp. Orch. Pl. t.c. L. gracilis Hook.<br />
fil. Ic. Pl. t. 2011.<br />
Pseudobulbs conic-cylindric, I in. long. Leaves 2, ellipticoblanceolate,<br />
6 to 9 in. long, I to 1'25 in. wide. Raceme 12 to 18 in.<br />
long, stiff, base nude. Flowers'l in. across, very numerous. Bracts<br />
lanceolate acute, '12 in. long. Sepals oblong, laterals curved blunt.<br />
Petals narrower, all green. Lip oblong retuse orange, calli 2.<br />
Column curved green. Capsule elliptic, '25 in. long. Hab. Epiphyte<br />
on trees and on rocks, common, Singapore, Kranji; Sungei Buluh.<br />
Johor, Gunong Banang. Pahang, Pekan. Malacca, Nyalas; Mt.<br />
Ophir. Perak, Thaiping Hills, Waterfall (Wray). Penang, Moniot's<br />
Road (Curtis). Kedah Peak. Lankawi, Kwala Malacca (Curtis).<br />
Distrib. Borneo.<br />
(13) L. parvifiora Lindl. Gen. and Sp. Orch. Pl. 31. L.<br />
flaccida Rehb. fit. Linncea, xii. 45; Ridl. Mat. i. 24.<br />
Pseudo bulb cylindric, 1'5 to 3 in. long. Leaves narrow longlanceolate<br />
acute, 6 to 12 in. long, '25 to '75 in. wide. Raceme<br />
slender decurved, 6 to 12 in. long. Flowers very small copious.<br />
Bracts '12 in. long, lanceolate acute. Pedicel and ovary '25 in.<br />
long. Sepals oblong, laterals falcate blunt greenish white. Petals<br />
smaller. Lip oblong abruptly de curved in the middle, bifid, edges<br />
ciliate, orange, calli 2 small. Column curved. Capsule elliptic,<br />
'5 in. long. Hab. Not rare, on lofty trees, Malacca, Machap<br />
(Derry). Selangor, Batu Caves. Perak, DIu Bubong (Kunstler).<br />
Distrib. Siam, Java, Borneo.<br />
(14) L. longipes Lindl. Wall. Pl. As. Rar. i. 31, t. 35; Ridt.<br />
Mat. i. 25.<br />
Pseudobulbs short ovoid, 1 to 2 in. long, or elongate to 6 in. long.<br />
Leaves linear-obovate, oblong blunt or acute, 4 to 8 in. long, I in.<br />
wide. Raceme erect, 6 in. long. Flowers copious crowded above<br />
very small. Bracts linear acuminate, '12 in. long. Sepals oblong.<br />
Petals linear greenish white. Lip ovate acute, de curved in middle,<br />
orange or green, calli o. Column curved. Bab. Rare. Perak,<br />
Thaiping Hills (Derry); Batang Padang (Wray); Sungkai River<br />
(Curtis). Penang (Porter). Distrib. India, Malay isles, Polynesia,<br />
China.<br />
(15) L. comosa Ridl. ] ourn. Linn. Soc. xxxii. 229; Mat. i. 25.<br />
A dwarf plant; pseudobulbs crowded conic, ·6 in. long. Leaves<br />
narrow lanceolate acute, 4'5 in. long, '25 in. wide. Raceme erect,<br />
6 in. long. Flowers small numerous green. Sepals lanceolate<br />
lorate, laterals broader. Petals linear. Lip sub-quadrate oblong tip<br />
round, no calli. Column slightly arched above. Capsule ellipsoidsubglobose,<br />
'12 in. long. Hab. Not rare, in mountains at 1500 to<br />
4000 ft. altitude, Pahang, Telom (at 4000 ft. altitude). Selangor,<br />
Menuang Gasing (Kloss)'.' Perak, Thaiping Hills; Temengoh<br />
(Ridley).
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