164 ME. H. N. RIDLEY ON PLANTS 



elliptica, acuta, 4 cm. longa, 1-5 cm. lata, atro-viridia, nervis 6 elevatis, vagina 1 cm. 

 longa, nervis pluribus elevatis. Sccqms 13 cm. longus, basi (dimidio) nuda crassius- 

 cula glabra. Hacemus strictus, floribus ad 14 erectis mediocribus. Bracteoe 

 lanceolatse, acutse, 4 mm. longfe, 1 mm. latse. Ovarium cum pedicello 2 cm. 

 longum, erectum. Sepala linearia, obtusa, 9 mm. longa, 1 mm. lata, posticum 

 erectnm, lateralia porrecta. Fetala linearia, angustiora et breviora, 7 mm. longa. 

 Labellum oblongum, integrum, versus basin angustatum, apice rotundatum, obscure 

 undulatum, breviter obtuse apiculatum, 6 mm. longum, 3 mm. latum, callis bilobis 

 carnosis, lobis brevibus oblongis rotimdatis. Columna erecta, curva, apice dilatata, 

 anguste alata. 



Camps XI to XIII, between 8300 and 10,500 ft. 



The petals and sepals appear to have been yellow, the lip green. 



LiPARis (§ Distich^e) LOLiACEA, Ridl., sp. nov. 



Pseudobulbi conico-cylindrici, 15 mm. longi. Folium gramineum, lineare, acumi- 

 natum, acutum, 50 cm. longum, 7 mm. latum. Scapus anceps, gracilis, 30 cm. 

 longus. Macemus 5-9 cm. longus, 5 mm. latus. Bracteie lanceolata?, subobtusee, 

 baud imbricatse. FecUcelU 1 cm. longi. Sepxtla deflexa, elliptica, 5 mm. longa, 

 2 mm. lata, carinata, mucronulata. Fetala subspathulata, 4 mm. longa, obtusa. 

 Labellum carnosum, 5 mm. longum, ungue brevi lato, lamina hastata, lobis duobus 

 ad basin erectis, versus apicem angustata, apice obtuso pustulate pubescente, callo 

 inter lobos basales crasso obscure lobato. Columna brevis, lata, alls rotundatis latis 

 ad apicem juxta stigma abrupte angustatis. Anthem complanata, rotundata, rostro 

 semi-ovato rotundato. 

 Camj^ VI a, 3100 ft. 

 The flowers are apparently red. This is allied to Z. i^seudodisticha, Schlechter, of 



New Guinea, but difiers in its lip narrowing to a point, and in the wings of the column 



being abrujjtly narrowed at the top just above the stigma, instead of being carried up 



to the clinandrium. 



LiPARis (§ Distich^) triticea, Ridl., sp. nov. 



Bhizoma elongatum, gracile, I'S mm. crassum. Fseudobulbi dissiti, 2 em. remoti, 

 ovoidei, 5 mm. longi, vaginis 2-3 lanceolatis cusj)idatis ad 4 cm. longis tecti. 

 Folia 1-2, anguste linearia, acuta, graminea, 22 cm. longa, 4 mm. lata. Scapus 

 gracilis, anceps, 19 cm. longus, nudus. Racemus ad 3 cm. longus et 8 mm. latus. 

 Bracteoe distichoe, approximatte, circiter 34, lanceolatie, acuminates, acutae. Fedi- 

 celli 1 cm. longi, graciles. Sepala oblonga, lanceolata, obtusa, mucronulata, carinata, 

 deflexa, 4 mm. longa. Fetala oblanceolata, angustiora, 3 mm. longa. Labellum 

 sessile, 3 mm. longum, late oblongum, quadratum, apice rotundatum, minute 

 trilobum, lobis miuutis lateralibus rotundatis, medio tequilongo liueari, lateribus 

 ad basin in pseudolobos 2 erectos comprcssis, callo magno carnoso rotundato bilobo. 

 Columna brevis, curva, baud marginata, alis prope stigma rotundatis obtusis. 

 Capsula 6 mm. longa, oblanceolata, costis prominulis, pedicello 6 mm. longo. 



