Micropera thailandica (Seidenf. & Smitin.) Garay, comb. nov. 
Basionym: Camarotis thailandica Seidenf. & Smitin., Orch. Thai- 
land, 4, pt. 2: 712, 1965. 
Micropera uncinata (Teijs. & Binn.) Garay, comb. nov. 
Basionym: Aerides uncinata Teijs. & Binn. in Tijdschr. Neder]. Ind. 
24: 324, 1862. 
Micropera utriculosa (Ames) Garay, comb, nov. 
Basionym: Camarotis utriculosa Ames, Orchid. 5: 244, 1915, 
Microtatorchis Schltr. in Schum. & Lauterb., Nachtr. 
pt. 2: 224, Oct. 1905. 
Lectotype: Microtatorchis perpusilla Schltr. [Index 
Gen. 30/05211]. 
Characterized by the union of the sepals and the petals 
into ashort, distinct tube. Pollinia 2, undivided on dis- 
tinct, oblanceolate stipe. Leaves are present at least 
during the growing season. 
The peculiar, winged rachis and the stipule-like decur- 
rent appendages on both sides of the bracts, noted es- 
pecially in the section Geissanthera, is unique in the 
whole of the monopodial alliance. 
The genus is closely related to Taentophyllum, sub- 
genus Codonosepalum, but it is characterized by 4 dis- 
tinct pollinia. 
Microtatorchis aristata Garay, nom. nov. 
Basionym: Taeniophyllum bracteatum L.O.Wms. in Bot. Mus. Leafl. 
Harv. Univ. 5: 168, 1937, not Microtatorchis bracteata 
Schltr. 
Microtatorchis Paife (Drake del Castillo) Garay, comb. nov. 
Basionym: Taeniophyllum Paife Drake del Castillo, Ill. Fl. Ins. 
Mar. Pacif. 311, 1892. 
Microtatorchis Schlechteri Garay, nom. nov. 
Basionym: Microtatorchis fasciola Schltr. in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 39: 
88: 1906, not Schltr. 1905. 
Neobathiea Schltr. in Fedde Rep. Beih. 83: 8369, March 
20, 1925. 
Type: Aéranthes Perrieri Schltr. 
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