Lepanthes lancipetala L. O. Williams sp. nov. 
Herbae epiphyticae, repentes, usque ad 4 dm. longae. 
Folia lanceolata, oblanceolata vel elliptica, obtusa vel 
acuta, carnosissima. Inflorescentia laxe pauci-vel pluri- 
flora, secunda, quam folia longior. Sepalum dorsale ovale, 
apiculatum, paene usque ad basim serrulatum, cuculla- 
tum. Sepala lateralia ovato-lanceolata, apiculata, margine 
exteriore ciliata, trinervia. Petala lanceolata, acuta, car- 
nosa. Labellum trilobatum; lobi laterales subovales, obtu- 
si; lobus medius suborbicularis, obtusus; discus carnosus, 
callo mammillato ornatus. Columna sectionis. Ovarium 
echinato-pubescens. 
Repent, epiphytic herbs up to 4 dm. long. Secondary 
stems up to 6 mm. long, very slender and inconspicuous, 
covered with the chartaceous sheaths of the primary 
stem. Leaves 15-35 mm. long, 3-7 mm. broad, lanceo- 
late, oblanceolate or elliptic, obtuse or acute, very fleshy, 
glabrous. Inflorescence few- to several-flowered, lax, se- 
cund, exceeding the subtending leaf; bracts about 1 mm. 
long, chartaceous, apiculate, surrounding the rachis and 
pedicel, subequal to or a little shorter than the pedicel. 
Dorsal sepal 3.5-4 mm. long, 2.5-8 mm. broad, oval, 
apiculate, serrulate nearly to the base, cucullate, carinate 
along the mid-nerve dorsally. Lateral sepals about 4.5 
mm. long and 2 mm. broad, ovate-lanceolate, apiculate, 
coarsely glandular-ciliate along the outer margins with 
the inner margins smooth or nearly so, 3-nerved, with 
the mid-nerve lamellate dorsally. Petals 0.8—-1 mm. long, 
about 0.2 mm. broad, lanceolate, acute, fleshy. Lip about 
2mm. long and 3-3.5 mm. broad when expanded, with 
the surface more or less glandular-papilliferous, 3-lobed ; 
lateral lobes suboval, obtuse, about 1.5 mm. long from 
the apex to the point of attachment and 1 mm. broad; 
mid-lobe 1 mm. long and about 1 mm. broad, suborbic- 
ular, obtuse; disc fleshy, with a mammillate callus near 
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