lanceolata, acuta, trinervia. Petala linearia vel lineari- 
oblonga, apice obtusa vel truncata, vix dentata, uninervia. 
Labellum saccatum; lamina anguste triangulari-subcor- 
data, acuta, basi saccata, paulo scrotiformi. 
Small acaulescent epiphytic herbs. Roots flattened, 
strongly 1-nerved, up to 25 cm. long or more. Pedun¬ 
cles short, glabrous but verrucose, at least when dry, up 
to 1 cm. long. Inflorescence probably 2-3-flowered, dis¬ 
tichous ; bracts acute, nearly 1 mm. long, semi-peltate, 
usually somewhat gibbous at the base. Perianth parts 
ocellate with crystalline inclusions, free to the base. Dor¬ 
sal sepal about 3 mm. long and 1.2 mm. broad, lanceolate, 
obtuse or acute. Lateral sepals about 2.7 mm. long and 
1.2 mm. broad, lanceolate, acute, 3-nerved, alate dorsally 
along the median nerve. Petals linear to linear-oblong, 
1-nerved, apex obtuse or truncate, often dentate. Lip 
saccate; blade narrowly triangular-subcordate, acute, 
apical margins and the tip somewhat inrolled, about 
2.5 mm. long and 1.5 mm. broad near the base; saccate 
base or spur of the lip slightly scrotoform, forming a 90° 
angle with the blade, about 2 mm. long and 1 mm. broad 
near the middle. 
Taenivphyllum Parhamiae seems to be most closely 
allied to T.decipiens Schlechter, which occurs in the 
Samoan Islands, rather than to any species known to 
occur in Fiji. 
It is with pleasure that this plant is named for Mrs. 
H. B. Richenda Parham and her two daughters, Miss 
Helena F. L. Parham and Miss Beatrice F. H. C. Par¬ 
ham, who have shown a keen interest in the native or¬ 
chids of the Fiji Islands. 
Fiji: epiphyte on Croton, Pender Street, Suva, June 26, 1988, 
Parham 1 ; in the old garden on breadfruit, Croton and coffee trees, 
Suva, August 24, 1938, Parham 3 (Type in Herb. Ames No.50094). 
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