nerve, the larger one about 4.6 cm. long and 2.65 mm. 
wide. Peduncle (above the leaves) arcuate, about 1.7 
cm. long, striate-angulate especially above. Inflorescence 
umbelliform. Floral bracts triangular-lanceolate, acumi- 
nate, up to about 4 mm. long. Pedicels numerous, very 
slender, with the ovary up to about 1.4 cm. long, nar- 
rowly several-winged above. Flowers large for the plant. 
Perianth segments widely spreading. Sepals and petals 
membranaceous. Dorsal sepal narrowly triangular-lan- 
ceolate, gradually long-acuminate, up to 7.6 mm. long 
and 1.25 mm. wide near the base, indistinctly 3-nerved 
below. Lateral sepals asymmetrically triangular-lanceo- 
late, long-acuminate with conduplicate sides above form- 
ing a curved apex, up to 8 mm. long and 1.6 mm. wide 
near the base, 4-nerved below. Petals triangular-linear, 
long-acuminate, 1-nerved,up to 6 mm.long and 0.5 mm. 
wide at the base. Lip ovate-lanceolate with the upper 
third rather abruptly long-acuminate, up to 6.4 mm. long 
and 2.55 mm. wide near the rounded base, 3-nerved in 
the lower portion. Column very short and stout, about 
1.1 mm. long. 
In another collection, Brenes (151) 1354, both leaves 
are spreading, the larger one being about 4.2 cm. long 
and 2.2. em. wide. The peduncle is merely flexuous. Dor- 
sal sepal about 6 mm. long and 1.25 mm. wide near the 
base. Lateral sepals about 6.1 mm. long and 1.2 mm. 
wide,3-nerved below. Petals 6 mm. long, about 0.5 mim. 
wide at the base. Lip about 5.1 mm. long and 2.1 mm. 
wide near the base, long-acuminate above. 
Malaxis nana is distinct from all Middle American 
species of the genus with regard to its congested habit. 
It differs trom M. corymbosa (S. Wats.) O. Ktze. in having 
i narrower and more gradually acuminate lip. It varies 
from M.tenuwis (S.Wats.) Ames in having an umbelli- 
form inflorescence and dissimilar basal portion of the lip. 
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