ORCHIDACE 
slight differences from the type. The stems are shorter, about 
2 cm. in length, tumid at the base. The plants are much smaller 
with the lanceolate leaves 1 dm. long, 1.5-3 cm. wide, promi- 
nently five-nerved. The peduncle including the raceme is about 
1 dm. long. The auricles of the labellum are 1 mm. long. 
Leyte, C. A. Wenzel 0641, November 12, 1914. Epiphyte. Flowers lilac. 
600 meters altitude. 
Malaxis propinqua Ames sp. nov. Herba parvula, terrestris, 
8-15 cm.alta cum racemo, di- vel trifoliata. Caulis aliquid crassus, 
2-3 cm. longus, ad basim tumidus vel bulbosus, bracteis tubu- 
latis scariosis vestitus. Folia succulenta, conferta, inaequalia, 1.5— 
4 cm. longa, 7-33 mm. lata, lanceolata et valde ovata, subacuta, 
subcordata, amplexicaulia, conspicue quinque- ad septemnervia 
in sicco. Scapus cum racemo 5.5—12 cm. longus, longitudinaliter 
sulcatus, infra racemum paucibracteatus. Bracteae inflorescentiae 
+3 mm. longae, anguste lanceolatae, acuminatae, in sicco scario- 
sae, dependentes. Racemus 2-7 cm. longus. Pedicellus cum ova- 
rio circa 1 mm. longus, bracteis multo brevior. Sepala lateralia 
2.5 mm. longa, elliptica, obtusa. Sepalum dorsale circa 3 mm. 
longum, ellipticum, obtusum. Petala linearia, +3 mm. longa. La- 
bellum crassum, 5 mm. longum, obscure trilobulatum infra co- 
lumnam, subpanduriformi-sagittatum, apice profunde bifido, basi 
auriculata; auriculae falcatae, subacutae, circa 1 mm. longae. 
Callus in disco crescentiformis. Columna generis. 
The nearest ally of Malaaxis propinqua seems to be M. Mackin- 
nonii (Duthie) Ames comb. nov. (Microstylis Mackinnonii Duthie 
in Journ. As. Soc. Beng. 71, pt. 2 (1902) 37). In general aspect 
there is a striking similarity between these two species, although 
M. propingua appears to be normally smaller in its vegetative 
parts. The callus on the disc of the labellum in M. propinqua 
is a raised fleshy rim which divides the blade into basal and 
