ORCHIDACE.E 



26. Liparis triloba Ridl. Journ. Linn. Soc. Bot 22 : 295. Ridley 

 described Liparis triloba from a Cuming specimen preserved in the 

 Lindley Herbarium at Kew. This specimen, of Philippine origin, 

 resembles very closely L. confusa, but is in part distinguished 

 by having the apex of the labellum entire. It also resembles 

 L. clavigera Ridl., the type of which is preserved in the British 

 Museum of Natural History. On the type sheet of L. clavigera 

 there is a note which reads as follows: "Liparis triloba Cuming 

 Hb. Lindl." 



L. triloba appears to be much less common in the Philippines 

 than either L. confusa or L. parviflora. The specimens I have re- 

 ferred to it agree satisfactorily with the type in the Lindley Her- 

 barium as represented by a sketch in my possession for which 

 I am indebted to Dr. Prain, Director of the Royal Gardens, 

 Kew. The sketch shows a monophyllous stem which Ridley was 

 inclined to regard an exceptional condition, and which would 

 in fact be anomalous in the group to which L. triloba belongs. 

 But I have seen monophyllous forms of L. confusa mingled with 

 the characteristically diphyllous form. Lindley 's sketch of the 

 flower illustrates perfectly the flowers of the specimens gathered 

 by Whitford and Hutchinson. 



The following collection appears to belong to L. triloba: 

 Mindanao, Zamboanga, H. N. Whitford <§■ W. I. Hutchinson For. Bur. 



9218, January, 1908. I have also seen specimens from Luzon. 



27. Liparis Wenzelii sp. nov. Herba epiphytica. Pseudobulbi 

 approximate pyriformes vel cylindracei, superne fastigati, di- 

 phylli, 2.5-3.5 cm.longi, in sicco rugosi. Folia coriacea, articulata, 

 11-18 cm. longa, usque ad 22 mm. lata, oblongi-lanceolata, acuta, 

 utrinque attenuata, racemo multo breviora. Pedunculus infra ra- 

 cemum in angulo foliorum vaginatus. Racemus cum pedunculo 

 circiter 2.8 dm. longus, laxiflorus; flores circiter 1 cm. distantes. 



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