ORCHIDACE.E 



IQ. MALAXIS Soland. ex Sw.i 



Heretofore but two species of Malaxis were reported from 

 Mount Kinabalu, although the Bornean representation of the 

 genus was nineteen. 



1. Malaxis calophylla {Reichb.f.) O. K. Rev. Gen. 2 (1891) 

 673. JNIicrostyHs calophylla Reichh. f. in Gard. Chron. II, 12 

 (1879) 718. 



Penokok River, HavUand. 3000 feet altitude. 



2. Malaxis graciliscapa A.S<, S. sp. nov. Rhizoma lignosum, 

 flexuosum, vaginis mox in fibras solutis vestitum. Caulis brevis, 

 decumbens, vaginis laxis tubulatis omnino obtectus, in basi ramo 

 (in hoc specimine abrupto) praeditus. Folia in ramo utroque plus 

 minusve approximata, elliptica, obtusa, basi rotundata, fere va- 

 gina sessilia, dorso carinata, margine crispata, tenuia. Peduncu- 

 lus gracilis, longissimus, suberectus, sub racemo bracteis remotis 

 reflexis ornatus. Rachis multiflora, prope apicem nutans. Brac- 



1 In the study of species related to those from Mount Kinabalu the following nomenclatorial 

 changes have been found necessary : 



1. Malaxis amplectens A. ^ S. comb. nov. Microstylis amplectf.iis J. J. Sra. in Ic. Bogor. 2 

 (1903) 39, t. 108 E. 



2. Malaxis bidentifera A. ^ S. comb. nov. Microsttjlis bidentifera J. J. Sm. in Engl. Bot. 

 Jahrb. 48 (1912) 97. 



3. Malaxis cordifolia A. ^ S. comb. nov. Microstylis cordifoUa Rolfe in Kew Bull. (1899) 

 127. 



4. Malaxis incurva A. ^ S. comb. nov. Microstylis incurva J. J. Sm. in Bull. Dept. Agr. 

 Ind. Neerl. 19 (1908) 29. 



5. Malaxis kinabaluensis A. cj S. comb. nov. Microstylis kinabaluensis Rolfe in Gibbs in 

 Journ. Linn. Soc. 42 (1914) 146. 



6. Malaxis moluccana A. ^ S. comb. nov. Microstylis moluccana J. J. Sm. in Bull. Inst. 

 Buitenzorg 7 (1900) 2. 



Malaxis moluccana var. sagittata A. ^ <Si. comb. nov. Microstylis moluccana var. sagittata 

 J. J. Sm. in Nova Guinea 8 (1909) 32, t 10. 



7. Malaxis nigrescens A. ^ S. comb. nov. Microstylis nigrescens J. J. Sra. in Nat. Tijdschr. 

 Ned. Ind. 58 (1898) 359. 



8. Malaxis obovata A. <|- S. comb. nov. Microstylis obovata J. J. Sm. in Ic. Bogor. 2 (1903) 

 37, t. 108 D. 



9. Malaxis xanthochila A. ^- S. comb. nov. Microstylis xanthochila Schltr. in Schum. & 

 Laut. Nachtr. Fl. Deutsch. Schutzgeb. (1905) 102. 



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