Puate 2011. 
LIPARIS GRACILIS, Hook. f. 
OrcHipEx. Subtribe Liparieg. 
L. (Co “sept _ tee Hook. f. (sp. nov.) ; pseudobulbo arb bg i 
elongatis multo breviore 2-foli ato, foliis oblanceolatis acutis basi 
angustatis 5-nerviis, aie elongato nudo una cum racemo oransitieas 
elongato laxifloro foliis multoties longiore, bracteis subulatis pedi- 
cellos breves subequantibus, sepalis lineari-oblongis obtusis revolutis 
3-nerviis marginibus non recurvis, petalis linearibus, labello infra 
ren -uaia reflexo cuneato-obovato apice truncato subbifido dentato basi 
ecalloso. 
Has, Malay Peninsula; Perak, on Waterfall Hill, Wray. 
Pseudobulbus pollicaris, Nite phan: vaginis iii _— tectus. 
olia 3-7 longa, membranacea. Scapus una racemo 
12-16-pollicaris, teres, ing nudus. Flores sparsi, + "poll diam., 
pallide virides ; bractew 3 4 poll. longe ; labellum sepalis brevius, rubrum, 
marginibus infra medium incrassatis, nervis obscuris. Ovlumna in- 
curva, brevis, apicem versus anguste alata. 
L. gracilis pete to the 2-leaved division of the Coriifolie section 
with 3-nery sepals, and is nearest to the Malayan L. flaccida, Reichb. 
, also a Pe sr species, which differs in the very small flowers, decurved 
pedicels, and ciliate lip—J. D. H. 
Fig. 1. Flower, 2, Lateral; and 3, dorsal sepals. 4. Petal. 5. Lip. All 
enlarged. 
