Puate 2014. 
LIPARIS TORTA, Hook. f. 
Orcuipex. Tribe LipaRiez. 
L. (Coriifolie) torta, Hook. f. (sp. nov.); pseudobulbis parvis 1. 
foliatis, folio sessili elliptico-lanceolato acuto 9-nervi, scapo una cum 
racemo folio squilongo laxifloro, floribus majusculis, bracteis lanceo- 
latis a elongatis decurvis Ree whiinletint sepalis lineari- 
oblongis obtusis l-nerviis revolut argini recurvis, labello 
spate ‘reviie cuneato-obevato sigjitie er eer rt basi callo 2-lobo 
instructo, apice obscure crenato. 
Has. Khasia Hills, alt. 3,000 ft.; Mann. 
Pseudobulbi 2 poll. longi, eonico-ovoidei. Folium tenuiter coriaceum, 
ongum, 1 oll. latum. Scapus robustus, superne brac- 
teis te vacuis ee rarius oe bracteis floriferis }-} 
— longis mem tentibus ; eee cum ovyario 
um. 
ranaceis erecto- 
# poll. teat ; sepala 4 poll. longa ; labellum 3 poll. 
Very distinct from any described species; perhaps nearest to L. 
bootanensis, which differs in the 3-nerved straight sepals, slender scape, 
and the hooked wings of the column.—J. D. H. 
Fig. 1. Flower. 2. Dorsal sepal, spread out. 3. Lip. Al/ enlarged. 
