﻿Plate 1834. 



MICROSTYLIS MICKANTHA, Hooh.f. 

 Okchide^e. Tribe Malaxed. 



M. (Orepidium) micrantha, Hook. f. (sp. rum.) ; foliis 6-8-petiolatis 

 ovato- lanceolatis subactitis 5-nerviis, scapo gracili multifloro, bractew 

 anceolatis deflexis, floribus minutis, sepalis oblongis obtusis, jir-t.-ilis 

 mean-oblongis obtusis, labello subquadrato, auri 

 «umna pectinatim 8-dentata brevioribns, columna3 auriculia minutis. 

 Hab. Malay Peninsula; Perak, Father Scortechini. 

 Mizoma repens, radicans. Folia alterna, 2-3 poll, tonga, basi 

 subacuta moequali; petiolo alato, £-] poll, longo. Seams una cam 

 racemo densifloro 7-pollicaris, teres, pedicellis brevibus bra 

 jotios brevioribns. Flores & poll, lati ; sepala 3-nervin 

 Paallo latins qnam longum ; laciniis subparallelis, 2 intinns non raro 

 connatis. 



I have seen but one specimen of this very well mark 

 Jjmch differs from all other Indian ones of the section C 

 toe very minute flowers.— J. D. Hooker. 



