﻿A.— LIPABIS PBAINII. 

 B— LIPABIS DUTHIEI. 



Orchide^i. Tribe Liparidej;. 



A.-L. (Coriifolise) Prainii, Eooh.f. in Fl. Brit. Jnd. ined ; pusilla, 

 pseudobulbis crcspitosis ovoideis, folio parvo elliptico-lanceolato acato 

 coriaceo basi late yaginante, scapo stricto, racemo multifloro, floribus 

 minutis, sepalis rectis 3-nerviis marginibus revolutis, dorsali nneari- 

 oblongo acuto, lateralibus panllo brevioribus, petalis lineanbus 1-ner- 

 viis, labello sepalis breviore sessili recurvo oblongo apiculato ecaiioso, 

 colamna elongata exalata. 



Hab. Upper Assam ; on the Naga hills, Train. 



Tota planta 3-pollicaris, folio f-pollicari, floribus T \ poll, expans. 



A very distinct little plant, of wbich the only specimen I have seen 

 was kindly commnnicated by Dr. King. More specimens may require 

 some modification of the above characters.— J- D- Hooker. 



B.~L. (Coriifolia) Duthiei, Hook. f. in Fl. Brit Ind. ined, j. V*®£ 

 pseudobulbis caspitosis ovoideis, foliia 1-3? 

 latis acntis subcoriaceis basi articulatis, scapo stncto, race 

 floro, floribus minntis, sepalis petalisqne planmsculisrevolut .- 

 sepalis lanceolatis, petalis linearibus, labello sepalis oreviu 

 subquadrato-oblongo apice truncato crenato v.breviter trdobo ecaiioso, 

 colamna elongata exalata. 



Hab. Western Himalaya; on trees in the Gori valley, Kumaon, 

 alt. 2,000-3,000 ft., Duthie. 



i Pseudobulbi ± poll, longi, vaginati. F^-^^J^jT^ 

 lanceolate, ovarium subrequanles. Flares & poll, expans., flavi . - 



t This in habit and size a good deal resembles V^^^XK 

 belongs to a different group, with flat perianth segment. J. " 

 Hooker. 



A-L. Pbaini , Fig . L Flowe , 2 and 3 Sepals. 4 U» f «*** 

 B.-L. Dtjthibi. Fig. 5. Blower. 6 and 7. Lips. Ml enlarge*. 



