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16. Liparis PERPUSILLA, Hook. fil, Ie. Plantar., t. 1856 В, 
Epiphytal. Pseudo-bulbs tufted, ovoid-oblong, from :3 to ‘6 in. long. Leaves three 
or four from the upper part of а pseudo-bulb, linear or linear-oblanceolate, acute, 
very little narrowed to the base, sessile, the midrib stout, length :75 to 1 іп, breadth 
1 to °15 in. Inflorescence erect, much longer than the leaves, winged; the peduncle 
sometimes with опе or two linear braeteoles; raceme longer than the peduncle; 
floral bract. lanceolate, shorter than the pedicelled ovary. Flower “15 in. long, yellow. 
Sepals broadly elliptic-oblong, obtuse, spreading. Petals linear, obtuse, reflexed, about 
as long as the sepals. Zip quadrate, deflexed about the middle, deeply grooved 
from base to apex; the base with a small crescentic nectary and two elongated 
divaricating callosities proceeding from it; the anterior or deflexed half with 
broad rounded apex. Column short, thick, with two short sub-triangular wings in its 
upper part, its base broad. Hook. fil. Fl. Br. Ind. V, 700. 
Sikkim, on trees at elevations of 7,000 to 8,000 feet; Hooker, Clarke, Gamble; at 
Choongthang, elevation 6,000 feet, Pantling No. 380. 
PLATE 483.—-Liparis perpusitia, Hook. fil. A tuft of plants, of natural sise. Fig. 1 а flower, 
2 floral bract, pedicelled ovary, column and lip, seen from the side, 3 the lip showing the base with 
the crescentic nectary and diverging callosities, 4 column, 5 anther, 6 pollinia; ай enlarged. 
17. Liparis Grirritan, Ridley in Journ. Linn., Soc. XXII, 285 (in part). 
_Epiphytal. Pseudo-bulbs ovoid or oblong, compressed, 1 to 1°75 in. long. Leaves 
two, narrowly oblanceolate, acute, attenuated to the base, but broadened at the point of 
attachment; length 5 to 9 in., breadth ‘75 to 1:1 in, Inflorescence shorter than the 
leaves while in flower, longer in fruit, erevt, produced from between the immature 
leaves; peduncle about equal to the raceme, flattened, winged, dilating downwards and 
with one or two subulate bracteoles on its margin; raceme 3 to 4 in. long. Flowers 
numerous, yellowish-green, *3 in. across; floral bract linear, acuminate, shorter than the 
pedicelled ovary. Sepals sub-equal, oblong, blunt, their margins recurved; the dorsal 
reflexed; the lateral pair broader, spreading. Petals linear, blunt, spreading, Lip 
broadly obdeltoid, strongly recurved from near the base, with a small polished dark 
green callus immediately against the column; the apex broad, truncate, minutely erose, 
and with a short blunt apiculus. Column long, slender, wingless, the base slightly 
dilated, Anther depressed, its lip truncate and its upper surface partially caruncled. 
Rostellum large, ovate, decurved over the stigma. Liparis spec., Griff. Ic. РІ, Asiat, 
t. 807, fig. 1. 
Sikkim; near Pemiongtchi, elevation 5,000 feet; in flower during November; 
Pantling No. 465. Eu : 
| This resembles Z. bootanensis, Griff, but differs from that species in having 
2.leaved pseudo-bulbs, a more densely-flowered raceme, and a wingless column. 
Prare 52.—Liparis Griffthii, Ridley. A plant, of natural ‘size. Fig. 1 а flower, front tiw, 
2 bract, stalked ovary, column and lip, side view, З lip, 4 apex of ovary, column with anther in sifu, 
5 anther from above, 6 pollinia; all enlarged. 
Axx. Roy. Вот. GARD, Carcutra, Vor. VIII. 
