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upper part, 8-10 mm. long, 5-6 mm. wide, shallowly grooved 

 at tip, entire, the appendages at base elliptic, obtuse; column 



about 5 mm. long, narrowly winged at apex. June. Woods 



in mountains; Kyushu. Ryukyus, Formosa, and China. 



Var. hachijoensis (Nakai) Ohwi. L. hachijoensis Nakai; 

 L. bicallosa Schltr., quoad pi. Japon.; L. bitubercttlata sensu 



Makino, non Lindl. Shima-sasab.\-ran. Flowers smaller 



than in die typical phase. June-Aug. Honshu (Izu-shi- 



cliito Isls.). 



3. Liparis nervosa (Thunb.) Lindl. Ophrys nervosa 

 Thunb.; Sttirmia nervosa (Thunb.) Reichenb. f.; L. corni- 

 catilis Makino; L. bambiisaejoUa Makino Koku-ran. Ter- 

 restrial herb with cylindrical pseudobulbs, the internodes to 

 4 cm. long; leaves 2 or 3, obliquely ovate to elliptic, 5-12 cm. 

 long, 2.5-5 cm. wide, acute to abruptly acuminate, acute and 

 short-sheathed at base; peduncles 15-30 cm. long; racemes 

 loosely 5- to 10-flowered, 2/5-1/2 the length of the peduncles; 

 bracts deltoid, spreading, 1-nerved, membranous, 1-2 mm. 

 long, acute; flowers dark purple; sepals narrowly oblong, ob- 

 tuse, the lateral ones spreading, about 5 mm. long; petals linear- 

 oblanceolate, obtuse, about 5 mm. long; lip cuneate-obovate, 

 gradually recurved at tip, shallowly grooved on the upper sur- 

 face, refuse, the appendages at base subulate; column about 3 

 mm. long, narrowly winged; capsules pedicelled, erect, clavate- 



fusiform, 15-25 mm. long. June-July. Woods; Honshu 



(Tokaido, Kinki, and westw.), Shikoku, Kyushu. 



4. Liparis odorata (Willd.) Lindl. Malaxis odorata 



Willd.; Leptorchis odorata (Willd.) O. Kuntze Sasaba-ran. 



Pseudobulbs ovoid-globose, about 2 cm. long; leaves 3-5, mem- 

 branous, imbricate at the base, broadly lanceolate to narrowly 

 oblong, 8-15 cm. long, 2-4 cm. wide, acuminate at both ends, 

 plicate, sheathing at base; peduncles 20-30 cm. long, erect; 

 racemes 5-15 cm. long; bracts lanceolate, acuminate, 1-nerved, 

 obliquely ascending, 3-6 mm. long; flowers yellowish green, 

 widi a hght purple hue; sepals about 6 mm. long, lanceolate, 

 obtuse, the lateral ones narrowly oblong, spreading under the 

 lip; petals linear, slightly broadened toward tip, subacute, 

 about 7 mm. long; lip obovate-cuneate, recurved at tip, nearly 

 truncate, shallowly grooved, as long as the lateral sepals; col- 

 umn narrowly wiinged. July. Shikoku, Kyushu. Ryu- 

 kyus, Formosa, s. China, and India. 



5. Liparis auriculata Bl. L. ya\ushimensis Masam. 



GiBosHi-RAN. Pseudobulbs short, fusiform-ovate, 1-2 cm. 

 long; leaves 2, broadly ovate to orbicular-ovate, 5-10 cm. long, 

 3-7 cm. wide, abrupdy acute, rounded to cordate at base, the 

 sheaths 2-7 cm. long; peduncles 15-30 cm. long, erect; racemes 

 3-7 cm. long; bracts lanceolate, ascending, acuminate, 1.5-2.5 

 mm. long; flowers whitish; sepals linear-oblong, 5-6 mm. long, 

 acute, the lateral ones spreading; petals linear, shghdy broad- 

 ened at dp, obtuse, about 5 mm. long; Up cuneate-obovate, 

 about 5 mm. long, rounded at apex, nearly straight, with 2 

 callosiues at base; column about 3.5 mm. long, narrowly 



winged. July-Aug. Woods; Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu; 



rather rare. 



6. Liparis kumokiri F. Maekawa. L. auriculata sensu 

 auct. Japon., pro parte, non Bl. Kumo-kiri-s6. Pseudo- 

 bulbs 1-1.2 cm. long; leaves 2, elliptic to oblong, 5-12 cm. long. 



2.5-5 cm. wide, obtuse or subacute, acute and short-sheathing 

 at base; peduncles 15-25 cm. long, erect; racemes 3-7 cm. long, 

 loosely 5- to 15-flowered; flowers pale green to purplish; bracts 

 spreading, ovate-deltoid, 1-1.5 mm. long, acute; sepals nar- 

 rowly oblong, 5.5-6.5 mm. long, obtuse, spreading; petals nar- 

 rowly linear, as long as the sepals; lip cuneate-obovate, ab- 

 ruptly reflexed above the middle, shallowly grooved on the 

 upper surface, rounded-truncate at the apex; column about 3 

 mm. long, narrowly winged with a low ridge above on each 



side; capsules pedicelled, erect, clavate, 10-15 mm. long. 



June-Aug. Woods; Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu. 

 Korea. 



7. Liparis krameri Fr. & Sav. Leptorchis k.raT>jeri (Fr. 



& Sav.) O. Kuntze Jigabachi-so. Pseudobulbs globose, 



7-12 mm. long; leaves 2, ovate, 3-8 cm. long, 2-4 cm. wide, 

 obtuse or subacute, rounded at base, the petioles sheathing at 

 base; peduncles 8-20 cm. long, erect; racemes 3-8 cm. long, 

 10- to 20-flowered; flowers pale green or dark purple; bracts 

 deltoid, subacute, spreading, 1-1.5 mm. long; sepals linear, 10- 

 12 mm. long, subacute, the lateral ones spreading; petals re- 

 flexed, filiform, 8-10 mm. long, acute; lip 6-8 mm. long, about 

 2/3 as long as the petals, abruptly reflexed near the base, the 

 limb spreading, narrowly ovate-oblong, with slighdy recurved 

 margins, caudate; column about 2 mm. long, almost wingless. 

 May-July. Woods; Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyu- 

 shu. Korea. 



Var. shichitoana Ohwi. ? Liparis niWoensis Nakai 



HiME-jiGABACHi-s6. Plant smaller; sepals about 7 mm. long; 

 lip 6 mm. long. Honshu. 



8. Liparis japonica (Miq.) Maxim. Microstylis japonica 



Miq. Seitaka-suzumushi-s6. Plants 20-40 cm. high; 



pseudobulbs ovoid-globose, 6-12 mm. long; leaves 2, narrowly 

 ovate or ovate-oblong, 6-10 cm. long, 2-3.5 cm. wide, acute, 

 cuneate or acute at base, the petioles 4-8 cm. long, sheathing 

 at base; peduncles 20-40 cm. long, erect; racemes 10-20 cm. 

 long, loosely many-flowered; bracts spreading, deltoid-ovate, 

 1-1.5 mm. long, acute; flowers pale green or purplish; sepals 

 linear-lanceolate, 8-9 mm. long, subobtuse; petals as long as the 

 sepals, filiform; Up obovate, flat, 7-8 mm. long, 4.5-5.5 mm. 

 wide, pointed, erect, slightly recurved at tip; column about 2.5 



mm. long, narrowly deltoid-winged. June-Aug. Woods; 



Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu. Korea, Manchuria, 



and Amur. 



9. Liparis makinoana Schltr. L. lilifolia sensu auct. 



Japon., non L. C. Rich. StJZUMUSHi-s5. Plant 15-30 cm. 



high; pseudobulbs ovoid-globose, 8-12 mm. long; leaves 2, 

 eUiptic to oblong, 5-10 cm. long, 2.5-3.5 cm. wide, obtuse at 

 tip, abruptly narrowed at base to the short-sheathing petiole; 

 peduncles 15-30 cm. long; racemes 10-20 cm. long, rather 

 loosely many-flowered; bracts spreading, deltoid-ovate, acute, 

 1-1.5 mm. long; flowers pale green or purplish; sepals linear- 

 lanceolate, 8-9 mm. long, subobtuse; petals as long as the 

 sepals, filiform; lip obovate, flat, erect, 12-18 mm. long, 10-15 

 mm. wide, rounded, with a slighdy recurved mucronate up; 

 column about 2.5 mm. long, narrowly winged at tip. May- 

 July. Woods; Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu. 



Korea. 



45. PHAJUS Lour. Ganzeki-ran Zoku 



Rather large terrestrial herbs widi pseudobulbs; leaves relatively large, plicate, narrowed at both ends, the petiole attached 

 to the pseudobulb; scapes from the base of the pseudobulbs; flowers racemose, relatively large, yellowish, rarely white or purple, 

 pedicelled, the bracts minute or leaflike, sometimes caducous; sepals free, ascending; petals narrower than the sepals; lip erect, 



