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Microstylis khasiana, Hook. f. 
““West China :—Divide between the Shweli and Tengyueh 
valleys, in thickets and rocky shady situations. Lat. 25° ro’ N. 
Alt. 6-7,000 ft. Plant of 4-8 inches. Flowers deep purple-lake. 
July 1912.” G. Forrest. No. 8627. 
New to China. 
Odontochilus yunnanensis, Rolfe. 
“Upper Burma :—Laking-hka valley, in limestone gorges, on 
wet shady banks under shrubs and trees. Alt. 4-5,000 ft. 
Flowers canary-yellow. 1914.’’ F. Kingdon Ward. Nos. 
1886, 1922. 
New to Burma. 
\)Orchis Wardii, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov. 
Species ex affinitate O. spathulatae, Reichb. f. atque rhizomate 
elongato similiter munita; habitu multo robustiore, foliis haud 
longe petiolatis vulgo duobus evolutis labello omnino diverso 
notata. 
Planta ad 23 cm. alta. Rhizoma validum elongatum horizon- 
taliter repens. Caulis vaginis tubulosis 1-2 obtusis basi prae- 
ditus bifoliatus. Folia in partem petiolarem vix discretam 
caulem amplectantem angustata; lamina 11-14 cm. longa, ad 5.5 
cm. lata, late elliptica, apice rotundata vel breviter acutata. 
Spica circ. 3 cm. longa plerumque 5~6-flora; bracteae inferiores 
fere 4 cm. longae supra decrescentes floribus multo longiores. 
Sepala subaequalia 8-g mm. longa maculis purpureis notata; 
lateralia falcato-ovata obtusiuscula; dorsale ovatum cucullatum 
subobtusum. Petala circ. 7 mm. longa ovato-lanceolata apice 
obtusa. Labellum sepalis aequilongum ovatum apice obtuse an- 
gustatum, marginibus valde erosum atque corrugatum, vix trilo- 
bum, minutissime papillatum; calcar ovario paulo brevius 
cylindricum fere rectum. Pollinia anguste pyriformia, caudi- 
culis brevibus, glandulis parvis in bursa rostellari celatis ; stam- 
inodia parva ; stigmata in fovea coalita. 
‘West China :—At Atuntzu and Doker-la on the Tibetan 
frontier, Yunnan. Alt. 11,000 ft. On open screes. June 
1913.”’ F. Kingdon Ward. Nos 447, 580. 
Oreorchis discigera, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov. 
Ex affinitate O. micranthae, Lindl. a qua structura labein 
longe recedit ; etiam affinis O. Rolfet, Duthie sed foliis solitariis, 
disco labelli majore differt. 
Pseudobulbus circ. 2 cm. longus, ovoideus, basi fibrosus.. 
Folia solitaria, lineari-lanceolata, ad 30 cm. longa, ad 2.5 cm. 
