Orchidaceae and Apostasiaceae 
by F. Kranzlin — Gross Lichterfelde. 
Orchidaceae. 
Oberonia Lindl. 
1. O.iridifolia Lindl. G. & Sp. Orch. & Fol. Orch. Oberonia I. 1. 
var. brevifolia Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. V. 675. 
The specimens bear ripe capsules without any trace of flowers, but 
the whole habit agrees exactly with 0. iridifolia Lindl. 
Klong Munsé and Koh Kahdat, epiphytic near the sea. 
Area: From the Northern Himalaya to the Tavoy-district and Moulmein. 
Liparis L. CG. Rich. 
2. W.. disticha Lind]. in Bot. Reg. sub. t. 882. LZ. gregaria Lindl. 
G. & Sp. Orch. 33; Malaxis disticha Thouars Orch. Il. Afr. t. 89; Malaxis 
mueronata Bl. Bijdr. 391. 
Klong Majum 700 ft. above the sea, epiphytic in the jungle. 
Area: Widely distributed from the Mascarene Islds. to Ceylon-and farther 
to Malacca, Malay- and Sunda Islds. 
Dendrobium Sw. 
3. D. anceps Sw. in Act. Holm. 1800. 246. Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 
V. 724. Aporum anceps Lind). G. & Sp. Orch. 71. 
Without flowers, leaves and flower-buds showing the characteristic 
forms of D. anceps Sw. 
Klong Munsé, epiphytic in the jungle. 
Area: From Sikkim to the Sunda Islds. 
4. 2). Serra Lindl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. Il, 3. Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 
V.722. <Aporum Serra Lindl. in Wall. Cat. 2021 & G. & Sp. Orch. 71. 
D. aloefolium Rehb. f. 
Without flowers. The stem and leaves are quite different from those 
of the last number. I am not quite sure if it may be D. Serra Lindl. 
certainly it is not identical with D. anceps Sw. 
s Klong Munsé, epiphytic in the jungle. 
