OECHIDEiE. 189 



Hab. Urai, leg. T. Soma, Juni., 1910, et B. Hayata et S. Sasaki Aug. 

 1912. 



IHear Frm hcJmensis Yatabe (in Tokyo Bot. Mag. VII. p. 131, t. 6.), 

 but differs from it in having smaller flowers and shorter column. 



The stem is at first afforded with a few thin transparent scales ; ,but 

 they soon decay and remain fibers on the nodes, then the stem looks like 

 quite naked. 



lone Sasakii Hayata sp. nov. Epiphytica, rhizomate repente terete, 

 1^ mm. in diametro sectionis, pseudobulbis remotis elongato-ovoideis 1 cm. 

 longis 3-4 mm. latis apice attenuatis basi contractis 1-foliatis. Folia 

 solitaria oblongo-linearia 5 cm. longa 7 mm. lata, apice rotundata ad 

 centrum emarginata vel breve 2-lobata, basi attenuata cum bulbis articulata, 

 crassiuscula. Flores racemosi, racemis sub pseudobulbo paucifloratis 3 cm. 

 longis nodosis, interdodiis 5 mm. longis, ad nodos 1-vaginatis, vaginis in- 

 ferioribus 1cm. longis, tubuliformibus, superioribus laminatis, laminis apice 

 acuminatis, sub floris singulis 1-bracteatis, bracteis ovatis 1 cm. longis 5 

 mm. latis apice acuminatis vel acutis basi leviter contractis, pedicellis (cum 

 ovariis) 1 cm. longis. Flores patentee. Sepala subsequalia elongato-triangul- 

 aria vel elongato-ovata, posticum 10 mm. longum 4 J mm. latum apice acutum 

 vel acuminatum basi contractum 5-nervium, lateralia angustiora et longiora 

 quam iis posticis, 11 mm. longa 4 mm. lata apice acuminata basi cum pede 

 columnse connata latere superiore basi angularia, (angulis acutis), latere 

 inferiore basi rotundata. Petala elongato-cuspidato-triangularia 7-8 mm. 

 longa, basi latissima 3 mm. lata non contracta apice lineaii-cuspidata, 

 (cuspidibus linearibus crassiusculis) margine inferiore denticulato-ciliata. 

 Labellum cuspidato-rotundatum 5 mm. longum 3 mm, latum apice longe 

 cuspidatum, (cuspidibus linearibus 4 mm. longis), basi abrupte contractum 

 cum pede columnEB articulatum S-neiTium valde concavum basi ad medium 2- 

 lamellato-appendiculatum. Columna fere nulla, basi in pedem 2}-3 mm. 

 longum productum, pede cum sepalis lateralibus mentum formanti. 



Hab, Mt, Arisan, leg. B. Hayata et S. Sasaki Jan., 1912. 



Near /. intermedia Ktsg et Pantling, in Ann. Eoy. Bot. Garf. Calc. 



