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A wide spread species. Intermediate between Tricyrtis Jiirta Hook. 

 and T, inacropoda Miq., having a closer affinity with the latter species. 



Taeniophyllum aphyllum Makino Phanerog. et Pterid. Jap. Illustr. 

 I. tab. 11, (1899). 



Sarcochilus (CJiiloscJiista) ? sp. Makino in Bot. Mag., Tokyo, I. (1887) 

 p. 75, tab. 10. 



Sarcochilus apJiyllus Makino Notes on Jap. PL XV. in Bot. Mag., 

 Tokyo, VI. (1892), p. 48. 



Cryptorcliis apliylla Makino in Bot. Mag., Tokyo, VII. (1893) p. 118, 

 et IX. (1895) p. 231. 



A small aphyllous epiph\'tic orchid, attaining about 7cm. across. Roots 

 many, attaining about 25 in number, emitting from the inconspicuous stem, 

 somewhat compressed, simple, sinuato-iiexuous, glabrous but often minutely 

 hairy on the under side, pale green. Stem erect, short, attaining about 

 4mm. long, provided with pale-brown thin minute sabulate scales at the top. 

 Scapes 1 to several, 4-8mm. long, capillary, glabrous, simple, 1-3-flowered ; 

 rachis short, flexuous ; bracts minute, deltoid-subulate, navicular, acute, 

 carinate, \-l mm. long. Flower minute, 1mm. long, inconspicuous, greenish. 

 Perianth thickish, connate below, not patent ; segments subulato-lanceolate 

 or ovato-deltoid, delicately 1-nerved to each segment, the outer ones acutish, 

 the inner ones acute and slightly shorter than the outer. Labellum included, 

 slightly concave, free from the perianth, subtrilobed, the lateral lobes small, 

 subsemiorbicular, inflexed, the midlobe much larger, subulato -deltoid or 

 subulato-lanceolate, furnished with a refracted filiform appendage w^hich is 

 nearly equal to the midlobe itself in length. Calcar short, saccate, rounded 

 at the end. Gynostemium very short, stout, connected to the calcar and 

 labellum in front. Anther 2-celled, with a groove externally, the front- 

 projected portion parted into 2 rounded lobes ; pollinia 4, in two pairs, 

 clavate, sessile on the gland. Ovary cylindrico-subobovate or cylindrico- 

 oblong, glabrous, very shortly pedicellate. Capsule oblong, usually somewhat 

 curved, 3J-5 mm. long, very shortly pedicellate, dehiscing on one side. Seeds 

 numerous, very minute, cylindrical, about J mm. long, mixed with white 

 delicate threads. Flowers June. 



Hah. Prov. Tosa : Sakawa {T. MaUno ! 1885), Ikenouchi-mura {T, 

 Mahino ! April 7, 1887), Kochi {T, Mahino ! July 1892, June 1893, Nov. 

 1895); Prov. Awk (Boshu) : Mt. Kiyosumi (T. Makino \ Aril 6, 1896); 

 Prov. MusASHi : Ikegami (T. Mahino, \ June. 2, 1895). 



