Hippeophyllum ,] cxxxvi. orchide^e. 19 
yellow flowers in whorls to base. Bracts ovate-lanceolate, *1 in. 
long. Sepals oblong blunt. Petals linear. Lip 3-lobed, side-lobes 
lanceolate acute, midlobe shorter orbicular-rhomboid, with 3 raised 
veins from base. Hob. Rare, Perak, Kinta valley near Bujong 
Malacca (Kunstler, Scortechini). Distrib. Java. 
4 . LIPARIS, Richard. 
Terrestrial plants with herbaceous or epiphytic with coriaceous 
leaves. Stem usually swollen at base. Raceme erect, flowers 
numerous medium to small. Sepals and petals narrow linear or 
oblong. Lip clawed, blade oblong, ovate or reniform deflexed with 
a single or double callus at base. Column long graceful with short 
arms or wings; anther terminal ovate. Pollinia 4. Species over 
100, all temperate or tropical regions. 
§1. Mollifoli*. Terrestrial herbaceous. Leaves 1 or more on a swollen 
stem, not articulate. 
Leaves several. 
Up large oblong toothed; flowers deep red 
Lip large ovate ; flowers pale, veins red 
Lip small oblong entire, calli 2 
Lip small obovate crenulate, callus a trans 
verse bar - 
Lip small oblong, bilobed toothed, callus o 
Leaf 1, ovate. 
Lip elliptic-lanceolate fimbriate 
Lip oblong bifid toothed 
Lip pandurate bifid with 2 long tails 
Lip pandurate bifid, lobes fimbriate 
§ 2. Coriifoli*. Epiphytic plants, 
the pseudobulb. Raceme lax. Bracts thin pale deflexed. 
Flowers large," lip bilobed toothed; leaves large (10) L. latifolia 
Flowers small, lip pectinate at tip 
Flowers very small. 
Lip oblong refuse; raceme long erect 
Lip oblong bilobed; raceme long decurved 
Lip entire ovate ; raceme usually long . 
Lip entire oblong; raceme very short . 
§3. Distich,*. Epiphytic. Leaves coriaceous 
(1) L. atrosanguinea 
(2) L. tricallosa 
(3) L. ferruginea 
(4) L. transtillata 
(5) L. Wrayi 
(6) L. purpureo-viridis 
(7) L. Maingayi 
( 8 ) L. parvula 
(9) L. furcata 
Leaves coriaceous articulate with 
(11) L. lacerata 
(12) L. elegans 
(13) L. parviflora 
(14) L. longipes 
(15) L. comosa 
33. ~— - articulate. Raceme 
short compact, with persistent spreading distichous bracts. Peduncle long 
nude. 
Lip ‘5 in. long, flabellate crenulate; leaf 1 m. 
wide ..(16) L. compressa 
Lip -25 in. long, obovate retuse; leaf -25 in. 
wide .. (17) L. disticha 
(1) L. atrosanguinea Ridl. Journ. As. Soc. S. Br. 39, p. 71; 
Mai. i. 21. L. tabularis Rolfe, Kew Bulletin 1908, p. 68; Bat. Mag. 
t. 8195. 
Stem stout, 4 in. tall. Leaves ovate-lanceolate acute, 8 in. long, 
3 in. wide. Raceme over 1 ft. long, lax, many-flowered. Ovary and 
pedicel 1 in. long. Bracts ovate-lanceolate very small. Flowers large. 
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