taxonID	type	description	language	source
03E887E5FFFFD7416DCC6880ED80F865.taxon	materials_examined	Type: — CHINA. Guangxi (广ƃ): Jingxi (fflƃ), terrestrial in evergreen broad-leaved forests, 1300 m, May 2018, FJFC 0676 (holotype FJFC!; isotype FJFC!). This new species is similar to L. nervosa, from which it differs by the older pseudobulb often bearing bulbil; leaves 4 – 7, leaf blade elliptic-lanceolate to ovate-elliptic, 11.0 – 17.0 × 4.5 – 7.5 cm; lateral sepal revolute, narrowly ovateoblong; lip obovate-elliptic and base with a two-lobed callus. Plants terrestrial, Herbs, 22.0 – 33.0 cm. Pseudobulb cylindric, tapering, surrounded by 3 – 4 basal leaf sheaths; old leafless pseudobulbs covering several membranous sheaths at internodes and usually bearing bulbils; bulbils subspherical to ellipsoid, black, surrounded by white sheaths. Leaves 4 – 7, base, clasping, leaf blade elliptic-lanceolate to ovate-elliptic, wrinkled, membranous or grassy, base slightly sloping and contracting to petiole, margin undulate, 11.0 – 17.0 × 4.5 – 7.5 cm; petiole sheathing, 3.0 – 5.0 cm long. Inflorescences terminal, racemose, 14.0 – 17.0 cm long; peduncle ridged, bracteate; rachis 9.0 – 12.0 cm with 5 – 8 flowered. Floral bracts ovate-triangular, carinate on the abaxial, purple, 2.0 – 2.5 mm long. Column 5.0 – 6.0 mm, with narrow wings on both sides. Dorsal sepal oblong-lanceolate, 10.5 – 11.0 mm long, 1.0 – 1.3 mm wide, obtuse at apex, usually curved or reflexed, margin revolute; Lateral sepals revolute, narrowly ovate oblong, 8.0 – 8.5 mm long, 3.5 – 4.5 mm wide, obtuse at apex. Petals linear, more or less sickleshaped, 10.0 – 11.0 mm long, 0.7 – 0.9 mm wide, margin revolved; lip curved, obovate-elliptic, slightly fleshy and thick, 7.0 – 8.0 mm long, 6.5 – 7.5 mm wide, base narrowed and with 2 caniniform callus. Column elongated, slightly curved at apex, 5.0 – 5.5 mm long, column wings conspicuous. Stigma transverse, concave, subquadrate. Anther terminal, 2 - celled, persistent, oblong ovoid, ca. 1.0 mm long. Pollen obovoid, flat, hard, waxy, yellow. Phenology: — Flowering May.	en	Tu, Xiong-De, Huang, Ming-Zhong, Liu, Ding-Kun, Ma, Liang, Li, Ming-He (2020): Liparis mai (Orchidaceae; Malaxideae), a new species from China: evidence from morphological and molecular analyses. Phytotaxa 435 (3): 235-242, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.435.3.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.435.3.3
03E887E5FFFFD7416DCC6880ED80F865.taxon	distribution	Distribution and habitat: — Grows in evergreen, broad-leaved forest at 1300 m of Jingxi County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China.	en	Tu, Xiong-De, Huang, Ming-Zhong, Liu, Ding-Kun, Ma, Liang, Li, Ming-He (2020): Liparis mai (Orchidaceae; Malaxideae), a new species from China: evidence from morphological and molecular analyses. Phytotaxa 435 (3): 235-242, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.435.3.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.435.3.3
03E887E5FFFFD7416DCC6880ED80F865.taxon	etymology	Etymology: — Species epithet refers name of its discoverer, Kuan Ma.	en	Tu, Xiong-De, Huang, Ming-Zhong, Liu, Ding-Kun, Ma, Liang, Li, Ming-He (2020): Liparis mai (Orchidaceae; Malaxideae), a new species from China: evidence from morphological and molecular analyses. Phytotaxa 435 (3): 235-242, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.435.3.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.435.3.3
