92 CXXXIII. ORCHIDEÆ (ROLFE). [ Lissochilus. 
fleshy, obscurely crenulate keels; spur conical, obtuse, 14-2 lin. long. 
Column clavate, 4—5 lin. long—Walp. Ann. iii. 553. Hypodematium 
abyssinicum, A. Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. ii. 286, t. 83. Lissochilus 
abyssinicus, Durand & Schinz, Conspect. Fl. Afr. v. 27. 
Wile Land. Abyssinia: between Halei and Temben, Ruppel. Province of 
Wodjerat, Petit, Without locality, Roth, 44! 
60. L. shirensis, Rendle in Journ. Bot. 1895, 171. Scapes 3%- 
ft. high, with several sheaths below; racemes 1 ft. long, laxly many- 
flowered. Bracts ovate or ovate-oblong, acute, 4-8 lin. long. Sepals 
5-7 lin. long, elliptic-oblong, apiculate. Petals orbicular-ovate, apicu- 
late, 5—6 lin. long. Lip trilobed, 5-6 lin. long; side lobes auriculate, 
roundish-oblong, divaricate; front lobe suborbicular-ovate, obtuse, 
convex with reflexed sides; disc with obscurely thickened nerves; spur 
conical, obtuse, 14-2 lin. long. Column stout, 24-3 lin. long. 
Mozamb. Dist. British Central Africa ; Shire Highlands, Mount Sochi, Scott- 
Elliot, 8613! 
61. L. ruwenzoriensis, Rendle in Journ. Bot. 1895, 170. Leaves 
linear-lanceolate, acute, attenuate below, 13-2 ft. long, 1-1} in. broad. 
Scapes 3 ft. high, with a few sheaths below, sometimes branched above ; 
racemes 9-12 in. long, many-flowered. Bracts lanceolate or oblong- 
lanceolate, acute, 6—9 lin. long. Pedicels 6—8 lin. long. Sepals broadly 
elliptic-oblong or suborbicular-oblong, obtuse or apiculate, 5 lin. long. 
Petals suborbicular or orbicular-ovate, obtuse, 6—7 lin. long. Lip trilobed, 
7-8 lin. long; side lobes broadly elliptic-oblong, obtuse; front lobe 
obovate or suborbicular, apiculate; disc with 3 smooth keels; spur 
saccate-conical, 2—24 lin. long. Column stout, 24-3 lin. long. 
Wile Land. British East Africa: Ruwenzori; eastern side 6000 ft., common 
in short bush, Scott-Elliot, 7871! Kivata, 6000-7000 ft., on sunny ‘hills, Scott- 
Elliot, 7735! 
62. L. oliverianus, Reichb. f. in Trans. Linn. Soc. xxix. 154. 
Leaves developed after the flowering time. Scapes “5 ft. high”; 
racemes 14-2 ft. long, laxly many-flowered. Bracts lanceolate, acute, 
5-7 lin. long. Pedicels 7-8 lin. long. Sepals oblong-lanceolate, acute, 
6-7 lin. long, green, spotted with brown. Petals orbicular-ovate, 
apiculate, 5-6 lin. long, yellow. Lip trilobed, 5 lin. long, yellow; side 
lobes oblong, obtuse, divaricate, 2 lin. long; front lobe suborbicular, 
obtuse or apiculate, convex with reflexed sides; disc with 3 crenulate, 
thickened nerves in the centre; spur conical, 1 lin. long. Column 
stout, 24-3 lin. long. 
Mozamb. Dist. German East Africa: Karagwe, Grant, 463! 
63. L. Kirkii, Rolfe. Leaves elongate-linear, 9 in. or more long. 
= Bracts lanceolate, acute, ł in. long. Sepals oblong, obtuse, 5-6 lin. 
long. Petals ovate-suborbicular, 5-6 lin. long. Lip trilobed, 4-5 lin. 
long; side lobes broadly oblong, obtuse; front lobe broadly ovate- 
orbicular, obtuse, with deflexed sides; disc with a slightly thickened, 
