98 CXXXIII. ORCHIDEÆ (ROLFE). [Lissochilus. 
Bracts lanceolate, acuminate, 4-5 lin. long. Pedicels 7—8 lin. long. 
Sepals ovate-oblong, apiculate or acuminate, 3 lin. long. Petals broadly 
ovate, apiculate, 6 lin. long. Lip trilobed, 6 lin. long; side lobes 
broadly rounded ; front lobe ovate, acute, undulate, with reflexed sides ; 
disc convex, with 5-7 crenulate keels; spur conical, slightly curved, 
obtuse, 34 lin. long. Column stout, dilated above, 3 lin. long.— 
L. calopterus, Krinzl. in Engl. D. Ost-Afr. ©. 156, in part (not 
Reichb. f.). 
Mozamb. Dist. German East Africa: Kilimanjaro; Shira, 3200 ft., Volkens, 
1617! 
82. L. milanjianus, Rendle in Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, iv. 46. 
Rhizome thickened and flattened, prostrate on the ground, composed 
of a series of swollen internodes, 14—24 in. long, 3—14 in. broad, strung 
together in a chain. Leaves linear-oblong, 6 in. long, 4—6 lin. broad. 
Scapes 2—24 ft. high, with several sheaths below; racemes 6—9 in. 
long, laxly many-flowered. Bracts lanceolate, acuminate, 3-6 lin. 
long. Pedicels 6-9 lin. long. Sepals lanceolate-oblong or ovate- 
lanceolate, acuminate, slightly carinate, 4—5 lin. long, purplish-brown 
with green base; lateral partly adnate to the lip and foot of the 
column. Petals broadly suborbicular, obtuse or minutely apiculate, 
7—9 lin. long, bright yellow on the back, rosy carmine with darker 
veins on the face. Lip deeply trilobed, yellow with some dark nerves 
on the side lobes; side lobes broadly oblong, obtuse, 4 lin. long, inner 
side adnate to the foot of the column; front lobe broadly oblong or 
obovate-oblong, obtuse or apiculate, convex with reflexed sides, 44 lin. 
long; disc with 3 strong keels and a slender one on either side; spur 
conical, narrowed near the apex, 4—5 lin. long. Column 2—4 lin. long; 
foot longer than the column.—Fulophia bella, N. E. Brown in Gard. 
Chron. 1889, vi. 210. 
Mozamb. Dist. British Central Africa: Zambesia, cultivated specimens, 
O’Brien! Manganja Hills, Meller! Shire Highlands, Buchanan! Mlanje, Whyte ! 
83. L. saccatus, Rendle in Journ. Bot. 1895, 172. Scapes about 
2 ft. high, with several short sheaths below; racemes 6-7 in. long, 
loosely many-flowered. Bracts lanceolate, acute, 3-6 lin. long. Pedicels 
5-8 lin. long. Sepals obovate-oblong, obtuse or minutely apiculate, 
4 lin. long. Petals broadly suborbicular, 7-8 lin. long. Lip deeply 
trilobed ; side lobes oblong, obtuse, 34 lin. long, completely adnate to 
the foot of the column; front lobe 5 lin. long, broadly elliptic-oblong; 
subobtuse, convex with reflexed sides; disc with 3 prominent keels in 
the middle, and a slender one on either side; spur conical, with a 
narrow, curved apex, 5 lin. long. Column stout, 3 lin. long; foot as 
long as or longer than the column. 
Nile Land. British East Africa: Nandi Hills, 6000-7000 ft., on rocky ground, 
Scott-Elliot, 6988 ! 
Near L. milanjianus, Rendle, but the flowers are larger, with larger, broad, obtuse 
sepals. 
