212 CXXXIII. ORCHIDEH (ROLFE). [ Habenaria. 
channels stout, about 2 lin. long. Rostellum oblong, } lin. long.— 
Kränzl. in Engl. Jahrb. xvi. 213. 
Lower Guinea. Angola: Quango River, Mechow, 535A (ex Kränzlin). 
Mozamb. Dist. British Central Africa ` Zambesiland, Kirk! Nyasaland ; 
Shire Highlands, common in marshy places, Buchanan, 312! and without precise 
locality, Buchanan, 472! 542! 
3. H. stenochila, Lindl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. vi. 139. Plant 1-2 
ft. high. Stem leafy. Leaves oblong or elliptic-oblong, acute or 
shortly acuminate, 2—44 in. long, 3-13 in. broad. Racemes 14-3} in. 
long, dense-flowered. Bracts lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, 
4-1 in. long. Pedicels 6-10 lin. long. Flowers white, very fragrant. 
Dorsal sepal ovate-lanceolate, subobtuse, 4 lin. long; lateral obliquely 
semiovate, subacute, 44-5 lin. long. Petals suboblique, ovate-oblong, 
with a rounded basal angle in front, subobtuse, 4 lin. long. Lip 
simple, elongate-linear, obtuse, 54 lin. long ; spur cylindrical, slightly 
curved, 1-14 in. long. Stigmatic processes subclavate-linear, subacute, 
slightly curved, 14 lin. long. Anther channels linear, curved, 2 lin. 
long. Rostellum subulate, 4 lin. long.—Krinzl. in Engl. Jahrb. xvi. 
216. ` ; 
Lower Guinea. Princes Island, Barter, 1995! 
4, H. leonensis, Kränzl. ex Durand & Schinz, Conspect. Fl. Afr. v. 
80. Stem 10 in. high, leafy above, squamate below. Leaves long 
sheathing, oblong or ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, 34-4} in. long, 
$-14 in. broad. Racemes short, 3-5-flowered. Bracts ovate-lanceolate, 
acute or acuminate, 3-6 lin. long. Pedicels 7-8 lin. long. Flowers ` 
white. Dorsal sepal broadly oblong, obtuse, 4 lin. long; lateral 
obliquely oblong, subobtuse or apiculate, 44 lin. long. Petals elliptic- 
oblong, obtuse, 34 lin. long. Lip linear from a broader, rectangular 
base, 6 lin. long; spur cylindrical, curved, 14-1} in. long; apex 
distinctly bifid. Stigmatic processes linear, curved, 1 lin. long. 
Anther channels about as long as the stigmas. Rostellum triangular, 
subacute, about 4 lin. long.—H. candida, Lindl. ex Kränzl. in Engl. 
Jahrb. xvi. 217 (not Dalzell). 
Upper Guinea. Sierra Leone; cultivated specimen, Loddiges! Sugarloaf 
Mountain, Preuss (ex Kränzlin). 
The name H. leonensis, is not given by Krinzlin in his Monograph, but as Durand 
& Schinz omit H. candida, Lindl., I have no doubt that this is what they intended, 
especially as the page cited agrees, 
5. H. Montoliveea, Kränzl. ex Engl. Hochgeb. Fl. Trop. Afr. 
183. Tuber roundish-oblong, 6-7 lin. long. Stem 6-12 in. high, 4-5- 
leaved. Leaves ovate-oblong, subobtuse or apiculate, 3-1} in. long, 
5-7 lin. broad, the upper gradually passing over into the bracts. 
Racemes 14-24 in. long, rather dense, many-flowered. Bracts ovate Or 
ovate-lanceolate, acute, 14-24 lin. long. Pedicels 14-2 lin. long. 
Sepals ovate, acute or apiculate, 1 lin. long. Petals ovate-oblong, sub- 
obtuse, 1 lin. long. Lip 1 lin. long, shortly trilobed from a broad base ; 
side lobes falcate-oblong, subobtuse; front lobe triangular, obtuse, 
