216 CXXXIII. ORCHIDEZ (ROLFE). | Habenaria. 
14. H. clarencensis, Rolfe. Tuber oblong, 1} in. long. Plant 
3-21 ft. high. Leaves cauline, oblong-linear, acute, 14—10 in. long. 
Racemes 2-11 in. long, many-flowered. Bracts oblong-lanceolate, 
acute, 4-6 lin. long. Pedicels 4-6 lin. long. Sepals ovate-oblong, 
obtuse, 14-1? lin. long; lateral suboblique. Petals ovate, obtuse, 
slightly shorter than the sepals. Lip 13 lin. long, trilobed from a 
broad base; side lobes oblong, obtuse, spreading; front lobe. ovate- 
oblong, obtuse, broader than the side lobes; spur filiform, 5-6 lin. 
long. Stigmatic processes very short, stout, subacute. Anther 
channels a little shorter than the stigmas. Rostellum oblong, very 
short, obtuse or minutely bidentate.—H. prealta, Lindl. in Journ. 
Linn. Soc. vi. 140; Hook. f. le. vii. 222 (not A. Rich.); Kränzl. in 
Engl. Jahrb. xvi. 180 (in part). 
Upper Guinea. Fernando Po: top of Clarence Peak, 10,000 ft., Mann, 645 ! 
Allied to the Bourbon H. prealta, A. Rich., with which it has been confused, but 
the spur is much longer than the ovary, and not at all clavate. 
15. H. attenuata, Hook. f. in Journ. Linn. Soc. vii. 221. Plant 
1-1} ft. high. Leaves few, cauline, oblong or linear-oblong, acute, 
14-3 in. long, 3-7 lin. broad. Racemes 2 A in. long, somewhat lax. 
Bracts ovate-lanceolate, ‘acuminate, 4-7 lin, long. Pedicels 3-4 lin.’ 
long. Flowers green. Dorsal sepal broadly ovate, obtuse, concave, 1} 
lin. long; lateral ovate-oblong, subobtuse or apiculate, 14 lin. long. 
Petals entire, broad, ovate, obtuse, 1} lin. long. Lip trilobed; lobes 
fleshy ; side lobes linear, obtuse, spreading, 1 lin. long; front lobe 
linear-oblong, obtuse, a little longer than the side lobes ; spur 5-6 lin. 
long, slender, very slightly thickened in the middle. Stigmatic 
processes short, obiong, } lin. long. Anther channel shorter. Ros- 
tellum triangular, minute.—Krinzl. in Engl. Jahrb. xvi. 158. 
G ot tial Guinea. Cameroons: 7000 ft., Mann, 2118! 8000-10,000 ft., Johnston, 
16. H. Spiranthes, Reichb. f. in Flora, 1865,178. Plant 9-12 in. 
high. Leaves about 3, cauline, linear-oblong, subacute, 14—24 in. long. 
Racemes 5 in. long, lax. Bracts oblong-lanceolate, acute or acuminate, 
23-6 lin. long. Pedicels 4—6 lin. long. Dorsal sepal ovate, subobtuse, 
1} lin. long; lateral falcate-oblong, subacute, 2 lin. long. Petals 
lanceolate-oblong, subfalcate, 14 lin. long. Lip tripartite ; lobes linear- 
filiform ; side lobes 2} lin. long, curved at the apex ; front lobe a little 
longer than the side lobes and slightly thickened at the apex; spur 8 
lin. long, slender, slightly curved. Stigmatic processes oblong, sub- 
obtuse, $ lin. long. Anther channels slender, erect, nearly as long as 
the stigmas. Rostellum linear, 4 lin. long—Krinzl. in Engl. Jahrb. 
xvi. 165. 
Lower Guinea. Angola: Pungo Adongo; Pedra Songue and about Catete, in 
grassy pastures, Welwitsch, 684 ! 
17. H. filicornis, Lindl. Gen. & Sp. Orch. 318. Tubers ovate. Stem 
1-14 ft. long, 2-leaved. Leaves cauline, very erect, sheathing, oblong- 
