218 CXXXIII. ORCHIDEZ (ROLFE). [Habenaria. 
Racemes 4-5 in. long, many-flowered. Bracts ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 
acute, 4-8 lin. long. Pedicels 3-4 lin. long. Dorsal sepal ovate- 
oblong, obtuse, minutely pubescent at the apex, 1} lin. long; lateral 
oblong, obtuse, 2} lin. long. Petals simple, subobliquely ovate-oblong, 
obtuse, 17 lin. long. Lip trilobed from a broad base, 24 lin. long; 
lobes oblong, obtuse ; front lobe rather broader than the side lobes ; 
spur filiform, {-1 in. long. Stigmatic processes broadly oblong, com- 
pressed, obtuse or retuse. Anther channel shorter. Rostellum minute, 
obtuse, tooth-like.—Reichb. f. in Walp. Ann. iii. 587; Kränzl. in Engl. 
Jahrb, xvi. 159. 
Nile Land. Abyssinia : Semen Prov., Schimper, 595! Begemeder ; Mount Guna, 
Schimper, 1304! 
Mozamb, Dist. German East Africa: Kilimanjaro; Kifinika Volcano, 8800 ft., 
Volkens, 1339! 
21. H. distantiflora, A. Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. ii. 291. Stem 
erect, 18 in. high, usually 2-leaved. Leaves sheathing at the base, 
lanceolate, very acute. Spikes elongate, slender; flowers distant. 
Bracts oval-lanceolate, very acute, semiconvolute, exceeding the ovary. 
Flowers small, sessile, greenish. Dorsal sepal oval, erect, concave, 
apiculate, subcarinate, margin ciliolate ; lateral oval-lanceolate, acute. 
Petals oval, obtuse, concave, suboblique, ciliate, inappendiculate, 3 
little shorter than the sepals. Lip tripartite; side lobes obliquely 
oval-lanceolate, acute ; front lobe oval, obtuse, twice as broad as the 
side lobes ; spur as long as the pedicel, scarcely inflated ; apex acute. 
Stigmatic processes curved upwards, short.—Reichb. f. in Walp. Ann. 
il. 586 ; Kriinzl. in Engl. Jahrb. xvi. 175. 
Nile Land. Abyssinia: Shire; near Maigouagoua, Quartin-Dillon. 
Only known to me from the published descriptions. 
22. H. deflexa, Hochst. ex Kränzl. in Engl. Jahrb. xvi. 146. 
Tuber oblong, 6-9 lin. diam. Stem 8-15 in. high, rather slender, with 
2-3 cauline leaves. Leaves lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, acute oF 
acuminate, 1#-34 in. long, 3-9 lin. broad, decreasing upwards. 
Racemes 3-6 in. long, lax, many-flowered. Bracts ovate to lanceolate, 
acute, 3-6 lin. long. Pedicels 44-6 lin. long. Flowers among the 
smallest in the genus. Dorsal sepal broadly ovate, obtuse, 1}-2 lin. 
long; lateral oblong, subfalcate, obtuse or apiculate, deflexed, 24 lin. 
long. Petals obliquely subfalcate—oblong, acute, agglutinated to the 
dorsal sepal, 13 lin. long. Lip trilobed; side lobes filiform, obtuse, 
2-23 lin. long; front lobe linear, 3 lin. long, rather broader; spu” 
filiform, slightly thickened near the apex, 7-8 lin. long. Stigmatic 
processes oblong, obtuse, 4—3 lin. long, papillose. Anther channe 
slender, as long as the stigmatic processes. Rostellum subulate, A lin. 
long. 
Wile Land. Abyssinia: Tigre; near Jelajeranne, Schimper, 1991! and 
without precise locality, Schimper, 606. 
