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23. H. tridactyla, A. Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. ii. 292. Tubers 5-9 
lin. diam. Stem 8—12 in. high, squamate at the base. Leaves remote, 
oblong, acute, 24-2? in. long, 5-7 lin. broad, the upper decreasing 
to the bracts. Racemes elongate, 4-5 in. long. Bracts acuminate, 
3-6 lin, long. Pedicels 3-5 lin. long. Flowers among the smallest in 
the genus. Dorsal sepal ovate, obtuse, 14 lin. long; lateral deflexed, 
obovate-oblong, acute, larger than the dorsal sepal. Petals simple, 
linear or oblong, acute. Lip trilobed; lobes equal and fleshy ; spur 
pendulous, filiform, more than twice as long as the pedicel. Stigmatic 
processes glandular, porrect, acute. Anther channels equal, straight. 
Rostellum suddenly narrowed from a broad base, as long as the anther. 
Staminodes minute, subglobose.—Reichb. f. in Walp. Ann. iii. 586 ; 
Kriinzl, in Engl. Jahrb. xvi. 145. 
Nile Land. Abyssinia: Tigre; near Abba Gerima, Quartin-Dillon (ex 
Richard) ; on Mount Mettgalo, 6700 ft., Schimper, 551 (ex Kränzlin). 
Mozamb. Dist. German East Africa: Kilimanjaro, Marangu, 5250 ft., 
Volkens, 2320! 
24, H. Schinzii, Rolfe. Plant 1-1} ft. high. Tuber oblong, 
2-2% in. long. Leaves cauline, numerous, linear, lanceolate, or ovate- 
lanceolate, subacute, 13-3} in. long, 3-7 lin. broad. Racemes 4—44 in. 
long, lax or somewhat dense, many-flowered. Bracts ovate-lanceolate, 
acute, 6-11 lin. long. Pedicels 10-12 lin. long. Dorsal sepal ovate, 
subobtuse, cucullate, 5-6 lin. long; lateral elliptic-oblong, subobtuse, 
5-6 lin. long. Petals entire, suborbicular-ovate, obtuse, 5-6 lin. long. 
Lip trilobed from a short, broad base; side lobes falcate-linear, acute, 
1} lin. long ; front lobe linear-filiform, obtuse, rather fleshy, 6 lin. long; 
spur 10-13 lin. long, cylindrical below, clavate at the apex. Stigmatic 
processes clavate-oblong, 14 lin. long. Anther channels triangular, 
acute, nearly as long as the stigmas. Rostellum very broadly triangular, 
apiculate, 24 lin. long, the basal angles broad and obtuse, descending in 
front of the anther channels. 
Lower Guinea. Amboland: Olukonda and Omatope, Schinz, 20! 
25. H. epipactidea, Reichb. f. in Flora, 1867, 100. Plant 
1-1} ft. high. Tuber elongate-ovate, 14-13 in. long, “ goat-scented. 
Stem 11 in. high. Leaves cauline, numerous, dense, ovate, ovate-oblong, 
or lanceolate, subacute or acuminate, amplexicaul, 14~3 in. long, 4-9 lin. 
broad, keeled. Racemes 4-5 in. long, rather lax. Bracts ovate- 
lanceolate, acuminate, 5-9 lin. long. Pedicels 6-10 lin. long. Flowers 
showy, sepals green, petals and lip white. Dorsal sepal elliptic-oblong, 
obtuse, 43-5 lin. long; lateral oblique, deflexed, much narrower than 
the dorsal, lanceolate-oblong, obtuse, 5 lin. long. Petals entire, broadly 
ovate, obtuse, 44—5 lin. long. Lip obscurely trilobed ; side lobes reduced 
to small, narrow wings near the base, with a short, free, obtuse apex ; 
front lobe subspathulate-linear, obtuse, fleshy, 4 lin. long ; spur 11-13 lin. 
long, cylindrical below, clavate near the apex. Stigmatic processes 
broadly oblong, very short. Anther channels slender, as long as the 
