220 CXXXIII. ORCHIDEE (ROLFE). [Habenaria. 
stigmas. Rostellum broadly ovate-triangular, 2 lin. long, basal angles 
broad and obtuse, descending in front of the anther channels.—Kränzl. 
in Engl. Jahrb. xvi. 167. 
Lower Guinea. Angola: Huilla; in clayey marshes near the River Monino, 
Welwitsch, 735! 
A remarkable species nearly allied to the preceding, but differing in the reduced 
side lobes of the lip and various other characters. 
26. H. procera, Lindl. Gen. & Sp. Orch. 318. Plant 2 ft. high. 
‘Leaves about 5 on the lower part of the stem, spreading, oblong 
or lanceolate-oblong, subobtuse, the upper decreasing to the bracts. 
Racemes about 6 in. long, many-flowered. Bracts ovate-lanceolate, 
acute, 4—1 in. long. Pedicels 14-2} lin. long. Dorsal sepal ovate, 
subobtuse, 5—6 lin. long. Lateral obliquely ovate, subacute, 5-6 lin. 
long. Petals ovate-oblong, subobtuse, as long as the sepals. Lip trilobed 
from an oblong base ; side lobes linear, acute, 5-7 lin. long ; front lobe 
a little broader than the side lobes; spur 3—34 in. long, slender below, 
somewhat thickened near the apex. Stigmatic processes subclavate, 
14 lin. long. Anther channels slender, curved, as long as the 
stigmas. Rostellum triangular, acute—Lindl. Bot. Reg. t. 1858; 
Kränz, in Engl. Jahrb. xvi. 164. Orchis procera, Afzel. ex Sw. in 
Vet. Akad. Handl. Stockh. xxi. (1800) 207 (name only); Pers. Syn. 
Pl. ii. 506. 
Upper Guinea. Sierra Leone; Afzelius (ex Lindley), Loddiges. 
This seems very near H. gabonensis, Reich. f., especially in the lip. Only known 
to me from the figure, the specimen not having been preserved. 
27. H. hircina, Reichd. f. in Flora, 1867, 100. Tuber ovoid, 
14 lin. long, “strongly goat-scented.” Stem 11-12 in. high. Leaves 
cauline, numerous, dense, oblong-triangular, 3} in. long, 14 lin. broad. 
Racemes many-flowered, 3 in. long. Bracts triangular-ovate, acuminate, 
6-9 lin. long. Flowers green. Sepals oblong-triangular, subacute, 
6 lin. long. Petals ovate, subacute, as long as the sepals. Lip tripar- 
tite; side lobes short, tooth-like ; front lobe linear, acute; spur cylin- 
drical below, clavate at the apex, 24-23 in. long. Stigmatic pro- 
cesses short, thick, retuse. Anther channels ascending. Rostellum 
triangular, acuminate, exceeding the anther.—Krinzl. in Engl. J abrb. 
xvi. 166. 
. Lower Guinea. Angola: Huilla; in sandy places with small shrubs and 
Gladioli, Welwitsch, 736! 
28. H. gabonensis, Reichb. f. in Bot. Zeit. 1852, 934. Plant 
14-14 ft. high. Leaves about 5, subradical, oblong-lanceolate, acute, 
3-4} in. long, 7-10 lin. broad; sheaths about 3, small. Racemes 
with 3—4 rather large flowers. Bracts ovate-lanceolate, acute, 4-6 lin. 
long. Pedicels 14 in. long. Flowers white. Dorsal sepal broadly 
ovate, obtuse, 4 lin. long; lateral obliquely and broadly semiovate, 
44 lin. long. Petals ovate-oblong, obtuse, 3} lin. long. Lip tripartite 
