Habenaria. | CXXXIII, ORCHIDEÆ (ROLFE). 223 
35. H. tricruris, Reichb. f. in Bonplandia, iii. 214. Stem 8-12 
in. high, with 1 or 2 open-mouthed sheaths at the base, leafy above, 
Leaves 3—4, ovate or ovate-oblong, apiculate, 23-3} in. long, 14-1} in. 
broad, the upper close to the raceme. Racemes 5-8-flowered. Bracts 
large, leafy, oblong, acute, exceeding the pedicels, 3—1 in. long. 
Sepals ovate-oblong, obtuse or apiculate, 5 lin. long. Petals oblong, 
connivent with the dorsal sepal, margins minutely ciliolate. Lip 
trilobed, puberulous; side lobes pectinate outside, about as long as 
the front lobe ; front lobe subspathulate-linear, obtuse, entire, broader 
than the side lobes, with an elevated middle line, 6 lin. long; spur 
cylindrical, curved, ł in. long. Stigmatic processes very short, globose. 
Anther channels porrect, as long as the stigmatic processes. Rostellum 
triangular, obtuse, short.—Kriinzl. in Engl. Jahrb. xvi. 194. Plat- 
anthera tricruris, A. Rich. in Ann. Sci. Nat. sér. 2, xiv. 265, t. 16 
fig. 1. 
Nile Land, Abyssinia: Tigre; Mt. Sholoda, near Adowa, Quartin-Dillon ! 
Semen; mountain sides between Endjedcap and Shoata, Schimper, 1255! and without 
precise locality, Schimper, 623! 
36. H. decorata, Hochst. ex A. Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. ii. 294. 
Plant 6-9 in. high. Leaves 3-4, cauline, ovate-lanceolate to oblong- 
lanceolate, subacute or acute, 1-3 in. long, 6-11 lin. broad. Racemes 
short, 2—7- rarely 1-flowered. Bracts ovate-lanceolate, acute, 1-1} in. 
long. Pedicels 3—1 in. long. Dorsal sépal ovate, obtuse, pubescent, 
4 lin. long ; lateral suboblique, ovate-oblong, apiculate, 44-5 lin. long. 
Petals subobliquely ovate-oblong, subobtuse, 4 lin. long. Lip deeply 
trilobed; side lobes divaricate, subfalcate-oblong, 8 lin. long, apex 
divided into about 5 filiform segments; front lobe triangular-linear, 
subobtuse, 64 lin. long; spur slender, 1-1} in. long. Stigmatic pro- 
cesses thick, straight, about 2 lin. long, confluent with the anther cells 
and not exceeding them. Rostellum very shortly triangular and obtuse. 
Anther cells widely diverging below.—Reichb. f. in Walp. Ann. iii. 
587 ; Kriinzl. in Engl. Jahrb. xvi. 192. 
Wile Land. Abyssinia: Semen: Mount Bachit, a little below Endjedcap, 
Schimper, 1253! and without precise locality, Schimper, 629! Begemeder; Mount 
Guna, 10,000 ft., Schimper, 1306! 
37. H. quartiniana, A. Rich. in Ann. Sci. Nat. sér. 2, xiv. 271, 
t. 17, fig. 4. Plant 1-1} ft. high. Leaves cauline, elliptic-oblong to 
oblong-lanceolate, acute, 2-3 in. long, }-1} in. broad. Racemes 3—4 
in. long, with few large flowers. Bracts ovate-lanceolate or lanceolate, 
leaf-like, 1-1}in. long. Pedicels 6-9 lin. long. Dorsal sepal triangular- 
ovate, subobtuse, 3 lin. long; lateral semiovate-oblong, subfalcate, 
apiculate, 34 lin. long. Petals obliquely semiovate or cordately lobed 
on one side, obtuse, 3 lin. long. Lip 6-7 lin. long, deeply trilobed ; 
side lobes divided on the outer side into about 9 slender filaments ; 
front lobe linear-lanceolate, acuminate; spur cylindrical, 14-1} lin. 
long. Column bipartite; arms diverging. Stigmatic process stout, 
14 lin, long; stigmas oblique, 1 lin, long. Anthers adnate to the base 
