Habenaria. | CXXXIII. ORCHIDEZ (ROLFE). 227 
long, 2-1 in. broad, primary nerves "7 denticulate-serrate.” Flowers 
among the largest in the genus. Dorsal sepal large, ovate, acute, 
galeate, 10 lin. long; lateral deflexed, oblong, acuminate, 12-14 lin. 
long, nerves serrulate. Petals bipartite; lobes linear, much elongated ; 
anterior lobe 14 in. long; posterior lobe a little shorter than the 
anterior. Lip trilobed; lobes linear, 14 lin. long; side lobes slightly 
shorter than the front one; spur 1? in. long, slender, inflated at the 
apex. Stigmatic processes porrect, capitate. Anther acute; channels 
filiform. Rostellum cucullate at the base; apex linear, acute, nearly as 
long as the anthers, margin fimbriate——Krinzl. in Engl. Jahrb. xvi. 
151. 
Lower Guinea. Angola: Malange, Quango Region, Mechow, 450, 
Only known to me from the published descriptions, 
46. H. subarmata, Reichb. f. Otia Bot. Hamb. ii. 98. Plant 14-2 
ft. high. Leaves 2, radical, orbicular or broadly ovate-orbicular, obtuse, 
flat on the ground, 5-7 in. long. Racemes 5-6 in. long, lax. Bracts 
lanceolate, acuminate, 7—10 lin. long. Pedicels 1}-2 in. long. Dorsal 
sepal ovate-elliptical, subacute, cucullate, 4 lin. long; lateral subfalcate- 
oblong, as long as the dorsal, with a reflexed, acuminate apex more than 
l lin. long. Petals bipartite; posterior lobe linear, as long as the dorsal 
sepal and appressed to its margin; anterior lobe filiform-linear, 13 lin. 
long. Lip trilobed ; lobes filiform-linear, subequal, 14 lin. long; spur 
slender, 3 in. long. Stigmatic processes clavate, slender below, 2} lin. 
long. Anther channels dilated below, about 2 lin. long. Rostellum 
subulate-filiform, 24 lin. long Kränz), in Engl. Jahrb. xvi. 150. 
Mozamb. Dist. British Central Africa: Nyasaland; Shibisa (Chikwawa), 
on the river Shire, Kirk ! near Tete, among bushes, Kirk ! 
47. H. armatissima, Reichb. f. Otia Bot. Hamb. ii. 98. Tuber 
large, over 14 in. long, nearly 1} in. broad. Leaves 2, subopposite, 
large, basal very broadly ovate-orbicular, 3}-33 in. long, 4-5 in. broad. 
Scapes with 5-6 sheaths, 1-1} ft. high. Bracts ovate, acuminate, 6-9 
lin. long. Pedicels 14-12 in. long. Flowers white. Dorsal sepal 
ovate, cucullate, acuminate or aristate, 5-6 lin. long; lateral broadly 
and obliquely semiovate, very acuminate, 54-6} lin. long. Petals bi- 
partite; posterior lobe lanceolate, agglutinated to and as long as the 
dorsal sepal; anterior lobe very long, filiform-linear, 1}-1} in. long. 
Lip tripartite from a linear base ; side lobes very long, filiform-linear. 
1j-2 in. long; front lobe much shorter and a little broader than the 
Side lobes ; spur very long, slender, 34-4} in. long. Stigmatic processes 
recurved, capitate, 4 lin. long. Anther channels one-half as long as the 
stigmas. Rostellum subulate-acuminate, slightly curved, 24 lin. long. 
—Krinz] in Engl. Jahrb. xvi. 151; Schweinf. in Bull. Herb. Boiss. ii, 
App. ii. 88, 112, 
Nile Land. Abyssinia: Semen; on mountains by the Bellagas River, near 
Taserotsch, 4000-5000 ft., Schimper, 630! Eritrea: above Gergeret on the road to 
Maldi, 1000-1900 ft., Schweinfurth, 162! West of Ailet, 800 ft., Schweinfurth, 161; 
near Keren, Steudner, 696 (ex Reichenbach). 
