248 CXXXIII. ORCHIDEH (ROLFE). [ Habenaria. 
late, ovate, acute, 5 lin. long ; lateral deflexed, falcate, oblong, acute, 
7 lin. long. Petals bipartite; lobes erect; posterior lobe: ovate- 
triangular, acuminate ; anterior lobe lanceolate, falcate, acute. Lip 
deeply trilobed; lobes linear-lanceolate, acute, 8 lin. long; front lobe 
slightly longer than the side lobes; spur filiform, very long, twice as 
long as the pedicel. Stigmatic processes straight, cochleate, excavate 
in front. Anther channels a little shorter than the stigmas. Stami- 
nodes large, bilobed; posterior lobe rounded; front lobe acute.— 
Kranz]. in Engl. Jahrb. xvi. 92. H. oligantha, Hochst. ex Kränzl. 
Le 92, 
Wile Land. Abyssinia: Schimper, 592. 
Only known to me from the published descriptions. 
103. H. cirrhata, Reichb. f. in Flora, 1865, 180. Tuber oblong, 
2 in. long, rather more than 1 in. broad. Stem about 2~3} in. high. 
Leaves 4—5, rounded or nearly orbicular, obtuse, 2-34 in. long, 24 in. 
broad. Racemes few-flowered. Bracts oblong, acute, convolute, 14-2 
in, long. Flowers large, white, scented like vanilla. Dorsal sepal 
oblong, acute or subobtuse, about 7 lin. long ; lateral deflexed, oblong, 
obtuse, convolute, 9 lin. long. Petals bipartite ; posterior lobe linear, 
l in. long ; anterior lobe broader than the posterior, filiform, arcuate, 
34-4 in. long. Lip tripartite; lobes filiform; side lobes 1 in. long; 
front lobe 14 lin. long; spur 5-8 in. long, filiform. Stigmatic pro- 
cesses very broadly capitate, upright, 7 lin. long. Anthers straight, 
thick, scarcely half as long as the dorsal sepal ; channels 7 lin. long.— 
Kriinzl. in Engl. Jahrb. xvi. 69; Reichb. f. Otia Bot. Hamb. i. 58. 
Bonatea cirrhata, Lindl. Gen. & Sp. Orch. 327. Habenaria Schwein- 
Surthii, Reichb. f. Otia Bot. Hamb. i. 58. 
Nile Land. Galabat; Matamma, among bushes, Schweinfurth, 2458. British 
East Africa: Jur; Jur Ghattas, among dense shrubs, Schweinfurth, 2023. Nyika 
Country near Mombasa, Wakefield (ex Reichenbach). 
Also found in Madagascar. I have not seen Tropical African specimens. 
104. H. longistigma, Rolfe. Plant tall, base and leaves not 
seen. Raceme lax, about 6-fiowered. Bracts narrowly lanceolate, 
acuminate, 14-13 in. long. Pedicels slender, 24-2} in. long. Dorsal 
sepal lanceolate, acute, cucullate, 10 lin. long ; lateral oblique, narrowly 
cuneate-obovate, falcately apiculate near the apex, 11 lin. long, margins 
strongly revolute. Petals bipartite; lobes filiform, recurved at the 
apex, anterior 10-11 lin. long, posterior 2 in. long. Lip tripar- 
tite, lobes filiform, somewhat curved, side lobes 1} in. long, front lobe 
stouter and rather longer; spur 34 in. long, filiform below, sub- 
clavately inflated above. Stigmatic processes 9 lin. long, filiform, 
capitate. Anther channels slender, as long as the stigmas. Rostellum 
subulate, 3 lin. long. 
Mozamb. Dist. German East Africa: without precise locality, Hannington! 
105. H. rhopalostigma, Folfe. Plant tall; upper part of stem 
1 ft. long, with 2-3 bract-like sheaths, base not seen. Racemes sub- 
corymbose, 2-4-flowered. Bracts ovate, shortly acuminate, 10-14 lin. 
