Cynorchis. | CXXXIII. ORCHIDEE (ROLFE). 261 
many-flowered. Bracts lanceolate, acuminate, 2-5 lin. long. Pedicels 
4-6 lin. long. Flowers violet. Dorsal sepal ovate, subacuminate or 
apiculate, 24 lin. long; lateral deflexed, oblique, oblong-lanceolate, 
subfalcate, subobtuse, 3-34 lin. long. Petals oblique, ovate-oblong, 
subobtuse, 24 lin. long, forming a galea with the dorsal sepal. Lip 
entire, linear-oblong, obtuse, 3 lin. long, somewhat reflexed at the sides ; 
spur cylindrical, very slightly dilated above, curved, 8 lin. long. 
Anther channels scarcely as long as the stigmas. Stigmas deflexed, 
ł lin. long, dilated above, truncate. Rostellum triangular, obtuse, face 
concave, 4 lin. long.—Krinzl. in Engl. Jahrb. xxii. 18. Habenaria 
pleistadenia, Reichb. f. ex Oliv. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxi. 404; Trans. 
Linn. Soe. ser. 2, ii. 350. 
Mozamb. Dist. German East Africa: Kilimanjaro; above Shira, 2800 ft., 
Volkens, 1944! 8000-10,000 ft., Thomson ! Johnston, 29! 
5. ©. Kirkii, Rolfe. Plant 9-12 in. high. Tuber oblong, 1 in. 
long. Leaf solitary, basal, spathulate or spathulate-oblong, obtuse or 
apiculate, 34—54 in. long, 1-14 in. broad, Scapes slender, with one 
lanceolate, acuminate sheath below the middle, 2-3-flowered at the 
apex. Bracts lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, 3—6 lin. long. 
Pedicels 8-9 lin. long. Dorsal sepal broadly ovate, obtuse, 2 lin. long ; 
lateral ovate-oblong, subobtuse or apiculate, 24 lin. long. Petals ovate- 
lanceolate, subobtuse, 24 lin. long. Lip 3-4 lin. long, 4-lobed; lobes 
obtuse or truncate, oblong, crenulate ; spur cylindrical, slender, 10-11 
lin. long. Anther channels slender. Stigmatic processes broadly clavate, 
ł lin. long. Rostellum cucullate, nearly as long as the anther. 
Mozamb. Dist. Portuguese East Africa: Morambala Mountain, 1800 ft., Kirk ! 
The flowers are not very well preserved. 
6. C. Hanningtoni, Rolfe. Stem slender, over 6 in. high, 
glabrous; base not seen. Racemes 2 in. long, lax. Bracts lanceolate, 
acuminate, 2-34 lin. long. Pedicels 3—4 lin. long. Dorsal sepal ovate, 
subacute, 13-2 lin.: long; lateral obliquely falcate-oblong, subobtuse, 
2} lin. long. Petals oblong, subfalcate, obtuse, 1ł-2 lin. long. Lip 
24 lin. long, 5-lobed; basal pair of lobes linear, diverging; next pair 
rather broader; middle lobe oblong, obtuse; spur linear, cylindrical, 
2 lin, long. Anther channels short. Stigmatic processes very short, 
oblong, deflexed. Rostellum minute ; front lobe triangular, subacute. 
Mozamb., Dist. German East Africa, without precise locality, Hannington ! 
7. ©. Johnsoni, Rolfe. Plant slender, 9 in. high, glandular- 
pubescent above ; base not seen. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, subacuminate, 
1} in. long, 34 lin. broad. Racemes 3 in. long, lax, few-flowered. 
Bracts ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, 14-2 lin. long. Pedicels 3-34 lin. 
long. Dorsal sepal ovate, subobtuse, 1} lin. long; lateral broadly 
falcate-oblong, subobtuse, 2 lin. long. Petals ovate-oblong, subobtuse, 
1} lin, long. Lip 3 lin. long, 5-lobed; basal pair of lobes linear- 
triangular, acute, oblique, 4 lin. long; next pair narrowly triangular, 
