270 CXXXIII. ORCHIDEZ (ROLFE). [Satyrium. 
leaves two, on barren shoots at the base, rather broader. Raceme 
oblong or elongate, 4-8 in. long, very dense. Bracts ovate-lanceolate, 
acute or acuminate, 6-12 lin. long. Pedicels 3 lin. long. Sepals 3 lin. 
long, odd one linear-oblong, obtuse; lateral rather longer and twice 
as broad. Petals united for half their length to the sepals, similar to 
the odd one, Lip galeate, 3 lin. long, and quite as broad, half the 
broad basal angle united to the lateral sepals; mouth broad, with a 
narrow reflexed margin ; apex obtuse; spurs linear, curved, 5-6 lin. 
long. Column much curved, 3 lin. long; stigma broadly ovate ; 
rostellum triangular, subacute, with a pair of minute teeth at the 
base.—A. Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. ii. 298, t. 89. AS. macrostachyum, 
Hochst. ex A. Rich. Le 298. 
Wile Land, Abyssinia: Tigre; Mt. Sholoda, Quartin-Dillon ; Sana Dist., on moun- 
tains near Dochli, Schimper, 1606! Shire; near Avar Semmaka, Quartin-Dillon; with- 
out precise locality, Schimper, 620! Schimper, 1297! Quartin-Dillon & Petit, 231! 
17. S. densum, Rolfe. Plant stout, 2-2} ft. high, 2-leaved, with 
a broad tubular sheath below, and several narrower acute ones above. 
Leaves oblanceolate- or obovate-oblong, subobtuse or apiculate, 6-7 in. 
long, 14-2} in. broad. Raceme elongate, 7—9 in. long, dense-flowered. 
Bracts ovate or ovate-lanceolate, acute or subacute, 3-1 in. long. 
Pedicels 4 lin. long. Sepals reflexed, 4 lin. long, the odd one nar- 
rowly oblong, subobtuse; lateral nearly twice as broad, spreading. 
Petals reflexed, united for a third of their length to the sepals, and 
similar to the oddone. Lip galeate, subcompressed, 34 lin. long, the 
basal third united to the lateral sepals; mouth rather narrow; apex 
broadly triangular-ovate, apiculate, reflexed ; spurs elongate-linear, 
slightly curved, 8-9 lin. long. Column 34 lin. long; stigma broadly 
ovate ; rostellum trilobed, side lobes minute and tooth-like, front lobe 
spathulate, with the sides reflexed towards the base and a broadly ovate 
orbicular apex. $ 
Mozamb. Dist. British Central Africa: Nyasaland; Shire Highlands, top 
of Zomba, Buchanan, 303! : 
18. S. Buchanani, Rolfe. Tuber oblong, 3-1 in. long. Plant 
stout, 13-2 ft. high, 2-3-leaved, with two broad tubular sheaths below 
the leaves, and five or six lanceolate ones above. Leaves broadly 
elliptic-oblong or ovate-oblong, subacute or abruptly apiculate, 3-6 
in. long, 14-3 in. broad. Raceme oblong or elongate, 4-7 in. long; 
usually dense-flowered, rarely somewhat lax. Bracts ovate-lanceolate, 
acute or subacuminate, 8—11 lin. long. Pedicels 3—4 lin. long. Flowers 
red. Sepals 5-6 lin. long; odd one oblong-lanceolate, obtuse ; lateral 
slightly broader, spreading. Petals united for nearly half their length 
to the sepals, and similar to the odd one. Lip galeate, subcompressed, 
34—4 lin. long, the basal fourth united to the lateral sepals; mouth 
rather narrow; apex broadly ovate, apiculate, reflexed ; spurs narrow, 
curved, 5-7 lin. long. Column 3-34 lin. long ; stigma broadly ovate ; 
Sibu broad, trilobed, side lobes rounded, front lobe longer an 
acute. 
