Satyriwm. | CXXXIII. ORCHIDEH (ROLFE). 271 
Mozamb. Dist. British Central Africa: Nyasaland ; Shire Highlands, top of 
Zomba, Buchanan, 307! Near Blantyre, Last ! Mwata Manga stream, 4000ft., Kirk ! 
Zambesiland, Kirk ! Nyasaland, Buchanan ! 
19. S. Kirkii, Malte, Plant tall, 14 ft. or more high, upper part 
of raceme with several lanceolate, subacute sheaths, 14-3 in. high; 
base not seen. Raceme elongate, 6—10 in. long, dense-flowered. Bracts 
ovate-lanceolate, acute, 6-9 lin. long. Pedicels 4 lin. long. Sepals 
3 lin. long ; odd one narrowly oblong, subobtuse ; lateral rather broader, 
spreading, Petals united for a quarter of their length to the sepals, 
similar to the odd one. Lip galeate, subcompressed, 2} lin. long, 
the basal third united to the lateral sepals, strongly constricted behind 
the apex; mouth narrow; apex broad, obtuse, slightly crenulate, 
reflexed ; spurs linear-filiform, curved, 34—44 lin. long. Column 2 lin. 
long; stigma broadly ovate; rostellum trilobed, side lobes triangular- 
faleate, front lobe pandurate. 
Mozamb. Dist. British Central Africa: Nyasaland; near Mt, Sochi, Kirk ! 
and without precise locality, Buchanan ! 
20. S. niloticum, Rendle in Journ. Bot. 1895, 296. Plant stout, 
over 14 ft. long, upper part with two lanceolate sheath-like leaves, 3—4 
in. long, base not seen. Raceme oblong, 4 in. long, many-flowered. 
Bracts lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, acute, }-1} in. long. Pedicels 4 
lin. long. Sepals 3 lin. long; odd one oblong, obtuse, lateral slightly 
broader, spreading. Petals united for a quarter of their length to 
the sepals, and similar to the odd one. Lip galeate, subcompressed, 24 
lin. long, the basal fourth united to the lateral sepals; mouth rather 
narrow, slightly constricted below the short, broad, obtuse apex; spurs 
narrow, curved, 44 lin. long. Column 2} lin. long; stigma oblong ; 
rostellum broad, tridentate. 
Wile Land. British East Africa: Kavirondo ; Nandi Range, 70 Wee 
a marsh, Scott-Elliot, 6938 ! 
21. S. crassicaule, Rendle in Journ. Bot. 1895, 295. Plant stout, 
2-3 ft. high, with several lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, cauline leaves 
4-16 in, long, 3-14 in. broad. Raceme oblong, 4-9 in. long, dense- 
flowered. Bracts ovate-lanceolate, subacuminate, }-1 in. long. Pedicels 
3-4 lin. long. Sepals 2-2} lin. long; odd one elliptic-oblong, obtuse ; 
lateral much broader, spreading. Petals united for a quarter of 
their length to the sepals, and similar to the odd one. Lip galeate, 
2 lin. long, very broad, the basal third united to the lateral sepals ; 
mouth broad, sides constricted below the short, broadly triangular, 
somewhat reflexed apex; spurs narrow, curved, 54 lin. long. Column 
17 lin. long; stigma broadly ovate; rostellum trilobed, front lobe 
orbicular, side lobes smaller and tooth-like. 
Wile Land. British East Africa: Ruwenzori; Wimi, 6000-7000 ft., in marshy 
places, Scott-Ellixt, 7851! and on sunny hillsides at the same elevation, Scott- Elliot, 
7812! Butagu, 10,000 ft., Scott-Elliot, 7949! 8008, in part! 8059, 
