272 CXXXIII. ORCHIDEE (ROLFE). [Satyrium. 
22, S. Ivantalæ, Reichb. in Flora, 1865, 183. Tubers ovoid or 
globose, 6-10 lin. long. Plant 1-14 ft. high, 2—3-leaved. Leaves elliptic- 
oblong, subacute, 4-44 in. long, 1ł}—1ł in. broad, with a basal one 
reduced to a broad sheath, and about three lanceolate, acute sheaths 
above. Raceme elongate-oblong, 3—4 in. or more long. Bracts ovate- 
lanceolate, acuminate, 7—10 lin. long. Pedicels 3 lin. long. Flowers 
white, striped with rose. Sepals 4 lin. long; the odd one linear- 
oblong, subobtuse; lateral slightly broader, spreading. Petals united 
for half their length to the sepals, and similar to the odd one. Lip 
galeate, subcompressed, 3 lin. long, half united to the lateral sepals, 
mouth rather narrow ; apex very obtuse; spurs linear, slightly curved, 
4 lin. long. Column 2# lin. long; stigma very broad; rostellum very 
broad, obtuse, with a pair of small triangular teeth at the angles. 
Lower Guinea. Angola: Huilla; near Lake Ivantala, not infrequent in 
marshes, and between Quilengues and Ivantala, frequent, Welwitsch, 729! 
23. S. brachypetalum, A. Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. ii. 299, t. 90. 
Tuber ovoid-oblong, 6-10 lin. long. Plant stout, 1-14 ft. high. Leaves 
cauline, numerous, oblong-lanceolate, subacute, 14-34 in. long, the 
lower reduced to a sheath, the rest diminishing upwards; leaves of 
the basal barren shoots one or two, longer than the others. Raceme 
elongate, 3-6 lin. long, somewhat dense. Bracts oblong-lanceolate, 
acute or acuminate, 7-9 lin. long. Pedicels 3 lin. long. Sepals 2} lin. 
long, minutely ciliolate; odd one linear-oblong, obtuse ; lateral slightly 
longer, and nearly twice as broad. Petals united for half their 
length to the sepals, similar to the odd one. Lip galeate, 3 lin. long 
by half as broad; basal half united to the lateral sepals; mouth 
roundish-oblong, its margin, as well as the broad obtuse apex, reflexed ; 
spurs linear, curved, 5-64 lin. long. Column 24 lin. long; stigma 
obovately rounded, crenulate; rostellum ovate, subacute. 
Nile Land. Abyssinia: Tigre; Mt. Heja, near Adowa, north side, 9000 ft., 
Schimper, 550! Shire; on mountains, among herbs, Quartin-Dillon. Begemeder ; 
Debra Tabor, 8500 ft., Schimper, 1263! Jan Meda, 8500 ft., Schimper, 12974! 
24. S. Schimperi, Hochst.ex A Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. ii. 300, t. 91. 
Tubers ovoid-globose or ovoid-oblong, 9-11 lin. long. Plant $-1 ft. 
high, 2-leaved, with two broad sheaths below the leaves and two 
lanceolate ones above. Leaves ovate-oblong, subobtuse, 2-3 in. long, 
1-1} in. broad. Raceme 2-3 in. long, rather lax. Bracts ovate or 
ovate-lanceolate, acute, 6-10 lin. long. Pedicels 24-3 in. long. Sepals 
24-2} lin. long; odd one oblong, obtuse; lateral broader. Petals 
united for half their length to the sepals, and similar to the odd one. 
Lip galeate, subcompressed, keeled, 24-3 lin. long, the basal half or 
rather more united to the lateral sepals; mouth oblong; apex with very 
broad, short, apiculate, reflexed limb; spurs linear, curved, 24-3 lin. 
long. Column 2 lin. long ; stigma large, broadly ovate-oblong ; rostellum 
shortly bilobed. 
Nile Gand. Abyssinia: Tigre; near Maigouagoua, Quartin-Dillon! Semen; 
near Enjedcap, Schimper, 1185! Begemeder; Debra Tabor, 8500 ft., Schimper; 
