Satyrium. | CXXXIII. ORCHIDEE (ROLFE), 273 
1331! Mt. Woa, Mohassera Mariam, Schimper, 1252! without precise locality, 
Schimper, 593 ! 
25. S. zombense, Folfe. Tuber oblong, 1 in. long. Plant 14—14 ft. 
high, about 4-leaved, with two broad basal sheaths. Leaves oblong- 
lanceolate, apiculate, 14-34 in. long, 4-6 lin. broad. Raceme oblong, 
2—4 in. long, dense-flowered. Bracts ovate-lanceolate, acute, 6-8 lin. 
long. Pedicels 24 lin. long. Sepals 34 lin. long; odd one narrowly 
oblong, obtuse; lateral twice as broad, spreading. Petals united for 
half their length to the sepals, and similar to the odd one. Lip 
galeate, 4 lin. long, the basal sixth united to the lateral sepals; mouth 
rather open ; apex very broad and truncate, slightly reflexed; spurs 
linear-oblong, 3 lin. long. Column 3 lin. long; stigma broadly ovate ; 
_ rostellum tridenticulate. 
Mozamb. Dist. British Central Africa: Nyasaland; Shire Highlands, top 
of Zomba, Buchanan, 304! 
26. S. occultum, Rolfe. Plant 1 ft. or more high, 3-4-leaved ; 
base not seen. Leaves lanceolate-oblong, subacute, 24-8 in. long, 4—14 
in. broad. Raceme oblong, 2-4 in. long, many-flowered. Bracts lan- 
ceolate or oblong-lanceolate, 3-1} in. long. Pedicels 3 lin. long. Sepals 
3 lin. long; odd one narrowly oblong, subobtuse; lateral twice as 
broad, spreading. Petals united for half their length to the sepals, 
rather narrower than the odd one. Lip galeate, subcompressed, 
3-3} lin. long, the basal fourth united to the lateral sepals; mouth 
rather narrow ; apex broad and obtuse, reflexed ; spurs linear, slightly 
curved, 2 lin. long. Column 2 lin. long; stigma short and very broad ; 
rostellum trilobed. 
Mozamb. Dist. British Central Africa: Nyasaland, Buchanan, 287! 
27. S. Nuttii, Rolfe. Plant 2 ft. or more high, 2- or more-leaved, 
with three lanceolate leaves above; base not seen. Leaves oblong- 
lanceolate, subacute, 6-7 in. long, 1-1} in. broad. Raceme 4-5 in. 
long, rather narrow. Bracts ovate-lanceolate, acute, 4-8 lin. long. 
Pedicels 3 lin. long. Sepals 23 lin. long, odd one linear-oblong, 
obtuse; lateral nearly twice as broad. Petals united for half their 
length to the sepals, and much narrower than the odd one. Lip 
galeate, 2-23 lin. long, basal fifth united to the lateral sepals; mouth 
broad with sides inflexed near the base; apex very broad, obtuse, and 
minutely crenulate ; spurs linear-oblong, slightly curved, 2 lin. long. 
Zeg 2 lin. long; stigma broadly rounded, obtuse; rostellum 
ilobed. 
Mozamb, Dist. British Central Africa: Kamboli, South-west of Lake Tan- 
ganyika, 5000 ft., Nutt ! 
28. S. Welwitschii, Reichb. f. in Flora, 1865, 182. Tuber ovoid- 
oblong, lł in. long. Plant stout, 2 ft. high, 4—7-leaved. Leaves oblong- 
lanceolate, subacute, 3-7 in. long, 4—14 in. broad, the two or three 
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