EDLOPHIA, 



ORCHIDES. 645 



Prope Vischrivier in graminosis, inter Keiskamma et Omsamcaba, vulgaris. Drege. 

 Rhizoma crassum. carnosum. Scapus pedalis. Folia parum breviora . versus basin 

 unciam laia. Vaginae circiter 5, la.xe cucullatae , acuminatae, striatae, verosimiliter 

 foliaceae , internodiis raulto longiores ideoque invicem imbricantes, Racemus pal- 

 maris. Flores magni, speciosi. sepalis pollicem longis, verosimiliter herbaceis ; pe- 

 tala colorata. 



This is by far the flnest of all the Cape Eulophias , e.xcept E. parvilabris ; it may 

 follow E. barbata. 

 3. EULOPHIA PLATYPETALA Lind. Comp. B. Mag. 19. 202: 



Foliis linearibus ensiformibus recurvis scapo triplo brevioribus , ra- 

 cemo oblongo 7 — 8-floro , bracteis membranaceis acuminatis cucullatis 

 pedicellorum longitudine, sepalis oblongis acutis , petalis fere triplo la- 

 tioribus aequilongis obtusis, labelli trilobi laciniis lateralibus ovatis planis, 

 intermedia retusa undulata ramentaceo-cristata , calcare cylindraceo ob- 

 tuso ovario subaequali. 



(Hb. Burchell. N. 6611). In agro Zwellendam, prope Zoeiemalks Rivier. 

 Vix pedalis. Scapus vaginis tribus distantibus acuminatis. Folia rigida. 



4. EULOPHfA PARVILABRIs Lindl. Comp. Bot. Mag. N. 19. 201 : 



Foliis lanceolato-ensiformibus longitudine scapi 'laxis raembranaceis 

 striatis, racemo multifloro, bracteis oblongo-lanceolatis striatis, demum 

 revolutis ovariis longioribus, sepalis lanceolatis acufis, petalis oblongis 

 obtusis longioribus, labello sepalis duplo breviore complicato leviter tri- 

 lobo ovato membranaceo, lamellis 2 parvis pone basin, calcare obtuso 

 ovario duplo breviore. 



Inter Omsamwubo et Omsamcaba. 



Verosimiliier tuberosa. ut E. ensata. Bipedalis. robusta, vaginis scapi internodiis 

 paulo longioribus. Folia sesquipollicem lata. Flores speciosissimi 14—15; sepalis 

 verosimiliter herbaceis, petalis duplo laiioribus et paulo longioribus. Labellum raem- 

 branaceum in unico flore , quem vidi posiicum , an semper? margine nullo modo 

 crispo aut plicaio ; venae omnes sunt immersae nec ulla adesl appendix paginae, 

 nisi lamellae 2 parvae breves truncatae versus faucem calcaris. 



A noble species of which however I have seen only one expanded flower , the 

 petals of which, in their dried state, are IVa" long. 



5. EULOPHIA CLAVICORNIS Lindl. Comp. Bot. Mag. N. 19. 202: 



Foliis lineari-ensiformibus recurvis scapo paulo brevioribus, racemo 

 5— ftfloro, sepalis oblongo-lanceolatis acutis , petalis obiongis mucronu- 

 latis duplo latioribus , labello obovato obtuso trilobo ; lobis lateralibus 

 truncatis planis, intermedio crispo ramentaceo-cristato, calcare clavato 

 ovario paulo duplo breviore. ^ 



Katberg, Drege. * 



Al one time I took this to be Satyrium hians of Linnaeus ; bul the specimen of 

 ihat species in ihe Linnaean herbar is either Disa lacera of Thunberg or some very 

 nearly allied plant; so that the Eulophia hians of Spreiitrel has lo be expunged from 

 ihe system. I am. however , by no means cerlain , that Liiiiodorura hians of Thun- 

 berg is Dot a synonym of this species. 



6. EULOPHIA EMARGI.NATA Lindl. Comp. B. Mag. N. 19. 202 : 



Foliis lineari-ensiformibus scapo triplo brevioribiis, racemo subse- 

 cundo multifloro, sepalis Innceolatis acnminatis, petalis paulo breviori- 

 bus obtusis, labeili trilobi lobis laleralibus ovatis intermedio obovato 

 emarginalo medio densc ramentaceo-barbalo, calcare filiformi flexuoso 

 ovario paulo breviore. 



