erect rigid linear acute or acuminate, a little shorter than the 

 scape ; scape straight, almost entirely covered by the 5-7, closely 

 appressed membranous acuminate sheaths ; raceme laxly or 

 somewhat densely 8-16fl., flowers ascending-; bracts ovate or 

 lanceolate, acute or setaceously acuminate, shorter or longer than 

 the ovary ; sepals widely spreading linear-oblong, a little narrowed 

 at base, acute, 1*4-1'7 cm. long; petals ascending, oblong-ovate 

 or oblong, acute, a little shorter than the sepals ; lip erect, oblong- 

 obovate in outline, spurred at base, the spur recurved conical 

 obtuse, 0*4 cm, long, Slobed, the lateral lobes oblong obtuse or 

 subacute, the intermediate obovate-oblong, very obtuse or truncate, 

 crested with branched tubercles, as long as the petals ; column 

 oblong without a projecting foot, OS cm. long ; operculum shortly 

 and obtusely rostrate at base ; pollinia oblong, affixed to the gland 

 by the subquadrate stipe. 



Described irom a living and several dried specimens. The 

 drawing was made from plants collected near Umtata {Bolus, 

 8775). 



