TAB. 34. 



Tribe Ophryde^e. 

 Sub-tribe DiSE.E. 

 Genus Satyrium. 



Satyriuin saxicolum, Bolus , in Journ. Linn. Soc, vol. xx. 

 (1884), p. 474, — Herba pusilla debilis decumbens grlabra, 5-7'o cm. 

 alta ; folia patentia, saepe revoluta, ovata, obtusa vel subacuta, 

 basi vag"inantia, Snervia flaccida, 3-6 cm. longa, superiora minora ; 

 spica 4-5fl., 1-0-2-0 cm. long-a, floribus adscendentibus ; bracteee 

 reflexae ovatae acuminatte, inferiores Acres excedentes, superiores 

 eos ccquantes ; sepala lateralia ovato-oblong-a subfalcata obtusa, 

 impari oblongo, O-o cm. long-a ; petala oblonga, 0*4 cm. longa, 

 cum sepalis connata ; labellum erectum galeatum acutum, dorso 

 costatum ciliatumque, 08 cm. longum, saccis brevissimis 

 obtusissimis praeditum ; columna apice inflexa ; rostellum patulum 

 Slobum, stigmati fere aequilongum ; stigma oblongum, longius 

 quam latum, basi utrinque tuberculatum ; ovarium suborbiculatum, 

 secus costas scabro-papillosum, circa 0*4 cm, longum. {Ex 

 exempli, plur. viv. exsiccatisqne). S. bracteatum, T/i/aid., var. 

 sax i CO I CI, Sc/il/r., in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. vol. xxxi. (1902),/. 191. 



Hab. •' South=western Region ; Cape Peninsula, in moist 

 clefts of steep shaded rocks on mts., alt, 300-720 met,, fl, Sept.- 

 Oct., Drege, 1259 b; C. Wright, 136; Bolus, 3855! Herb. Norm. 

 Aust-Afr, , 156! Garcia's Pass nr, Riversdale, fl, Oct., 

 Mrs Luyt! (No. 13501 in herb. Bolus.) 



Plate 34. Fig. 1, flower, front view; 2, ditto, side view; 

 3, column and ovary, front view; 4, ditto, side view; 5, stigma and 

 rostellum ; 6, one of the pollinia — variously magnified. 



A dwarf weak decumbent glabrous herb, 5-7'5 cm. high ; leaves 

 spreading, often revolute, ovate, obtuse or subacute, sheathing at 

 base, Snerved flaccid, 3-6 cm. long, the upper ones smaller; spike 

 4-5fl., l'5-2'5 cm. long, flowers ascending; bracts reflexed ovate 

 acuminate, the lower ones exceeding, the upper ones equalling the 

 flowers ; lateral sepals ovate-oblong subfalcate obtuse, the odd one 

 oblong, 0*5 cm. long ; petals oblong, 0*4 cm. long, connate with 

 the sepals ; lip erect galeate acute, ribbed and ciliate on the back, 

 0*8 cm. long, the sacs very short and obtuse ; column inflexed at 



