TAB. 47. 



Tribe Ophryde^. 



Sub-tribe DiSE^. 



Genus DiSA. 



Disa neglecta, Sojider, in LinncBa, xix. (1847), p. 100. — 

 Herba erecta glabra, 7-25 cm. alta ; caulis strictus vel subflexuosus, 

 foliatus ; folia 5-6, adscendentia lineari-lanceolata acuta, basi 

 vaginantia, 2-7 cm. longa ; spica oblonga subdensa, 6-20fl.; 

 bracte^ ovato lanceolatae acuminatae, flores superantes vel paullo 

 minores; sepala lateralia patentia vel adscendentia, oblonga obtusa, 

 0*7 cm. longa ; sepalum impar erectum galeatum, acutum vel 

 obtusum, margine crenulatum, sepalis lateralibus paullo longius, 

 basi obtusum vel obscure sacculatum ; petala adscendentia subfal- 

 cato-oblonga, apice denticulata, 0*5 cm. longa ; labellum patenti- 

 deflexum, mox erectum, lanceolatum subacutum, integrum vel 

 crenulatum, petalis aequilongum ; rostellum erectum, Sdentatum, 

 glandulis approximatis ; anthera horizontalis, demum resupinata ; 

 ovarium 0*5-0"7 cm. longum. i^Ex exempli, phir. viv. exsicca- 

 tisqiie.) D, lineata, Bolus, in Journ. Linn. Soc, vol. xxii. (1885), 

 p. 74 ; Orch. Cape Penins. (1888), /. 18. 



Hab. : South-western Region ; mts., nr. Tulbagh, alt. 750- 

 900 met., fl. Nov., Ecklon & Zeyher. Cape Peninsula, Constan- 

 tiaberg behind Tokay, alt. circ. 810 met., fl. Oct., A. A. Bodkin! 

 C. B, Fair! (No. 4966 in herb. Bolus and Herb. Norm. Aust., 

 Afr., 405.) Outeniquabergen, above Montagu Pass, alt. 1200 met., 

 fl. Nov., R. Schlechter. 



Plate 47. Fig. 1, flower, with bract, front view ; 2, odd 

 sepal, side view ; 3, side sepal ; 4, lip ; 5, petals ; G, column, with 

 petals and lip ; 7, column, side view ; 8, ditto, front view ; 9, 

 pollinium ; all variously magnified. 



An erect glabrous herb, 7-25 cm. high ; stem straight or sub- 

 flexuous, leafy ; leaves 5-6, ascending linear-lanceolate acute, 

 sheathing at base, 2-7 cm. long; spike oblong, rather ■ dense, 

 6-20fl. ; bracts ovate-lanceolate acuminate, exceeding the 

 flowers or a little smaller ; lateral sepals spreading or ascending, 

 oblong obtuse, 0*7 cm. long ; odd sepal erect galeate, acute or 

 obtuse, crenulate on the margin, a little longer than the lateral 



