TAB. 54. 



Tribe Ophryde^. 



Sub-tribe DiSE^. 



Genus DiSA. 



Disa spathulata, Swarts—vhK. atropurpurea, Schlechter, in 

 Engl. Bot Jahrb., vol. xxxi. (1902), p. 284. — Flores atropurpurei 

 concolores. 



BoL Mag, (1886), /. 6891. D. atropurpurea, Sond. in Liruicea 

 xix. (1847), p. 95. 



Hab.: South-western Region; in muddy places near the 

 Tulbagh Waterfall, fl. Sept. -Oct., Ecklon, Zeyher ; near Ceres, alt. 

 480 met., fl. Oct., Mrs. Heatlie ! 



Plate 54. Fig. 1, petal ; 2, odd sepal ; 3, lip ; 4, column, side 

 view ; 5, rostellum, and portion of stigma. 



Flowers dark purple, concolourous — otherwise as in the typical 

 form. 



The drawing was made from a plant sent from Ceres by the 

 Rev. W. Morris. 



