TAB. 93. 



Tribe Ophryde.^.. 



Sub-tribe CORYCIE.-E. 



Genus DiSPERls. 



Disperis Wealei, Reichenbach /., in Olia Bot. Hamb., p. 103 

 (1881), — Herba gracilis erecta glabra, 11-36 cm. alta ; caulis 

 subtlexuGSus debilis, distanter 3-6foliatus, apice l-5fl. ; folia 

 erecto-patentia amplexicaulia, lanceolata vel lanceolato-ovata, acuta, 

 1-2-5 cm, long-a ; bractcie foliaceae, ovariis subaequantes ; sepala 

 lateralia divaricata, oblique lanceolato-ovata, acuminata, 1*2 cm. 

 longa, infra medium calcarata, calcaribus obtusis vel subacutis, ad 

 0-4 cm. longis ; sepalum impar erectum galeatum, dorso 

 obtusissimum, apice apiculatum, 1-2 cm. longum, 0*8 cm. diam. ; 

 petala marginibus posterioribus sepalo impari adhaerentia, e basi 

 unguiculato oblique subobovata, apiculata, 1-1 cm. longa ; labellum 

 erectum lineare, 0*3 cm. longum, appendice bipartita, segmento 

 anteriore erecto lineari-lanceolato setaceo-acuminato, 0*5 cm. 

 longo, segmento posteriore rostello incumbente, apice decurvo, 

 subnaviculare obtuso, 0-7 cm. longo ; rostellum cucullatum, 

 circuitu (manu expansum) suborbiculare, upice emarginatum, 

 0*6 cm. diam. ; brachiis conspicuis decurvis, deinde porrecto- 

 genuflexis, 0*5 cm. longis; anthera falcata, 0-4 cm. longa; glandula 

 oblonga ; stigma bipartitum. {Ex exempli, plur. viv. ex- 

 siccatisque. ) 



Hab. : South-eastern Region ; Cape Colony: Kagaberg, nr. 

 Bedford, alt. 1350-1500 met., fl. Feb.,/. Manscl Weak! Engcobo, 

 " growing among grass," fl. March, A. G. McLotighlin, 66! Cala, 

 " Big Bush," alt. circa 1200 met., fl. Feb., F. C. Kolbe! (No. 1657 

 in herb. Pegler) ; Griqualand East, Ingeli Mt., near Kokstad, alt. 

 1950 met., fl. March, W. Tyson, 1077! Kokstad, F. C. Kolbe!— 

 Natal: near Polela, alt. 900-1200 met., fl. April, /. M. Wood, 

 4829! 



Plate 93. Fig. 1, flower, side view; 2, one of the side sepals, 

 flattened out ; 3, odd sepal, side view ; 4, one of the petals 

 flattened out ; 5, ditto, natural position ; 6, lip, side view ; 7, 

 column and lip, oblique view ; 8, ditto, lip removed, oblique view; 

 9, one of the pollinia — all variously magnified 



