ovate, bracts broadly lanceolate, at length reflexed, a little longer 

 than the spreading flowers ; sepals and petals connate at base 

 and erect, then spreading, all about 1-2 cm. long, or the side 

 sepals a little shorter, sepals oblong subobtuse, the lateral with 

 an apical callus, petals linear-lanceolate subobtuse ; lip galeate, 

 limb inflated with inflexed margins, cut back at the summit with 

 a short free apical point, dorsally sharply ridged, about 1 cm. 

 long; spurs tapering filiform, much exceeding the ovary, about 

 2*5 cm. long ; rostellum somewhat triangular, obtusely beaked, 

 the beak thickened below, glands rather large oval white eye-like 

 situate about half-way along either margin, tuberculate at base ; 

 stigmatiferous lobe suborbicular, margined, minutely crenulate, 

 emarginate, about as long as the rostellum ; stigma cushioned. 



Described from several living and dried specimens. Flowers 

 pink (in those I saw) or " fine purple " (McLea) or " crimson" 

 (Tyson). In its dried state the species resembles S. macropkyllum, 

 Lindley, especially in the structure of the perianth. It differs, 

 however, very considerably in the column, and some minor 

 characters. The plant figured was drawn from a specimen 

 raised near Cape Town from Trans-Vaal tubers. 



