TAB. 68. 



Tribe Opheydeae. 

 Sub-tribe Diseae. 

 Genus SAiYEirii. 



Satyrium outeniquense, Schleehter, in Eiujlers Botanische Jahr- 

 biichcr, incd. — Herba erecta glabra, 10-20 cm. alta ; caulis substrictus 

 paucifoliatus ; folia ovata acuta, infimum solo appressum, 3-4 cm. 

 longum, superiora sensim minora in bracteas erectas lanceolatas 

 acutas internodiis brevioribus abeuntia ; racemus abbreviatus, laxe 

 5-10-fl., bracteis lanceolatis reflexis, floribus parum brevioribus; 

 sepala oblouga obtusa aequilonga, lateralibus subfalcatis, cii'ca 5 mill, 

 louga ; petala oblonga obtusissima, margine creuiilato, sepalis paullo 

 breviora ; labellum tubuloso-galeatum, apice libero erecto margine 

 crenulato, calcaribus filiformibus ovario duplo lougioribus ; columna 

 abbreviata ; rostellum porrectum subtriangulare crassiusculum glau- 

 dulis majusculis pone apicem utroque latere positis ; lobus stigmati- 

 ferus subquadratus pulvinatus rostello subaequilongus. {Ex exempli, 

 plur. viv.) 



Hab : South-western Region ; Cape Colony : grassy places in 

 Montagu Pass, distr. George, alt. 600 meters, fl. Oct.-Nov., Schleehter, 

 No. 5792 ! 



Plate 68. Fig. 1, 2, flower, front and side view; 3, sepals and 

 petals ; -i, column, side view ; 5, ditto, front view ; 6, section of the 

 ovary, — all variously magnified. 



An erect glabrous herb, 10-20 cm. high; stem straightish few- 

 leaved ; leaves ovate acute, the lowest appressed to the soil, 3-1 

 cm. long, the uj)per gradutilly smaller passing into erect lanceo- 

 late acute bracts shorter than the internodes ; raceme short, 

 loosely 5-10-fl., bracts lanceolate reflexed, scarcely shorter than 

 the flowers ; sepals oblong obtuse, all of equal length, the lateral 

 ones subfalcate, about 5 mill, long ; petals oblong very obtuse, 

 margin crenulate, a little shorter than the sepals ; lip tubular- 

 galeate, with a free erect apex, margin crenulate, spurs filiform 

 twice as long as the ovary ; column short ; rostellum projecting, 

 subtriangular, rather thick, glands large placed on either side 



