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nibus In specimiuibus a me examiiiatis destructis) e basi am- 

 plexicauli angustatis acuminatis in squamas tiiangulas decres- 

 centibus. spica compacta brevi-cylindracca, bracteis lanceolatis 

 quam flores su!)brevioribus. Sepalo dorsali obovati-oblongo 

 apice apiculato emarginatove inflexo, calcari subulato dimidium 

 ovarii aequante, sepalis lateralibus obovati-oblougis rectan- 

 gulariter divergentibus fere cruciatis subflexuosis obtusis, pe- 

 talis basi dilatatis v. ovatis infra antice rotuudatis apicem 

 versus angustatis bilobulis, labello brevi lati-lineari obtuso, 

 rostelli lobis antice flexis incurvis. — Flores luteoli rubri- 

 suffusi, sepalum dorsale c. calcari aequilongo 1,5 cm longum, 

 sep. lateral. 1 cm longa. Octob., Novembri. 



Disa sabulosa Bolus. Orch. South Africa J t. 27. 

 Cap der guten Hoffuung. Kenilworth in 20 m (Bolus N. 7104!) 

 "Wynberg in 30 m. (Sclilechter ohne N.!) (Herb. norm. N 1374!) 



10. Monadeniacernua Duraud et Schinz. Caule 

 valido ad 30 cm alto, a basi medium usque folioso, loliis ova- 

 tis ovati-lanceolatis v. lanceolatis supremis minoribus fere line- 

 aribus ferrugineis ut tota planta sicca, maximis ad 15 cm 

 longis 1,5 — 2 cm latis in squamas caulem arcte vestientes de- 

 crescentibus, spica densa multiflora ^jz — V2 totius altitudinis 

 occupante, bracteis late lanceolatis acuminatis flores subae- 

 quantibus. Sepalo dorsali obovati-oblongo cernuo apice rotun- 

 dato vix V. nou excavato in calcar aequilongum crassum cy- 

 lindraceum fere inflatum obtusum producto, sepalis lateralibus 

 breviorihus oblongis obtuse acutatis, petalis ovati-triangulis 

 acuminatis, labello paulo longiore lineari obtuso sepalis aequi- 

 longo ; stigmale antice angustiore, rostelli bracbiis dilatatis 

 apice recurvis. — Sepala viridi-lutea 1 cm longa, petala et 

 labellum purpurea. — Septembri, Octobri. 



Monadcnia cernua Durand et Schinz. Cunsp. Fl. Afr. V {1895), 111. 

 — Disa cernua Sw. in Kongl. Vet. Acad. Handl. XXI (ISOO), 211] 

 Thunb. Fl. Cap. [1823), 12; Lindl. G. et Sp. 356: Bolus Orch. Cape 

 Penins. 141. — D. prasinata Ker in Bot. lieg. (1817), t. 210. — Mona- 

 denia prasinata Lindl. l. c. 358. — Monad. inflata Sond. in Linnaea 

 XIX (18i7), 102; Bchb. f. in Walp. Annal. I, 803. 



Sud-Afrika. Bolus. Austro-Afr. (Yoniig N. 5531!) (Zeyher 1569!) 

 Lion's Head Monutain. (Bolus N. 4973!) 



