TAB. 14. 



Tribe Vande.-e. 



Sub-tribe Eulophie^e. 



Genus Eulophia. 



Eulophia Flanaganil, Bolus, in Trans. South African Philosoph. 

 Soc.y vol. xvi., Tarl ii., p. 143 (1905). — Herba gracilis erecta glabra, 

 l|-H-pedalis ; folia circiter 4, synanthia rigida lineari-ensiformia 

 acuminata multi-nervia, 25-35 cm. longa, 0-3-0"? cm. (sspius 0*3- 

 0*4 cm.) lata; scapus rectus subflexuosusve, striatus, 0*2-0*25 cm. 

 diametro, foliis longior, vaginis 4 appressis acutis vel acuminatis 

 multinerviis rigidis, stramineis vestitus, inferioribus 5 cm. longis, 

 superioribus sensim brevioribus ; sepala patentia aequalia oblonga, 

 breviter acuta, glauco-virescentia, 0*9 cm. longa, 0*25 cm. lata ; 

 petala super labellum deflexa, oblonga, sepalis ^equilonga sed 

 parum latiora apiculata, lilacina ; labellum porrectum cuneatum 

 31obum lilacinum sepalis aequilongum, lobis lateralibus abbreviatis 

 lanceolatis acutis, lobo intermedio multo majore quadrato sub- 

 truncato vel leviter retuso, apice 0*5 cm. lato, infra apicem papillis 

 setiformibus acuminatis hyalinis, in fasciculo confertis, basin 

 versus papillis brevioribus in seriebus tribus dispositis ornatum ; 

 calcare ovato, 0'2 cm. longo ; columna oblonga sessilis sub- 

 tetragona, nee in pedem basi producta, periantho brevior ; pollinia 

 in stipitibus discretis inter se parum distantibus per filum exten- 

 sivum affixa, glandulis ovatis discretis (an semper?). 



Hab. : South-eastern Region ; Cape Colony : Komgha 

 Division, on grassy slopes, near the mouth of the Kei 

 River, alt. about 60 met., fl. Jan., H. G. Flanagan, 1029 (in 

 herbb. Kew, Bolus, etc.) ; Upper Region ; mountain slopes 

 near Queenstown, alt. 1200 met., fl. Jan., E. E. Galpin, 1713!, 

 Eland's Hoek, near AHwal North, fl. Nov. -Jan., F. Bolus, (10544 

 in my herb.). 



Described and drawn from living specimens received from Mr. 

 H. G. Flanagan, in October, 1893. The colour of the flowers 

 varies somewhat : the sepals are usually cold grey-green, the 

 petals and lip lilac with purple edges near the apex. The 

 separation of the stipites and glands may be a sport. I found it 

 identical in two flowers of Flanagan's 1029, but have not observed 



