TAB. 40. 



Tribe Ophkyde.4<:. 

 Genus HOLOTHRix. 



A. Holothrix Culveri, Bolus in Journ. S. Afr. Philosoph. 

 Soc, vol. xvi., pari 2, p. 147 (1905).— Herba erecta, ad 12 cm. 

 alta ; folia radicalia 2 (?), unicum tantum visum emarcidum 

 ovatum ; scapus gracilis, vaginulis remotis erectis lanceolatis 

 acuminatis aristulatis membranaceis vestitus, basin versus retrorse 

 pilosus, sursum glabrescens ; spica cylindrica, dense multiflora 

 (30-60 fl.), 4-5 cm. longa, 08 cm. diam., floribus quaquaversis (vel 

 interdum, ex collectore, secundis) ; bractese lanceolatae acuminatae; 

 sepala lateralia oblanceolata, dorsale oblongum, acuta, 0'22 cm. 

 longa ; petala patenti-reflexa oblonga acuta 0'31 cm. longa, quam 

 sepala duplo latiora, cum labello minute papilloso-scabriuscula ; 

 labellum subquadratum Slobum, lobulis lateralibus columnae 

 adnatis dentiformibus, vel in var. B. omnino carentibus, lobo 

 intermedio multo majore, subtrulliformi, breviter acuto, supra 

 basin angustato, marginibus eleganter curvo-ampliatis, tota lamina 

 0-35 cm. longa et lata, basi in calcar suberectum acutum 0*15-0*2 

 cm. longum, producta ; columna ovalis ; pollinium caudiculae 

 brevissimae, glandulis discretis vel (ex collectore) filo extensive 

 connexis. 



Var. B. Integra ; sepalis lateralibus calcaratis ; labelli lobulis 

 lateralibus carentibus ; ceteris ut in typo. [Ex exempli, duobtis 

 exst'cca/t's). Deroemeria Cu/ueri, Schlechter in Engl. Bot. Jahrb., 

 vol. xxxviii.,/). 145 (1907). 



Hab. : Trans-Vaal : Fig-tree Creek, near Barberton, on rocky 

 slopes, alt. 600 met., fl. Sept., IV. Culver, 84 ! Var. B., growing 

 with and close to the typical form, W. Czilver, 84a ! 



Plate 40 A. Plant on the left drawn from Culver, 84, Fig. 1, 

 odd sepal ; 2, one of the side sepals ; 3, one of the petals ; 6, lip ; 

 8, column, front view ; 9, one of the pollinia with separate gland 

 — all made from the same. Plant on the right drawn from Culver, 

 84a. Fig. 4, odd sepal ; 5, one of the side sepals ; 7, lip. 



An erect herb, 12 cm. high ; leaves radical 2 (?) only one seen, 

 withered ovate ; scape slender, clothed with remote erect lanceo- 



