TAB. 64. 



Tribe Ophkyde^:. 



Sub-tribe DiSE^:. 



Genus DisA. 



Disa rosea, Lindley in Gen. & Sp. Orch. (ISHK), 350.-~Herba 

 humilis glabra erecta vel subdecumbens, 7'5-15 cm. alta ; caulis 

 siibflexiiosLis gracilis 2-3 foliatus ; folia radicalia 2 patentia ovato- 

 oblong-a acuta siibcoriacea 3-6 cm. long-a, l*5-2*5 cm, lata, subtus 

 colorata, in vag-inas foliaceas acuminatas transeuntia ; racemus 

 subcorymbosus laxe 4-10 floras ; bractese erectae lanceolatae acutae 

 ovarium paullo superantes amplectentesque ; sepala lateralia 

 porrecta oblonga obtusa 1-1*2 cm. longa ; impar cucullatum 

 depressum basi in saccum latum conicum productum ; petala 

 subtriangularia erecta obtusa postice auriculis incurvis subcarnosis 

 aucta ; labellum porrectum linguseforme basin versus obtuse 

 lobulatum 0'7 cm. longum ; rostellum breve, stigmati longius. 

 i^Ex exeiyipl. vivo, plnribiis exsiccalisqjie.) 



Hab. : South-western Region ; Cape Colony : In clefts of 

 rocks in the mountains of the Cape Peninsula, alt. 425-1000 met., 

 fl. Oct.-Dec, Bolus, in herb. Norm. Aust. Afr. 319, R. Schlcchter, 

 154 ! extends eastward to the Houw Hoek Mts., district of 

 Caledon, and probably further. 



A dwarf glabrous herb, erect or subdecumbent, 7'5-15 cm. 

 high ; stem subflexuous slender, 2-3 leaved ; radical leaves 

 2, spreading ovate-oblong acute, somewhat coriaceous 3-6 cm. 

 long, 1 •5-2-5 cm. wide, coloured a deep maroon beneath ; leaves 

 passing gradually into foliaceous acuminate sheaths ; raceme 

 somewhat corymbose laxly 4-10 flowered ; bracts erect lanceolate 

 acute, a little exceeding the ovary and clasping it ; lateral sepals 

 porrect oblong obtuse, 1-1-2 cm. long; odd sepal cucullate 

 depressed from above, at the base produced into a broad conical 

 sac ; petals subtriangular obtuse or subacute, produced behind 

 into two incurved somewhat fleshy ears, 0-6 cm. long ; lip porrect, 

 tongue-shaped, obtusely lobulate towards the base, 0-7 cm. long ; 

 rostellum short, longer than the stigma. 



Described and drawn from one living specimen and several 

 dried, collected on Table Mt, 



