Bulbophyllum.'] cxxxiii. orchide^ (rolfe). 27 



obtuse, calyptrate, nearly cartilaginous ; lateral ones broadly ovate, 

 falcate, deflexed, acuminate. Petals minute, triangular. Lip much 

 curved, triangular ; disc sulcate ; apex bilobed. Column short, toothed 

 on each side behind the androclinium, but not winged. 



Upper Guinea. Cameroons : Victoria, Freuss, 1215. 



Only known to me from the original description, but remarkable for its long 

 inflorescence. 



10. B. filiforme, Krdnzl. in Engl. Jahrh. xxii. 25. Pseudobulbs 

 ovate, 2-leaved. Leaves lanceolate, obtuse. Rhachis of raceme very 

 slender, about 2 ft. long, pendulous, lax, many- flowered ; base with 

 some ovate, acute sheaths. Bracts minute, ovate, reflexed, and as well 

 as the rhachis and outside of the flowers sparsely covered with black 

 hairs. Flowers minute, about 1\ lin. in diameter. Dorsal sepal 

 narrowly ovate, triangular, acuminate ; lateral ones much broader, 

 ovate, obtuse. Petals linear, acute, equalling the sepals. Lip curved, 

 triangular, sulcate from the middle to the apex. Column winged from 

 the base to near the apex. 



Upper Guinea. Cameroons : between Victoria and Bimbia, Frettss, 1242. 

 Only known to me from the original description, but very remarkable in the 

 inflorescence. 



11. B. tenuicaule, Lindl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. vi. 126. Pseudo- 

 bulbs 1-lJ- in. apart on a stoutish creeping rhizome, elongate-linear, 

 attenuate above, IJ— IJ in. long, 2-leaved. Leaves oblong-linear, 

 obtuse, attenuate at the base, If in. long, 2|-3 lin. broad, Scapes 

 slender, suberect, 4 in. long ; racemes I5 in. long, many-flowered. 

 Bracts distichous, spreading, ovate, subacute, Ij lin. long. Dorsal 

 sepal triangular-ovate, subacuminate, base concave, 2 lin. long ; lateral 

 ones triangular-lanceolate, acuminate. Petals linear, acute, J lin. long. 

 Lip recurved, oblong, obtuse, not fleshy, ciliate, |- lin. long. Column 

 stout, J lin. long ; teeth subulate, acute, \ lin. long. 



Upper Guinea. Fernando Po, on trees, 5000 ft., Mann^ 648 ! 



12. B. bifarium, Lindl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. vii. 219. Pseudobulbs 

 1-1 J in. apart on a creeping rhizome, ovoid-oblong, 4-winged, |-1 J in. 

 long, 2-leaved. Leaves narrowly oblong, obtuse, 2-2 J in. long, 4-5 

 lin. broad. Scapes suberect, b-*6 in. high; spikes 3-3J in. long. Bracts 

 distichous, ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, concave, 4-5 lin. long. Dorsal 

 sepal elliptical-oblong, acute, concave, membranous, 2 J lin. long; 

 lateral ones oblong-lanceolate, nearly flat, otherwise similar. Petals 

 quadrate-orbicular, truncate, f lin. long. Lip oblong, obtuse, fleshy, 

 recurved, glabrous, 1 lin. long ; side lobes erect, rounded, and nearly 

 auriculate. Column stout, 1 hn. long; teeth stout, acute, J lin. long. — 

 Durand k Schinz, Conspect. Fl. Afr. v. 10. 



Upper Guinea. Cameroon Mountains, 5000 ft., Mann, 2121 ! 

 Xiower Guinea. Angola (ex Durand Sf Schinz). 



13. B. gravidum, Lindl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. vi. 126. Pseudo- 



