28 cxxxiii. OBCHiDE^ (rolfe). [Bulhophyllum. 



bulbs 1-4 in. apart on a slender creeping rhizome, narrowly ovate- 

 oblong, 1-1 J in. long, 2-leaved. Leaves oblong-linear, obtuse or 

 emarginate, 3-4J in. long, 2-3 lin. broad. Scapes erect, 4J-8 in. 

 high; spike J- 1 1 in. long. Bracts distichous, ovate-oblong, subacute, 

 carinate, concave, imbricate, 4 lin. long. Dorsal sepal triangular- 

 lanceolate, subacute, glabrous, somewhat fleshy, 3 lin. long ; lateral 

 ones similar, but slightly narrower. Petals lanceolate-linear, acute, 

 straight, glabrous, 1 lin. long. Lip reflexed from the base, spathulate- 

 ligulafce, obtuse, flat, 2 J lin. long ; margin densely ciliate ; base narrow 

 and scarcely auriculate. Column J lin. long ; teeth subulate, acute, J 

 lin. long. — B. monticolum, Hook. f. in Journ. Linn. Soc. vii. 219 ; 

 Durand <fe Schinz, Conspect. Fl. Afr. v. 13. 



Upper Guinea. Fernando Po, 3000 ft., on trees, Mann, 650 ! 



Kower Guinea. Angola (ex Durand & Schinz). 



I cannot find a single character to separate B. monticolum. Hook. f. 



14. B. cochleatuxn, Lindl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. vi. 125. Pseudo- 

 bulbs ^ in. apart on a creeping rhizome, elongate-linear, terete, 2-3 in, 

 long, 2-leaved. Leaves oblong-linear, obtuse, subsessile, 3-5 in. long, 

 3—9 lin. broad. Scape suberect, about 6 in. high ; spike dense, 2 J in. 

 long. Bracts distichous, broadly ovate, subacute, concave, imbricate, 

 3-3J^ lin. long. Dorsal sepal ovate-triangular, subobtuse, glabrous, 

 somewhat fleshy, reflexed above the middle, 2 lin. long; lateral ones 

 similar but narrower. Petals triangular, subobtuse, fleshy, inflexed 

 above the middle, J lin. long. Lip lanceolate-oblong, subobtuse, ciliate, 

 flat, IJ lin. long; base rounded and somewhat auriculate ; disc with a 

 narrow central keel. Column J lin. long ; teeth subulate, acute, J lin. 

 long. 



Vpper Guinea. Fernando Po, 4000 ft., on trees, Mann, 643 ! 



15. B. Mannii, Hook.f. in Journ. Linn. Soc. vii. 218. Pseudobulbs 

 1-2 J in. apart on a stout rhizome, elongate, subterete, gradually 

 narrowed upwards, 3-3 1 in. long, 2-leaved. Leaves oblong-linear, 

 subobtuse, 4 J— 7 in. long, 5-10 lin. broad. Scape erect, 1 J-2^ ft. high ; 

 spike dense, 3J-4 in. long. Bracts distichous, ovate or ovate-oblong, 

 acute, carinate, concave, imbricate, 4-5 lin. long. Dorsal sepal triangular- 

 lanceolate, attenuate upwards and acute, glabrous, somewhat fleshy, 

 2 J-3 lin. long ; lateral ones similar, but narrower. Petals subulate- 

 linear, acute, erect, subfalcate, glabrous, 1 lin. long. Lip spathulate- 

 ligulate, obtuse, strongly ciliate, flat, 2 lin. long ; base not auriculate ; 

 disc with a narrow central keel. Column J lin. long ; teeth subulate, 

 acute, J lin. long. 



Upper Guinea. Cameroon Mountains, 4000-5000 ft., Mann, 1337! 2111 ! 



16. B. lupulmum, Lindl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. vi. 126. Pseudo- 

 bulbs 3 in. or more apart on a stout rhizome, oblong, compressed- 

 triquetrous, angles acute, 2—3 in. long, 8-14 lin. broad, 2-leaved. 

 Leaves oblong, obtuse, 6-8 in. long, 1-lf in. broad. Scapes suberect, 

 |-1 ft. high, with broad loose sheaths below ; spikes compressed, 5-6 



