Bulbophyllum.] cxxxiii. orchide^ (rolfe). 29 



lin. long. Bracts distichous, ovate, subacute, carinate, conduplicate, 

 much imbricate, 6-9 lin. long. Flowers dark purple. Dorsal sepal 

 ovate-triangular, acute, somewhat incurved, concave, glabrous, fleshy, 

 2 lin. long, somewhat scaberulous ; lateral ones somewhat falcate and 

 flatter, otherwise similar. Petals falcate-linear, acute, IJ lin. long, 

 glabrous. Lip orbicular with very fleshy centre, and recurved, obtuse 

 apex ; margins submembranous, suberect, and closely serrulate ; disc 

 slightly channelled. Column J lin. long, very stout ; teeth minute. 



Upper Guinea* Sierra Leone : N'mifi, on trees, ScottSlliot, 4:916 I Cameroons: 

 Anibas Bay, on trees, Mann, 783 ! 



17. B. EUaidtun, Lindl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. vi. 127. Pseudo- 

 bulbs 3-5 lin. apart on a slender creeping rhizome, subglobose, 1-1-^ lin- 

 long, 1-2-leaved. Leaves spathulate-oblanceolate, subobtuse, 5-7" lin. 

 long, 1-2 lin. broad. Scapes slender, |-1 in. long, one-flowered. 

 Bracts two beneath each flower, the lower one cucullate-ovate, acumi- 

 nate, l\ lin. long, the other linear and acute. Flowers greenish- white. 

 Dorsal sepal lanceolate, acuminate, 2 lin. long; lateral ones ovate- 

 triangular at the base, caudate-acuminate above. Petals linear-lanceo- 

 late, acuminate, 1|- lin. long. Lip subhastate-ovate, subacute, glabrous, 

 submembranous, \\ lin. long. Column stout, \ lin. long ; teeth minute, 

 subacute. 



Upper Guinea. Niger Delta : Brass River, on oil-palms. Barter, 73 ! 1841 ! 



18. B. intertextum, Lindl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. vi. 127. Pseudo- 

 bulbs 4-6 lin. apart on a slender creeping rhizome, ovoid-globose, 2-2J 

 lin. long, 1-leaved. Leaves oblong or elliptical-oblong, obtuse, subsessile, 

 4-7 lin. long, 2-2|^ lin. broad. Scapes slender, suberect or ascending, 

 lJ-2 in. long ; racemes short, lax, few -flowered. Bracts ovate-lanceo- 

 late, acute, J lin. long. Flowers green. Sepals subequal, 1^ lin. long ; 

 base triangular-ovate ; apex caudate-acuminate. Petals oblong, sub- 

 acute, membranous, \ lin. long. Lip ovate-oblong, obtuse, fleshy, 

 glabrous, \ lin. long. Column very short ; teeth minute, acute. 



Upper Guinea. Niger Delta : Banks of the Nun River, Mann, 527 ! 



19. B. Quintasii, Eolfe in Bolet. Soc. Brot. ix. 138. Pseudobulbs 

 approximate, ovoid -globose, 2J-3 lin. long, 1-leaved. Leaves elliptical, 

 obtuse, 4-9 lin. long, 2-2^ lin. broad. Scapes slender, suberect, 2^-3 in. 

 long ; racemes short, lax, few-flowered. Bracts ovate-lanceolate, acute, 

 1 lin. long. Sepals subequal, IJ lin. long; base lanceolate ; apex caudate- 

 acuminate. Petals oblong, obtuse, J Hn. long. Lip linear, obtuse, 

 glabrous, J lin. long. Column very short ; teeth minute, acute. 



Iiower Guinea. Island of St. Thomas, Quintas, 10 ! 



20. B. viride, Eolfe in Kew Bulletin, 1893, 170. Pseudobulbs 

 subapproximate, ovoid, 2-4 lin. long, 1-leaved. Leaves subsessile, 

 linear-oblong, subobtuse, \-\ in. long, 1^-3 hn. broad. Scapes suberect, 

 slender, 2-3 J in. long ; racemes short, lax, few-flowered.' Bracts ovate- 

 oblong, shortly acuminate, 1 lin. long. Sepals subequal, ovate-lanceolate, 



