Bulhophyllum.'] cxxxiii. orchide^ (rolfe). 31 



Mitth. Deutsch. Schutzgeb. Afr. ii. (1889) 154 ; Durand & Schinz, 

 Conspect. Fl. Afr. 10. 



Upper Guinea. Cameroons: mountains at 5000-6000 ft., Mann, 2124! 

 Malimba, Braun, 62 (ex Krdnzlin). 



24. B. cocoinum, Batem. ex Lindl. in Bot. Reg. t. 1964. Pseudo- 

 bulbs approximate on a stout rhizome, ovoid-tetragonous, 1-1 J in. long, 

 1-leaved. Leaves lanceolate, acute, 5-6 in. long, 9-10 lin. broad. 

 Scapes suberect, arching, 9-10 in. long ; racemes 6-7 in. long, many- 

 flowered. Bracts oblong-lanceolate, acute, lJ-2 lin. long. Sepals 

 subequal, caudate-acuminate from a somewhat broader base, 5 lin. long. 

 Petals lanceolate, subacute, glabrous, 1-1 J lin. long. Lip recurved, 

 oblong-lanceolate, subobtuse, ciliate, \\ lin. long. Column stout, J lin. 

 long, teeth subulate, acute, \ lin. long. — Reichb. f. in Walp. Ann. 

 vi. 255 ; Durand & Schinz, Conspect. Fl. Afr. v. 11. 



Upper Guinea. • Sierra Leone, cultivated specimens! Cameroons (ex Durand 

 & Schinz). Originally flowered with Messrs. Loddiges, of Hackney, in 1835. 



25. B. andongense, Reichb. f. in Flora, 1865, 184. Pseudobulbs 

 approximate on a stout rhizome, oblong, 4-angled, l:j-l2^ in. long, 

 1-leaved. Leaves lanceolate-oblong, acute, 3-5 in. long, 10-15 lin. 

 broad. Scapes suberect, 10-11 in. long, racemes 7-8 in. long, many- 

 flowered. Bracts lanceolate-oblong, acute, 2 lin. long. Flowers pink. 

 Sepals subequal, caudate-acuminate from a broader base, 3J lin. loDg. 

 Petals linear-oblong, subacute, glabrous, 1 lin. long. Lip recurved, 

 oblong-lanceolate, subobtuse, ciliate, 1 lin. long. Column stout, J lin. 

 long ; teeth falcate-linear, acute, J lin. long. 



Ziower Guinea. Angola : near Pungo Adongo, on perpendicular rocks, Welwitsch, 

 689! 



26. B. recurvuniy Lindl. Gen. d-Sp. Orch. 53. Pseudobulbs J-Jin. 

 apart on a creeping rhizome, ovoid-oblong, subcompressed, 6-9 Hn. 

 long, 1-leaved. Leaves oblong, obtuse, somewhat attenuate at the base, 

 2J-5 in. long, 6-10 lin. broad. Scapes slender, usually deflexed or 

 horizontal, arcuate, 3-7 in. long; racemes l|-4 in. long, many- flowered. 

 Bracts lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, acute, Ij lin. long. Sepals 

 subequal, somewhat fleshy, triangular-lanceolate, acuminate, 2 lin. long. 

 Petals oblong, obtuse, membranous, f lin. long. Lip recurved, oblong, 

 glabrous, very fleshy along the middle, f lin. long; teeth falcate - 

 subulate, J lin. long. — Rolfe in Bolet. Soc. Brot. ix. 53. Trihrachia 

 pendula, Lindl. Coll. Bot. sub t. 41 ; Bot. Beg. t. 963. 



Upper Guinea. Sierra Leone, Don ! Barter ! Summit of Sugarloaf Moun- 

 tain, on old trunks and boulders, Scott -Elliot , 5778 ! Lagos, Moloney ! 

 Xiower Guinea. Island of St. Thomas, Senriques, 29 ! 



27. B. nigripetalum, Rolfe in Kew Bulletin, 1891, 197. Pseudo- 

 bulbs approximate, broadly depressed ovoid, 6 lin. long, 8 lin. broad, 

 1-leaved. Leaves lanceolate-linear, obtuse, 3 in. long, 5 lin. broad. 

 Scape suberect, slender, 6-10 in. long; racemes 3-5 in. long. Flowers 

 mostly secund. Bracts lanceolate, acute, carinate, J lin. long. Dorsal 



