JSidophia.] cxxxiii. orchide^ (rolfe). 57 



acute, 2-4 lin. long. Sepals ligulate, acute. Petals spathulate, acute. 

 Lip oblong, subtrilobed ; side lobes semi-oblong ; front lobe very short, 

 subrhomboid, obtusely angled, with two semi-oblong crenulate keels at 

 the base, and three to five or many teeth at the base of the front lobe ; 

 spur cylindrical, clavate, much shorter than the ovary. Column 

 trigonous ; anther bicornute. Capsule elliptical-oblong or pyriform, 



2 in. long. 



wile Ijand. Niamniam : at the foot of Mount Baginse, on gneiss, Schwein- 

 furth, ser. ii. 24 ! 



I have only seen imperfect fruiting specimens of this species. 



22. E. longisepala, Rendle in Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, iv. -io. 

 Scape slender, IJ ft. high; raceme loosely few-flowered. Bracts ovate, 

 acute, 2-2J lin. long. Pedicels 5-7 lin. long. Sepals linear-lanceolate, 

 acute, 10-11 lin. long, with a long, narrow, attenuate base. Petals 

 oblong-lanceolate, apiculate, 6 lin. long, 1| lin. broad. Lip trilobed ; 

 side lobes rounded, entire ; front lobe transversely oblong, emarginate, 

 with a slightly undulate margin ; disc with 3-5, verrucose or tuber- 

 culate lamellae ; spur oblong, short, robust, curved, 2 lin. long. Column 

 clavate, 4 lin. long, winged above. 



DXozamb. Sist. British Central Africa : Mlanje, Whyte ! 



23. E. Nyasse, Rendle in Trans. Linn. Soc.^ ser. 2, iv. 44. 

 Scape 12^-2 ft. high ; raceme 9-10 in. long, many-flowered. Bracts 

 lanceolate, acuminate, 2J-4 lin. long. Pedicels 5-6 lin. long. Sepals 

 linear-lanceolate, acute, 8-9 lin. long, \\ lin. broad. Petals oblong- 

 lanceolate, acute, G lin. long, a little broader than the pet^,ls. Lip 

 trilobed, 5 lin. long ; side lobes narrowly oblong, rounded at the apex ; 

 front lobe broadly ovate-oblong, apiculate, 2 lin. long ; disc densely 

 verrucose-papillose in front, smooth behind ; spur clavate, somewhat 

 conical at the base, 3 lin. long, slightly inflated at the apex. 



Mozamb. Dlst. British Central Africa : Mlanje, Whyte ! 

 Near the S. African E. lamellata, Lindl. in general character. 



24. E. euglossa, Reichh. f. ex Batem. in Bot. Mag. t. bbiM. 

 Pseudobulbs elongate, swollen at the base, attenuate above, 8 in. or 

 more high. Leaves lanceolate, acute, attenuate at the base, J-1 ft. 

 long. Scapes about 4 ft. high (fide Welwitsch), with several sheaths 

 below ; racemes 9 in. or more long, many-flowered. Bracts lanceolate, 

 acuminate, 1-1 f in. long. Pedicels G lin. long. Sepals and petals 

 oblong-lanceolate, shortly acuminate, ()-7 lin. long, light green. Lip 

 trilobed, 6 lin. long ; side lobes semiovate-oblong, acute ; front lobe 

 ovate-oblong, subobtuse, minutely undulate, white with purple streaks 

 at the base ; disc with about five smooth keels in front, slightly 

 pubescent at the base ; spur clavate, 2 J lin. long. Column clavate, 



3 lin. long. — Reichb. f. in Flora, 1867,' 103. Galeandra euglossa, 

 Keichb. f. in Bot. Zeit. 1852, 935 ; Walp. Ann. vi. 649. 



Upper Guinea; Sierra Leone, Loddi(jes, cultivated specimens ! Stormont I Sugar- 



