Etdophia.] cxxxiii. orchide^ (rolfe). 59 



28. E. venulosa, Reichh. f. Otia Bot. Hamh. ii. 116. "Rhizome 

 thickened ; stem slender. Leaves linear, acute, developed at flowering 

 time, 3-5 lin. long, 1 lin. broad. Scapes slender, 1 ft. high ; racemes 

 few-flowered. Bracts lanceolate, acuminate, 3-4 lin. long. Pedicels 

 0-5 lin. long. Flowers white. Sepals lanceolate, acute or acuminate, 

 5-9 lin. long, 1-1 J lin. broad. Petals lanceolate or falcate-oblong, 

 acute or subobtuse, a little shorter and broader than the sepals. Lip 

 panduj-ately trilobed, 6 lin. long ; side lobes rounded-oblong, obtuse ; 

 front lobe ovate-elliptical or oblong-lanceolate, acute, crenulate or 

 undulate ; disc with 3 keels, barbate on the front lobe ; spur oblong, 

 curved, conical at the base, 2-2J lin. long. Column clavate, 2-3 lin. 

 long. — E. humilis, Rendle in Journ. Bot. 1895, 165. 



ItXozamt}. Blst. British Central Africa : Manganja Hills, 1000 ft., Metier ! 

 Shire Highlands, Ndurandi, 3000-4000 ft., Scott-ElHot, 8484 ! 



29. E. adenoglossa, Reichh. f. Otia Bot. Hamh. i. 66 {in note). 

 Rhizome stout. Leaves undeveloped at flowering time. Scape 1 ft. 

 high, with about two tubular sheaths near the base ; raceme few- 

 flowered. Bracts lanceolate, acute, 6-8 lin. long. Sepals lanceolate, 

 acute, 5-6 lin. long. Petals similar to the sepals but a little smaller. 

 Lip trilobed, 4-5 lin. long; side lobes narrowly oblong, obtuse; front 

 lobe elliptical-ovate, acute ; disc with three rather obscure, slightly 

 crenulate keels ; spur saccate-oblong, obtuse, J lin. long. Column 

 clavate, 3 lin. long. — Cymhidium adeiioglossum, Lindl. in Journ. Linn. 

 Soc. vi. 134. 



Upper Guinea. Niger Territory : Nupe, Barter ! 



30. E. Antunesii, Rolfe in Bolet. Soc. Brot. vii. 236. Scape 

 8-9 in. high ; raceme 10— 20-flowered. Bracts linear-lanceolate, 

 acuminate, 6-9 lin. long. Sepals lanceolate, acute, 7-9 lin. long. 

 Petals oblong, apiculate, shorter and broader than the sepals. Lip 

 trilobed, as long as the petals ; side lobes rounded, 8-9-nerved ; front 

 one broadly oblong, subobtuse, 5-nerved ; nerves fimbriate ; disc tri- 

 carinate below ; spur oblong, obtuae, scarcely 1 lin. long. 



^o-wer Guinea. Angola : Huilla, Antunes, 23 ! 



31. E. tangan3rikensis, Rolfe. Scape IJ-lJ ft. high, with three 

 or four short sheaths ; raceme 3-4 in. long, lax, about 4-8-flowered. 

 Bracts linear-lanceolate, acuminate, 4-5 lin. long. Pedicels 8-11 lin. 

 long. Sepals linear-oblong, subacute, 6-8 lin. long, the lateral ones 

 adnate to the foot of the column. Petals oblong, obtuse, 5-7 lin. long. 

 Lip trilobed, 6-8 lin. long ; side lobes roundish-oblong, obtuse ; front 

 lobe obovate or nearly quadrate, emarginate ; disc with two lamellae 

 near the base, and five to seven rows of tubercles en the nerves in 

 front ; spur oblong, obtuse, slightly curved, 2-2^ lin. long. Column 

 clavate, 3 lin. long. 



Mozamb. Dlst. British Central Africa : Fwambo, south of Lake Tanganyika, 

 5200 ft., Nutt ! 



