60 cxxxiii. ORCHiDEJE (rolfe). [Eulophia. 



32. E. monticola^ Rolfe. Scape stout, with acute sheaths, base 

 not seen ; raceme 3-5 in. long, many-flowered. Bracts lanceolate, 

 acuminate, J-1 in. long. Pedicels 7-9 in. long. Petals ovate-oblong, 

 obtuse or apiculate, 6-7 lin. long. Lip trilobed, 6-8 lin. long; side 

 lobes broadly ovate-oblong, obtuse; front lobe triangular-oblong, 

 subobtuse, slightly undulate; disc with 5-7 thickened, crenulate 

 keels, the three central ones increasing into lamellae towards the apex 

 of the front lobe of the lip. Column clavate, stout, 3J lin. long. 



lIKozamb. Xlist. British Central Africa : Mlanje, 6000 ft., McClounie, 50 ! 



33. £. lanceolata^ Rolfe. Scape l-lj ft. high, with about three 

 long sheaths ; raceme short, 6-8-flowered. Bracts lanceolate, acute, 

 J-1 in. long. Pedicel 5 lin. long. Sepals and petals lanceolate op 

 oblong-lanceolate, acute, 9-10 lin. long ; lateral sepals adnate to the 

 foot of the column. Lip trilobed, 9-10 lin. long ; side lobes narrowly 

 oblong, with rounded apex; front lobe ovate, suborbicular, apiculate, 

 crenulate; disc with two slender keels on the lower half, slightly 

 verrucose above ; spur conical-oblong, obtuse, 2 lin. long, placed almost 

 at right angles to theHp. Column clavate, 6 lin. long ; foot half as long 

 as the column. 



Mozamb. Slst. British Central Africa: Fwambo, S. of Lake Tanganyika, 

 Carson, 34 ! 



34. E. aristata, Rendle in Journ. Bot. 1895, 169. Scape 

 moderately stout, 1\ ft. or more long ; raceme lax, few-flowered, 

 2-3 in. long. Bracts lanceolate, acuminate, 8-12 lin. long. Lateral 

 sepals oblong-lanceolate, acute, 9-10 lin. long, 2J lin. broad; dorsal 

 one rather shorter. Petals linear-oblong, 7-8 lin. long, rather nar- 

 rower than the sepals. Lip triiid, 8-9 lin. long; side lobes rather 

 narrow, with small, roundish, or obtuse apex; front lobe broadly 

 elliptical, obtuse, 3 Hn. broad ; disc with about five obscure keels, on 

 which are a few papillae; spur oblong, obtuse, IJ lin. long. Column 

 clavate, 5 lin. long, produced at the base into a foot Ij liri. long. 



Mozamb. Dlst. British Central Africa : Shire Highlands, Scott- Elliot, 8616, 

 in part ! 



35. E. prsestans, Rendle in Journ. Bot. 1895, 166. Scape IJ ft. 

 or more high, with a few lanceolate sheaths ; raceme short, several- 

 flowered. Bracts lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, acuminate, J-1 in. 

 long. Pedicels 8-9 lin. long. Sepals oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, 

 1^1 J in. long, 8-9 lin. broad. Petals oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, 

 slightly smaller than the sepals. Lip trilobed, 12-14 lin. long ; side 

 lobes broadly oblong, obtuse ; front lobe broadly elliptical, obtuse ; 

 disc with two keels at the base, sparsely barbate in the middle, with 

 long hairs; spur oblong, IJ lin. long. Column clavate, 3-3 J lin. long ; 

 foot half as long as the column. 



llf ozamb. Blst. British Central Africa : Shire Highlands, Scott-TlUiot, 8616, 

 in part ! 



36. E. Holubiiy Rolfe. Scapes 1 ft. or more high, with several 

 sheaths; racemes 3-5-flowered. Bracts lanceolate, acuminate, \-\ in. 



