64 cxxxiii. ORCHiDE^ (rolfe). [EulopMa. 



Mozamb. Sist. British Central Africa : between Lakes Tanganyika and Nyasa, 

 Johnston ! 



47. E. Carsoni, Rolfe. Rhizome articulate, with swollen joints. 

 Leaves linear, acute, 5-G in. long (immature). Scape 10 in. high, 

 with 2-3 sheaths near the base; raceme 2 in. long, 8-10-flowered. 

 Bracts lanceolate, acuminate, 4-6 lin. long. Pedicels 4-6 lin. long. 

 Sepals oblong-lanceoiate, acute, 5-6 lin. long. Petals lanceolate- oblong, 

 acute, 5-6 lin. long, rather broader than the sepals. Lip subtrilobed, 

 5-6 lin. long ; side lobes very obtuse ; front lobe very broadly oblong, 

 obtuse; disc 3-nerved at the base, barbate on the nerves above; spur 

 clavate, \h lin. long. Column clavate, 2 lin. long. 



IMEozamb. Blst. British Central Africa: Tanganyika Plateau, Fwambo/Ciar.yow / 



48. E. subulata, Rendle in Journ. Bot. 1895, 167. Scapes l-lj 

 ft. high, with several basal sheaths ; racemes 1-1^ in. long. Bracts 

 linear-subulate, acuminate, 4-7 lin. long. Pedicels 3-4 lin. long. 

 Sepals oblong-lanceolate, acute or acuminate, 8-9 lin. long. Petals 

 oblong-lanceolate, acute, 7-8 lin. long. Lip trilobed, 8-9 lin. long ; 

 side lobes broadly oblong, obtuse ; front lobe obovate, obtuse ; disc with 

 two keels at the base, veins not barbate above ; spur slender, 1 J lin. 

 long. Column clavate 2 lin. long ; foot half as long as the column. 



irile £and. British East Africa : Uganda j Katonga lliver, on dry, rather bare 

 alluvium, ScoU-Elliot, 7417! 



49. E. MissioniSy Rendle in Jouim. Bot. 1895, 168. Leaves 

 elongate-linear, acute, 1 ft. or more long, 3-4 lin. broad. Scapes 1| ft. 

 high, with a few rather long sheaths ; racemes 3-3 J in. long, many- 

 flowered. Bracts lanceolate, acuminate, 3-6 lin. long. Pedicels 4-5 

 lin. long. Sepals ovate-oblong, acute, 6-7 lin. long. Petals oblong, 

 subacute, 5-6 lin. long. Lip 5-6 lin. long, trilobed ; side lobes 

 roundish -oblong ; front lobe obovate, obtuse or retuse ; disc with a 

 pair of keeLs at the base, strongly papiUose-barbate in front ; spur 

 oblono;, 1 lin. long. Column clavate, 2 lin. long ; foot about as long as 

 the column. 



HEozamb. Dist. British Central Africa : Nyasaland ; foot of Mount Mlanje, 

 4000 ft., Scott-Elliot, 8618 ! 



50. E. Buchanaui, Rolfe. Bhizome stout. Scapes 9-12 in. 

 high, with a few sheaths below ; racemes 1-2 in. long, dense. Bracts 

 linear-lanceolate, acuminate, 4-10 lin. long. Pedicels 6-8 lin. long. 

 Sepals and petals lanceolate-oblong, subacute, 5-6 lin. long. Lip 

 pandurately trilobed, 5-6 lin. long; side lobes very short, rounded- 

 obtuse at the apex; front lobe broadly elliptical-oblong, apiculate, 

 crennlate ; disc with scarcely, if at all, thickened nerves ; spur oblong, 

 1 J lin. long. Column stout, 2 lin. long. 



nXozamb. Sist. British Central Africa : Shire Highlands, common in the wet 

 months, Buchanan, 316 ! 



