Eulophia,'] cxxxui. orchide.e (rolfe). 67 



58. E. lata^ Rolfe. Leaves narrowly lanceolate, acute, attenuate 

 into the petioles, 10 in. long, 10 lin. broad. Scapes 2-2\ ft. high, with 

 several long, tubular, imbricate sheaths ; racemes 3-4 in. long, dense- 

 flowered. Bracts lanceolate, acuminate, 5-7 lin. long. Pedicels G-8 

 lin. long. Sepals ovate, subobtuse, 6-7 lin. long. Petals ovate, sub- 

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

 semiovate, obtuse ; front lobe obovate ; disc 2-keeled at the base ; nerves 

 of the front lobe all densely papillose-barbate ; spur broadly conical, J lin. 

 long. Column clavate, 2 lin. long ; foot nearly as long as the column. 



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

 Carson, 13 ! 



59. E. WaUeri, Krdnzl in Engl. Pfl. Ost-Afr. C. 157. Leaves 

 long petiolate, lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, acute or acuminate, 6-10 

 in. long, 6-10 lin. broad. Scapes 1^-2 J ft. high, clothed with long 

 imbricate sheaths ; racemes 3-6 in. long, many-flowered. Bracts linear, 

 acuminate, 1-lf in. long. Pedicels 3-4 lin. long. Sepals linear-lanceo- 

 late, acute, IJ-lf in. long. Petals similar to the sepals but a little 

 shorter. Lip trilobed, 7-8 lin. long ; side lobes oblong, obtuse ; front 

 lobe lanceolate-oblong, obtuse ; disc with two slight keels behind, 

 densely papillose-barbate in front ; spur obsolete. — Cyrtopera Walleri, 

 Reichb. f. Otia Bot. Hamb. ii. 117. 



ItXozamb. Blst. British Central Africa : Manganja Hills, Waller ! Shire High- 

 lands, in marshy places, Buchanan, 311 ! South of Lake Victoria Nyanza, Hanning. 

 ton ! Northern Bechuanaland, Leshumo Valley, Holuh, 702 ! 



60. E. aurantiaca, Rolfe. Leaves linear, acuminate, 6 in. long 

 (immature). Scapes 1-1:| ft. high, with long sheaths, imbricate below ; 

 racemes 3-5 in. long, 8-10-flowered. Bracts linear-lanceolate, acuminate, 

 5-8 lin. long. Pedicels 5-7 lin. long. Flowers orange. Sepals oblong- 

 lanceolate, acute or subacuminate, 1-1 J in. long. Petals oblong, sub- 

 obtuse or apiculate, f-1 in. long. Lip entire, broadly elliptical, emar- 

 ginate, 8-9 lin. long; disc 2-keeled below, densely barbate with long 

 hairs in the centre ; spur gibbous, 1 lin. long. Column clavate, 3 lin. 

 long ; foot half as long as the column. 



Mozamb. Blst. British Central Africa : between Lake Tanganyika and Lake 

 Nyasa, Johnston ! Tanganyika Plateau, Carson ! Fwambo, Carson, 104 ! 



61. E. xnanganjensisy Rolfe. Leaves petiolate, lanceolate, acute, 

 6-12 in. long, IJ-lJ in. broad. Scape 2 J ft. high, stout, clothed with 

 long, imbricate, white sheaths ; racemes 6-8 in. long, many-flowered. 

 Bracts lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, acuminate, 5-12 lin. long. 

 Pedicels 5-8 lin. long. Sepals lanceolate-oblong, acute, 7 lin. long. Petals 

 elliptical-oblong, subacute, 6 lin. long. Lip 6 lin. long, trilobed ; side 

 lobes oblong, with a rounded apex ; front lobe broadly elliptical -oblong, 

 obtuse, undulate ; disc 3-keeled below the middle ; spur conical-obloug, 

 1 lin. long. Column clavate, incurved, 3 lin. long ; foot half as long as 

 the column. 



Mozamb. Dist. British Central Africa: Shire Highlands; near Mt. Sochi, 

 3000 ft., Kirk ! 



