Zisaochilics.] cxxxiii. orchide^ (rolfe). 89 



Lip trilobed, 4 lin. long; side lobes short, broadly rounded; front 

 lobe rhomboidal, acute, abruptly reflexed at the sides, simply saccate 

 at the base, and with a transverse membrane at the base of the front 

 lobe. Column stout, 2J lin. long. 



Xiower Oninea. Angola : Amba(« district ; near Zamba, 3000 ft., Welwitschy 

 676! 



Reichenbach describes the front lobe of the lip as obliquely infolded. In this he 

 appears to be wrong, judging by the meagre material at the British Museum. 



50. L. Oatesiiy Rolfe in Oates, Matahde Land^ ed. ii. 409. Racemes 

 10 in. long, many-flowered. Bracts broadly ovate or ovate-oblong, 

 obtuse, 2J-4 lin. long. Pedicels 8-10 lin. long. Sepals suborbicular 

 or obovate-elliptical, apiculate, 7-8 lin. long. Petals orbicular, 8-9 lin. 

 long. Lip trilobed, 7-8 lin. long ; side lobes obovate-elliptical, obtuse ; 

 front lobe obovate-orbicular ; disc with a few verrucose nerves in front 

 of the spur ; spur conical-saccate, obtuse, 1 J lin. long. Column stout, 



4 lin. long. 



Mozamb. Dlst. British Central Africa : Matabele Land, Oates ! 



51. Ij. malanganus, Reichh.f. in Flora, 1882, 538. Leaves linear- 

 lanceolate, with a very long acumination. Racemes lax. Flowers of 

 the size of those of L. Krehsii. Reichb. f ., membranous. Sepals ligulate, 

 acute. Petals elliptical. Lip elongate, trilobed ; side lobes obtuse- 

 angled; front lobe extending forwards, ligulate, obtuse; spur conical, 

 acute, slender, much shorter than the pedicel. 



Iiower Guinea. Angola : Malange, Mechow, 290, 365. 



Only known to me from the original very imperfect description, in which it is said 

 to have no aflSuity with any other species. Durand& Schinz (Conspect. Fl. Afr. v. 29) 

 <:onfound this with the quite different L. malangensis, Reichb. f. 



52. Ij. paivseanuSy Reichb. f. in Flora, 1865, 187 Scape 2 ft. or 

 more high ; base not seen ; racemes 9-12 in. long, many-flowered. 

 Rracts oblong-lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate ; acuminate, 6-9 lin. long. 

 Pedicels 8-10 lin. long. Sepals elliptic-oblong or oblong, acute, 7-9 

 lin. long. Petals orbicular-ovate, apiculate or subobtuse, 7-8 lin. long. 

 Lip trilobed, 6-7 lin. long ; side lobes broadly oblong or suborbicular- 

 oblong, obtuse ; front lobe broadly elliptical or ovate-elliptical, obtuse, 

 convex with reflexed sides ; disc with 3 obscurely crenulate keels ; spur 

 conical-oblong, obtuse, 3 lin. long. Column stout, 4 lin. long. 



Zio^^er Guinea. Angola : Huilla, frequent in sandy thickets, Welwitsch, 731 ! 



Var. stenophyllus, Reichb. f. in Flora, 1867, 105. Leaves linear-lanceolate, acute, 

 1-1|- in. long. Scape 2\ ft^ long, wjth several bracts below; racemes 1 It. long, 

 inany-flowered. Bracts 4-9 lin. long, linear lanceolate, long acuminate. Pedicels 

 7-8 lin. long. Sepals oblong-lanceolat«, acuminate, 6 lin. long. Petals broadly ovate, 



5 lin. long. Lip trilobed, 5 lin. long; side lobes oblong, obtuse, 3^-4 lin. long; front 

 lobe broadly ovate, subobtuse, with strongly reflexed sides ; disc with about 3 slightly 

 thickened nerves ; spur obtuse, 1^ lin. long, slightly curved. Column clavate, 2.\ lin. 

 long. 



XiO'wer Guinea. Angola : Pungo Adongo ; at the base of Pcdra Pungo, in atony 

 thickets, rare, Welwitsch, 690 ! 



