92 cxxxiii. ORCHiDEiE (rolfe). [LissocMlus. 



fleshy, obscurely crenulate keels; spur conical, obtuse, ]J-2 lin. long. 

 Column clavate, 4-5 lin. long. — Walp. Ann. iii. 553. Hypodematiuni 

 ahyssinicum, A. Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss, ii. 286, t. 83. LissocMlus 

 abyssinicus, Durand & Schinz, Conspect. Fl. Afr. v. 27. 



Wile £and. Abyssinia : between Halei and Temben, Ruppel. Province of 

 Wodjerat, Petit. Without locality, Roth, 44 ! 



-60. 1m, slAremAsy RendZe in Journ. Bot. 1895, 171. Scapes 3J-4. 

 ft. high, with several sheaths below ; racemes 1 ft. long, laxly many- 

 flowered. Bracts ovate or ovate-oblong, acute, 4-8 lin. long. Sepals 

 5-7 lin. long, elliptic-oblong, apiculate. Petals orbicular-ovate, apicu- 

 late, 5-C lin. long. Lip trilobed, ^-^ lin. long; side lobes auriculate, 

 roundish-oblong, divaricate; front lobe suborbicular-ovate, obtuse, 

 convex with reflexed sides ; disc with obscurely thickened nerves ; spur 

 coaical, obtuse^ 1^-2 lin. long. Column stout, 2|-3 lin. long. 



XIKozaiub. lyiBt. British Central Africa : Shire Highlands, Mount Sochi, 8cott' 

 JElliot, 8613 ! 



01. Ii. ruwenzoriensiSy Rendle in Journ. Bot. 1895, 170. Leaves 

 linear-lanceolate, acute, attenuate below, l|-2 ft. long, 1-1 J in. broad. 

 Scapes 3 ft. high, with a few sheaths below, sometimes branched above ; 

 racemes 9-12 in. long, many-flowered. Bracts lanceolate or oblong- 

 lanceolate, acute, G-9 lin. long. Pedicels G-8 lin. long. Sepals broadly 

 elliptic-oblong or suborbicular-oblong, obtuse or apiculate, 5 lin. long. 

 Petals suborbicular or orbicular-ovate, obtuse, 6-7 lin. long. Lip trilobed, 

 7-8 lin. long ; side lobes broadly elliptic-oblong, obtuse ; front lobe 

 obovate or suborbicular, apiculate; disc with 3 smooth keels; spur 

 saccate-conical, 2-2J lin. long. Column stout, 2J-3 lin. long. 



M'lle ]band. British East Africa : Ruwenzori ; eastern side 6000 ft., common 

 in short bush, Scott-Elliot, 7871 ! Kivata, 6000-7000 ft., on sunny hills, Scott- 

 Elliot, 7735 ! 



62. L. oliverianus, Reichh. f, in Trans. Linn. Soc. xxix. 154. 

 Leaves developed after the flowering time. Scapes *' 5 ft. high " ; 

 racemes lJ-2 ft. long, laxly many-flowered. Bracts lanceolate, acute, 

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

 6-7 lin. long, green, spotted with brown. Petals orbicular-ovate, 

 apiculate, 5-6 lin. long, yellow. Lip trilobed, 5 lin. long, yellow ; side 

 lobes oblong, obtuse, divaricate, 2 lin. long ; front lobe suborbicular, 

 obtuse or apiculate, convex with reflexed sides ; disc with 3 crenulate, 

 thickened nerves in the centre; spur conical, 1 lin. long. Column 

 stout, 2J-3 lin. long. 



Mozaxnb. Dlst. German East Africa : Karagwe, Grant, 463 ! 



63. L. Kirkii, Rolfe. Leaves elongate-linear, 9 in. or more long. 

 Bracts lanceolate, acute, J in. long. Sepals oblong, obtuse, b-Q lin. 

 long. Petals ovate-suborbicular, 5-6 lin. long. Lip trilobed, 4-5 lin. 

 long; side lobes broadly oblong, obtuse; front lobe broadly ovate- 

 orbicular, obtuse, with deflexed sides ; disc with a slightly thickened. 



