Folystachya.'] cxxxiii. orchide.^ (rolfe). 121 



Scapes short, puberulous, simple or rarely slightly branched, many- 

 flowered. Bracts setaceous-acuminate, deflexed, '^h-2^ lin. long. Pedicels 

 1-1 J lin. long. Dorsal sepal ovate or ovate-oblong, subacute, 1 lin. 

 long; lateral triangular-ovate, acuminate, much larger than the 

 dorsal. Petals linear, acuminate, 1 lin. long. Lip trilobed, IJ lin. 

 long, broad at the base ; side lobes broad, with obtuse, rounded apex ; 

 front lobe triangular, acute ; disc not hairy and without a callus. 

 Column stout, J lin. long. Chin saccate-oblong, obtuse, \\ lin. long. 

 3Lower Guinea Gaboon : Corisco Bay, Mann, 1884 ! 



42. P. Adansonise, Reichh.f. in Flora, 1865, 185. Plant 4-5 in. 

 high. Pseudobulbs approximate, ovate-oblong, |-1 J in. long, 3-4-leaved. 

 Leaves oblong-linear, obtuse, 1|-2J in. long, 3-4 lin. broad. Scapes 

 hispidulous-pubescent ; racemes simple, IJ in. long, many-flowered. 

 Bracts setaceous-acuminate, 2-2 J lin. long. Pedicels Ij lin. long. 

 Dorsal sepal ovate, acuminate, IJ lin. long; lateral triangular-ovate, 

 acuminate. Petals falcate-linear, acuminate, Ij lin. long. Lip tri- 

 lobed, 1 J lin. long ; side lobes rounded-auriculate ; front lobe lanceolate, 

 acuminate, reflexed ; disc villous. Column stout, h lin. long. Chin 

 saccate-oblong, obtuse, 1 lin. long. Capsule elliptical-oblong, 3-4 lin. 

 long. — Reichb. f. Otia Bot. Hamb. ii. 112 (in note). 



Xiower Guinea. Angola : Golungo Alto, " through the whole district on trunks 

 of Ada)isonia," Welwitsch, 654 ! 



43. P. minima, Rendle in Journ. Bot. 1895, 198. Plant 2J in. 

 high. Stems short, slender, 2-leaved. Leaves linear, subobtuse, 2^ in. 

 long, 1| lin. broad. Scapes short, slender, flexuous, setulose ; racemes 

 few-flowered. Bracts ovate-lanceolate, axjute. Pedicels 1 lin. long. 

 Dorsal sepal ovate-oblong, acute, concave, 2 J lin. long; lateral triangu- 

 lar, acute. Petals linear-lanceolate, acute, 2 J lin. long. Lip unguiculate, 

 2 J lin. long, limb obscurely trilobed ; side lobes rounded ; front lobe 

 ovate-acuminate; disc whoUy pubescent. Column stout, 1 lin. long. 

 Chin narrowly oblong, obtuse, Ij lin. long. 



IMCozamb. Dlst. British Central Africa : Shire Highlands ; Mount Sochi, on 

 trees, Scott-Elliot, 8519 ! 



44. P. Shega, Krcinzl. in Engl. Pfl. Ost-Afr. C. 155. Plant 

 6-9 in. high. Pseudobulbs aggregated, a little swollen at the base, 

 2-3-leaved. Leaves linear, acute, '1-Q in. long, 1-lJ lin. broad. 

 Racemes hispidulous-puberulous, simple, many-flowered, 1^-3 in. long. 

 Bracts ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, 1-2 lin. long. Pedicels '^-'^h lin. 

 long. Dorsal sepal lanceolate, acuminate, 4-4J lin. long; lateral 

 triangular-lanceolate, acuminate. Petals lanceolate, acuminate, 3 J lin. 

 long. Lip trilobed, 3 J lin. long; side lobes semi-oblong, rounded at 

 the apex ; front lobe ovate, acuminate ; disc glabrous. Column stout, 

 1 lin. long. Chin oblong, obtuse, 1^ lin. long. — Kranzl. in Engl. Jahrb. 

 xxii. 22. 



IMCozamb. Dist. German East Africa : Usambwa ; Mlalo and Amboui, among 

 stones, Hoist, 2431 ! 



