Angi'cecum.] 



CXXXIII. ORCHIDE.E (rOLFE). 



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31. A. Moloneifi. 



32. 

 33. 



34. 

 35. 

 36. 

 37. 



A. mombasense. 

 A. lagosense. 



A. clavatu^m. 

 A. Wakefieldii. 

 A. tepidotum. 

 A. schimperianum. 



38. A. Scottellii. 



. 39. A. armeniacum. 



40. 

 41. 

 42. 



A. tridactylites. 

 A. Whitfieldii. 

 A.fimbriaium. 



Leaves ovate-oblong. 



Spur as long as the limb of the lip 



(Western species) 

 Spur shorter than the limb of the 

 lip (Eastern species) 

 Leaves linear-oblong 

 Bracts scarcely ^ lin. long. 



Capsule elliptic-globose (Western 

 species) ..... 



Capsule oblong (Eastern species) 

 Spur linear ...... 



Bracts erect, tubular at the base, distant 

 tfLip 3-lobed, with narrow, acute, or fimbriate side 

 lobes. 

 Flowers in axillary fascicles .... 



Flowers racemose. 



Side lobes of lip entire. 



Spur clavate . . . .- , 



Spur subfiliform. 



Bracts 2 lin. or more apart . 

 Bracts \\ lin. apart 

 Side lobes of lip fimbriate 

 Steins leafless or leaves disappearing very early 

 Stemless or nearly so. 

 Roots smooth. 



Spur not or scarcely 2 lin. long. 

 Segments 1^ lin. long . 

 Segments 1 lin. long , 

 Segments r,— f lin. long 

 Spur 4-5 lin. long . 

 Roots verrueose . 

 Stems elongate or climbing 



1. A. flabellifolium, Rolfe, Leaves obovate, obtusely bilobed, 

 sometimes crenate, 'I-bh in. long, f-lf in. broad ; base attenuate. 

 Bracts broadly ovate-oblong, obtuse, 2-2^ lin. long. Pedicels Ih in. 

 long. Racemes elongate, secund, 6-10 in. long. Sepals and petals 

 ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, 8-9 in. long. Lip similar to the petals ; 

 spur slender, 6-7 in. long. PoUinia with linear caudicle, extended from 

 the middle into two arms. Rostellum elongate, simple. Capsule 

 linear, 4J-5^ in. long. — Aei-angis Jlabellifolia, Reichb. f. in Flora, 1865, 

 191. 



ILower Guinea. Angola : Golungo Alto, cataract of the Cuango rivulet, rare, 

 Welwitsch, 657 ! Shady woods of Serra de Alta Queta, Welioitsch, 742 ! 



I have been unable to examine the pollen of this species, but fail to see how it can 

 be separated from Angrcecum. 



2. A. brachycarpuxn, Reichb. f. in Walp. Ann. iii. 573 {in note). 

 Stems short, erect, 2 in. long; roots numerous. Leaves approximate, 

 about 6, obovate-oblong, coriaceous, 2-5^ in. long, |-li in. broad ; apex 

 broader and deeply bilobed ; lobes very obtuse, unequal ; base distinctly 

 attenuate. Scapes lateral, naked, simple, ;) in. high ; racemes 4-5- 

 flowered. Bracts amplexicaul, very obtuse, concave, 3 lin. long. 



