Angrcecum.'] cxxxiii. orchide^. (rolfe). 145 



Barter, 1484 ! Cameroons: between Victoria and Bimbia, Preuss, 1240 (ex Kranzlin). 

 Bipinde, in ancient forest, ZenJcer, 847 ! 



I have seen authentic specimens of all the synonyms quoted above, and find 

 nothing to separate them. 



31. A. Moloneyiy Rolfe. Stem caulescent, stout. Leaves 

 numerous, oblong or ovate-oblong, shortly and unequally bilobed, 

 with rounded lobes, very coriaceous, lJ-4 in. long, 5-12 lin. broad. 

 Racemes axillary, |-1 in. long, with a few broad sheaths at the base, 

 6-10-flowered. Bracts rigid, spreading, triangular-ovate, subacute, 

 1-lJ lin. long. Pedicels 4-5 lin. long. Sepals and petals ovate- 

 lanceolate, acute or apiculate, 3J-4 lin. long. Lip trilobed ; limb 

 4 lin. long ; side lobes rounded or auriculate ; front lobe broadly ovate- 

 oblong, emarginate; spur 4 lin. long, broadly conical at the base, con- 

 stricted above the middle, and much inflated at the apex. Column very 

 stout, H lin. long. 



Upper Cruinea. Sierra Leone : cultivated specimens, Lord Scarborough ! 

 Liberia : cultivated specimens, Christy ! Lagos, Moloney ! Rowland ! 



32. A. mombasense, Rolfe. Stem caulescent, stout. Leaves 

 oblong, unequally bilobed, with truncate lobes, very coriaceous, Ij 

 in. long, G-7 lin. broad. Kacemes axillary, | in. long, with one or two 

 short broad sheaths at the base, 4-5-flowered. Bracts rigid, spreading, 

 triangular-ovate, subacute, lj-21in. long. Pedicels 4 lin. long. Sepals 

 ovate-lanceolate, acuminate or apiculate, 3J-4J lin. long. Petals ellip- 

 tical, apiculate, slightly shorter than the sepals. Lip trilobed ; limb 5 lin. 

 long ; side lobes broadly rounded or auriculate ; front lobe broadly oblong, 

 deeply emarginate ; spur 3 lin. long, broadly conical at the base, constricted 

 above the middle, and inflated at the apex. Column very stout, 1 ^ in. long. 



M"lle Kand. British East Africa : Mombasa, KirTc, 12 ! 



Nearly allied to the preceding, but differing in several particulars. The specimen 

 is very small, consisting only of a piece of stem with one leaf and two racemes. 



33. A. lagosense, i?o^e. Caulescent. Stems somewhat elongated. 

 Leaves oblong or linear-oblong, unequally and shortly bilobed at the 

 apex, l|-2 in. long, 3-5 lin. broad. Racemes axillary, 2-3 lin. long, 

 few-flowered. Bracts broadly ovate, subacute or apiculate, h lin. long. 

 Pedicels lJ-2 lin. long. Dorsal sepal broadly elliptic-oblong, sub- 

 obtuse, concave, 2 lin. long ; lateral ovate, obtuse, broader than the 

 dorsal. Petals lanceolate-oblong, subobtuse, nearly as long as the 

 sepals. Lip 2J lin. long, broadly oblong below, with a pair of small, 

 triangular-oblong, diverging teeth about the middle, subulate-oblong 

 and subobtuse in front ; spur clavate-oblong, nearly as long as the lip. 

 Column stout, 1 lin. long ; poUinia with a single clavate stipes. 



Upper Guinea. Lagos, Moloney ! 



34. A. clavatum, Rolfe. Stem long and climbing. Leaves ovate- 

 oblong, obliquely and obtusely bidentate, |-1 in. long, 4-6 lin. broad. 

 Racemes axillary, J-J in. long, many-flowered. Bracts spreading, 



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