218 cxxxiii. ORCHiDE^ (rolfe). [^Hobenaria. 



Racemes 4-5 in. long, many-flowered. Bracts ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 

 acute, 4-8 lin. long. Pedicels 3-4 lin. long. Dorsal sepal ovate- 

 oblong, obtuse, minutely pubescent at the apex, 1 J lin. long ; lateral 

 oblong, obtuse, 2 J lin. long. Petals simple, subobliquely ovate -oblong, 

 obtuse. If lin. long. Lip trilobed from a broad base, 2 J lin. long ; 

 lobes oblong, obtuse ; front lobe rather broader than the side lobes ; 

 spur filiform, |-1 in. long. Stigmatic processes broadly oblong, com- 

 pressed, obtuse or retuse. Anther channel shorter. Rostellum minute, 

 obtuse, tooth-like. — Reichb. f . in Walp. Ann. iii. 587 ; Kranzl. in Engl. 

 Jahrb. xvi. 159. 



Wile Iiand. Abyssinia : Semen Prov., Schimper, 595 ! Begemeder; Mount Guna, 

 Schimper, 1304! 



Mozaxnl). I>lst. German East Africa ; Kilimanjaro ; Kifinika Volcano, 8800 ft., 

 VolJcens, 1339! 



21. H. distantiflora, A. Rich. Tent. Fl, Abyss, ii. 291. Stem 

 erect, 18 in. high, usually 2 -leaved. Leaves sheathing at the base, 

 lanceolate, very acute. Spikes elongate, slender; flowers distant. 

 Bracts oval-lanceolate, very acute, semi convolute, exceeding the ovary. 

 Flowers small, sessile, greenish. Dorsal sepal oval, erect, concave, 

 apiculate, subca.rinate, margin ciliolate ; lateral oval-lanceolate, acute. 

 Petals oval, obtuse, concave, suboblique, ciliate, inappendiculate, a 

 little shorter than the sepals. Lip tripartite ,- side lobes obliquely 

 oval-lanceolate, acute ; front lobe oval, obtuse, twice as broad as the 

 side lobes ; spur as long as the pedicel, scarcely inflated ; apex acute. 

 Stigmatic processes curved upwards, short. — Reichb. f. in Walp. Ann. 

 iii. 586 ; Kranzl. in Engl. Jahrb. xvi. 175. 



Ifile Iiand. Abyssinia : Shire ; near Maigouagoua, Quartin-Dillon. 



Only known to me from the published descriptions. 



22. H. deflexa^ Hochst. ex Kranzl. in Engl. Jahrh. xvi. 146. 

 Tuber oblong, 6-0 lin. diam. Stem 8-15 in. high, rather slender, with 

 2-3 cauline leaves. Leaves lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, acute or 

 acuminate, 1|-3J in. long, 3-9 lin. broad, decreasing upwards. 

 Racemes 3-6 in. long, lax, many-flowered. Bracts ovate to lanceolate, 

 acute, 3-6 lin. long. Pedicels 4J-6 lin. long. Flowers among the 

 smallest in the genus. Dorsal sepal broadly ovate, obtuse, If -2 lin. 

 long ; lateral oblong, subfalcate, obtuse or apiculate, deflexed, 2J lin. 

 long. Petals obliquely subfalcate-oblong, acute, agglutinated to the 

 dorsal sepal, If lin. long. Lip trilobed; side lobes filiform, obtuse, 

 2— 2J Hn. long; front lobe linear, 3 lin. long, rather broader; spur 

 fiUform, slightly thickened near the apex, 7-8 lin. long. Stigmatic 

 processes oblong, obtuse, J— f lin. long, papillose. Anther channels 

 slender, as long as the stigmatic processes. Rostellum subulate, J lin. 

 long. 



Xrile Xiand. Abyssinia : Tigre ; near Jelajeranne, ScJiimper^ 1991 ! and 

 without precise locality, Schimper, 606. 



