Habenaria.'] cxxxiii. ORCHiDEiE (rolfe). 219 



23. H. tridactyla, A. Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss, ii. 292. Tubers 5-9 

 lin. diam. Stem 8-12 in. high, squamateat the base. Leaves remote, 

 oblong, acute, 2J-2| in. long, 5-7 lin. broad, the upper decreasing 

 to the bracts. Kacemes elongate, 4-5 in. long. Bracts acuminate, 

 0-6 lin. long. Pedicels 3-5 lin. long. Flowers among the smallest in 

 the genus. Dorsal sepal ovate, obtuse, IJ lin. long; lateral deflexed, 

 obovate-oblong, acute, larger than the dorsal sepal. Petals simple, 

 linear or oblong, acute. Lip trilobed ; lobes equal and fleshy ; spur 

 pendulous, filiform, more than twice as long as the pedicel. Stigmatic 

 processes glandular, porrect, acute. Anther channels equal, straight. 

 Rostellum suddenly narrowed from a broad base, as long as the anther. 

 Staminodes minute, subglobose. — Reichb. f. in Walp. Ann. iii. 586 ; 

 Kriinzl. in Engl. Jahrb. xvi. 145. 



STile land. Abyssinia : Tigre ; near Abba Gerima, Quartin- Billon (ex 

 Richard) ; on Mount Mettgalo, 6700 ft., Schimper, 551 (ex Krdnzlin). 



Mozamba Dist. German East Africa : Kilimanjaro, Marangu, 5250 ft., 

 Volkens, 2320 ! 



24. H. Schinzii, Rolfe. Plant 1-lJ ft. high. Tuber oblong, 

 2-2| in. long. Leaves cauline, numerous, linear, lanceolate, or ovate- 

 lanceolate, subacute, 1|-3J in. long, 3-7 lin. broad. Racemes 4-4^ in. 

 long, lax or somewhat dense, many-flowered. Bracts ovate-lanceolate, 

 acute, 6-11 lin. long. Pedicels 10-12 Hn. long. Dorsal sepal ovate, 

 subobtuse, cucullate, 5-6 lin. long ; lateral elliptic-oblong, subobtuse, 

 5-6 lin. long. Petals entire, suborbicular-ovate, obtuse, 5-6 lin. long. 

 Lip trilobed from a short, broad base ; side lobes falcate-linear, acute, 

 1\ lin. long ; front lobe linear-filiform, obtuse, rather fleshy, 6 lin. long; 

 spur 10-13 lin. long, cylindrical below, clavate at the apex. Stigmatic 

 processes clavate-oblong, 1^ lin. long. Anther channels triangular, 

 acute, nearly as long as the stigmas. Rostellum very broadly triangular, 

 apiculate, 2| lin. long, the basal angles broad and obtuse, descending in 

 front of the anther channels. 



Imo-wbt Guinea. Amboland : Olukonda and Omatope, Schinz, 20 ! 



25. H. epipactidea, Reichb. f. in Floo^a, 1867, 100. Plant 

 1-11 ft. high. Tuber elongate-ovate, 1 J-lf in. long, " goat-scented." 

 Stem 11 in. high. Leaves cauline, numerous, dense, ovate, ovate-oblong, 

 or lanceolate, subacute or acuminate, amplexicaul, lJ-3 in. long, 4-9 lin. 

 broad, keeled. Racemes 4-5 in. long, rather lax. Bracts ovate- 

 lanceolate, acuminate, 5-9 Hn. long. Pedicels 6-10 lin. long. Flowers 

 showy, sepals green, petals and lip white. Dorsal sepal elliptic-oblong, 

 obtuse, 4i-5 lin. long ; lateral oblique, deflexed, much narrower than 

 the dorsal, lanceolate-oblong, obtuse, 5 lin. long. Petals entire, braully 

 ovate, obtuse, 4^-5 lin. long. Lip obscurely trilobed ; side lobes reduced 

 to small, narrow wings near the base, with a short, free, obtuse apex ; 

 front lobe subspathulate-linear, obtuse, fleshy, 4 lin. long ; spur 11-13 lin. 

 long, cylindrical below, clavate near the apex. Stigmatic processes 

 broadly oblong, very short. Anther channels slender, as long as the 



