220 cxxxiii. ORCHIDE^ (rolfe). [Ilahenaria. 



stigmas. Rostellum broadly ovate-triangular, 2 livi. long, basal angles 

 broad and obtuse, descending in front of the anther channels. — Kriinzl. 

 in Engl. Jahrb. xvi. 1G7. 



ILo-wer Guinea. Angola : Huilla ; in clayey marshes near the River Mouino, 

 Welivitsch, ^35 ! 



A remarkable species nearly allied to the preceding, hut differing in the reduced 

 side lobes of the lip and various other characters. 



2C. H. procera, Lindl. Gen. d' Sp. Orch. 318. Plant 2 ft. high. 

 Leaves about 5 on the lower part of the stem, spreading, oblong 

 or lanceolate-oblong, subobtuse, the upper decreasing to the bracts. 

 Kacemes about 6 in. long, many-flowered. Bracts ovate-lanceolate, 

 acute, i-1 in. long. Pedicels 1^-2| lin. long. Dorsal sepal ovate, 

 subobtuse, 0-6 lin. long. Lateral obliquely ovate, subacute, 5-G lin. 

 long. Petals ovate-oblong, subobtuse, as long as the sepals. Lip trilobed 

 from an oblong base ; side lobes linear, acute, 5-7 lin. long ; front lobe 

 a little broader than the side lobes ; spur 3-3 J in. long, slender below, 

 somewhat thickened near the apex. Stigmatic processes subclavate, 

 IJ lin. long. Anther channels slender, curved, as long as the 

 stigmas. Rostellum triangular, acute. — Lindl. Bot. Reg. t. 1858; 

 Kriinzl. in Engl. Jahrb. xvi. 164. Orchis 2'>'^ocera^ Afzel. ex Sw. in 

 Vet. Akad. Handl. Stockh. xxi. (1800) 207 (name only); Pers. Syn. 

 PI. ii. 506. 



Upper Guinea. Sierra Leone j Afzelius (ex Lindley), Loddiges. 



This seems very near H. gahonensis, Reich, f., especially in the lip. Only known 

 to me from the figure, the specimen not having been preserved. 



27. H. hircina, Reichh. f. in Flm-a, 1867, 100. Tuber ovoid, 

 14 lin. long, " strongly goat-scented." Stem 11-12 in. high. Leaves 

 cauline, numerous, dense, oblong-triangular, 3 J in. long, 14 lin. broad. 

 Racemes many -flowered, 3 in. long. Bracts triangular-ovate, acuminate, 

 6-U lin. long. Flowers green. Sepals oblong-triangular, subacute, 

 6 lin. long. Petals ovate, subacute, as long as the sepals. Lip tripar- 

 tite ; side lobes short, tooth-like ; front lobe linear, acute ; spur cylin- 

 drical below, clavate at the apex, 2J-2| in. long. Stigmatic pro- 

 cesses short, thick, retuse. Anther channels ascending. Rostellum 

 triangular, acuminate, exceeding the anther. — Kranzl. in Engl. Jahrb. 

 xvi. 166. 



Iioiver Guinea. Angola : Huilla ; in sandy places with small shrubs and 

 Gladioli, Welivitsch, 736 ! 



28. H. gabonensis, Reichh. f. in Bot. Zeit. 1852, 934. Plant 

 IJ-l-J ft. high. Leaves about 5, subradical, oblong-lanceolate, acute, 

 3-4 J in. long, 7-10 lin. broad; sheaths about 3, small. Racemes 

 with 3-4 rather large flowers. Bracts ovate-lanceolate, acute, 4-6 lin. 

 long. Pedicels IJ in. long. Flowers white. Dorsal sepal broadly 

 ovate, obtuse, 4 lin. long; lateral obliquely and broadly semiovate, 

 4J Hn. long. Petals ovate-oblong, obtuse, 3J lin. long. Lip tripartite 



