Hdbenwria.'] cxxxiii. orchide^ (rolfe). 233 



548 J mountains near Amba Sea, 7500 ft., Schimper. Eritrea : Mt. Alamkale, near 

 Aidereso, 6000 ft., Schweinfurth, 1798. 



Only known to me from the original description. 



61. H. robusta, Welw. ex Reichh. f. in Flora, 1867, 102. Stem 

 4 ft. high, densely foliaceous. Leaves oblong-ovate, acute, 4J-9J in. 

 long, lJ-2 in. broad, dense, erect, glaucous. Racemes cylindrical, 

 many- flowered, \\ ft. long. Bracts oblong-lanceolate, shorter than the 

 ovary, 8-11 lin. long. Flowers medium-sized. Dorsal sepal reflexed, 

 oblong, acute, 2 J lin. long ; lateral much larger than the dorsal, 

 reflexed, obliquely acute, 3 J lin. long. PetaL bipartite ; lobes ligulate 

 or lanceolate, acute ; anterior lobe sometimes obtuse. Lip simple, 

 linear, acute ; spur cylindric-filiform, acute, ^ as long as the pedicels. 

 Stigmatic processes rough or ciliate, 1 J lin. long ; apex capitate. 

 Anther channels as long as the stigmas. Rostellum triangular, acute. 

 — Kranzl. in Engl. Jahrb. xvi. 75. 



Ijo'wer Guinea. Angola : Golungo Alto ; Sobato de Quibanga, among brush- 

 Avood, rare and local, Welwitsch, 695 ! 



62. H. Bongensium, Reichh. f. Otia Bot. Uamh. i. 58. Plant 

 about 1 ft. high. Tuber " the size of a sparrow's ^gg'' Leaves 5-10, 

 ovate-lanceolate, acute, cauline, 1-2J in. long, 5-6 lin. broad. Scapes 

 13 in. high; racemes 5J in. long, dense, many-flowered. Bracts lanceo- 

 late, aristate, 4-6 lin. long. Pedicels 3-4 lin. long. Flowers 5-5^ 

 lin. diam. Dorsal sepal elliptical, acute ; lateral oblong, acute, tri- 

 nerved. Petals bipartite; posterior lobe Hnear-lanceolate, a little 

 shorter than the dorsal sepal ; anterior lobe minute. Lip tripartite ; 

 lobes lanceolate, acute ; side lobes twice as narrow and short as the 

 front lobe ; spurs slightly curved, slightly thickened at the apex, rather 

 longer than the pedicel. Stigmatic processes a little dilated at the 

 apex. Anthers very broad ; channels as long as the stigmas. Ros- 

 tellum very broad, slightly shorter than the anther. — Kranzl. in Engl. 

 Jahrb. xvi. 109. 



UTile Ziand. British East Africa : Bongo ; Ghattas, in swamps among grass, 

 Schweinfurth, 1974. 



Only known tome from the published descriptions, which, however, do not agree in 

 some details. 



63. H. ruwenzoriensis, Rendle in Journ. Bot. 1895, 280. Plant 

 stout, about 2J ft. high, leafy below the middle. Leaves elliptic- 

 oblong or ovate-oblong, obtuse or apiculate, sheathing, amplexicaul, 

 3-4J in. long, 1-1:^ in. broad, decreasing upwards into the bracts. 

 Racemes 9 in. long, dense. Bracts ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, 7-12 

 lin. long. Pedicels 1-1 ^ in. long. Dorsal sepal ovate, obtuse, 3 lin. 

 long ; lateral obliquely and broadly obovate, laterally apiculate, 5 lin. 

 long. Petals bipartite; posterior lobe broadly ligulate or oblong- 

 ligulate, suddenly acute at the apex; anterior lobe as long as but 

 narrower than the posterior, more or less lanceolate, curved, acumi- 

 nate, 2 lin. long. Lip tripartite ; side lobes linear, short ; front 



