234 cxxxiii. ORCHiDE^ (rolfe). [Ilabenaria, 



lobe linear, obtuse, i^^ lin. long, broader than the side lobes; spur 

 10-11 lin. long, slender, suddenly inflated at the apex. Stigmatic 

 processes slender, capitate, 3J lin. long. Anther channels slender, 

 curved, as long as the stigmas. Rostellum subulate, J lin. long. 



Wile Iiand. British East Africa : Ruwenzori ; Wimi, 7000 ft., Scott-Elliot^ 

 7923! 



Near S. ceratopetala, A. Rich., but it has not the long anterior petal-lobe of that 

 species. 



64. H. insignis, Rolfe. Plant 10-12 in. high, stout. Tubers 

 ovoid -oblong. Leaves cauline, sheath -like, elliptic-oblong, subacute 

 or apiculate, concave, 1 J-2 in. long. Racemes 2|-3J in. long, dense. 

 Bracts ovate, subacute or apiculate, 1-1 J in. long. Pedicels J-f in. 

 long. Dorsal sepal ovate, acute, 6 lin. long ; lateral falcate-ovate, 

 acute, 9 lin. long. Petals bipartite ; posterior lobe falcate-linear, acute, 

 as long as the dorsal sepal; anterior lobe linear, acute, half as long 

 as the posterior. Lip tripartite, velvety ; side lobes subspathulate, 

 subobtuse, 7 lin. long; front lobe subspathulate-oblong, subobtuse, 11 

 lin. long ; spur clavate, 7 lin. long. Stigmatic processes oblong, 

 truncate, 3 lin. long. Anther channels slender, as long as the stigmas. 

 Rostellum very shortly triangular, broader than long, obtuse. 



Mozamb. Bist. British Central Africa : Fwambo, south of Lake Tanganyika, 



Carson, 2 ! 9 ! 



A most distinct and remarkable species, without any very near allies. There is no- 

 trace of radical leaves on the specimens, which suggests that they may wither before 

 the spikes appear, for the sheath-like cauline ones seem altogether inadequate for the 

 support of such a plant. 



65. H. sixnensiSy Reichh. f. in lAnncea, xxii. 859. Tuber ovoid,. 

 J in. long, 4 J lin. broad. Stem 6J-15 in. high, leafy at the base- 

 Leaves 5-6, oblong, acute, 3J-3J in. long, 14 lin. broad, minutely 

 papillose above and on the margin, sheathing below, the upper 

 decreasing to the bracts. Racemes dense-flowered. Bracts acute or 

 acuminate, longer than the pedicels, upper side and margin minutely 

 papillose. Pedicels about 5 lin. long. Flowers 4 J lin. diam. Dorsal 

 sepal small, oblong, acute, cucuUate; lateral deflexed, semiorbicular- 

 ovate, acute, 2J lin. long and broad. Petals bipartite; posterior lobe 

 lanceolate, acute, with papillose margin ; anterior lobe short, retuse, 

 bilobed, with minute acute lobes, appressed to the column. Lip 

 trilobed ; side lobes short, lanceolate, acute ; front lobe long, lanceolate^ 

 obtuse, a little thickened ; spur very obtuse, about 4 lin. long. 

 Stigmatic processes straight ; apex dilated and retuse. Anther chan- 

 nels ascending, a little longer than the stigmas. Staminodes filiform, 

 curved. — Reichb. f. in Walp. Ann. iii. 583 ; Kranzl. in Engl. Jahrb. 

 xvi. 90. 



Wile Iiand. Abyssinia : Semen Prov., Riippell, Schimper, 607. Begemeder j 

 Jan Meda, 8500 ft., Schimper^ 1324, in part. 



Only known to me from the published descriptions. 



