Hahenarla.] cxxxiii. orchide^ (rolfe). 243 



89. H. lykipiensis, Rolfe. Plant IJ-lJ ft. high, stout. Leaves 

 linear-lanceolate, acuminate, 3-5 in. long. Racemes 4-5 in. \on^ 

 dense, many-flowered. Bracts ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, G-9 lin. 

 long. Pedicels 9-1 1 lin. long. Dorsal sepal broadly elliptical, obtuse, 

 4 lin. long ; lateral obliquely cuneate-obovate, strongly apiculate near 

 the apex, 5 lin. long. Petals bipartite ; posterior lobe linear-filiform, 

 acute, 3 lin. long; anterior lobe narrowly lanceolate, acuminate, OJ 

 lin. long. Lip tripartite; lobes linear-filiform, acute, subequal, b\ lin. 

 long; spur 9 lin. long, cylindrical below, subclavate near the apex. 

 Stigmatic processes clavate, 3 lin. long. Anther channels linear- 

 filiform, sharply curved near the apex, rather longer than the stigmas. 

 Poostellum triangular-subulate, 1 lin. long. 



Wile Xiand. British East Africa : Lykipia Plateau, 6000-8000 ft., Thomson ! 

 Nearly allied to the preceding, but a more robust plant with larger flowers and 

 more elongated floral segments. 



90. H. ridleyana, Krdnzl. ex Engl. Hochgeb. Fl. Trop. Afr. 179 

 {name only) ; Krdnzl. in Engl. Jahrh. xvi. 65. Tuber oblong. Stem about 

 2J ft. long, stout, often somewhat pilose, with scales at the very base, 

 then leafy, sparingly squamate above. Leaves oblong, obtuse, the upper 

 acute, 8-10 in. long, ''l-^\ in. broad; sheaths oblong, acuminate, 

 scarious. Racemes many-flowered. Bracts broadly ovate, acute, as 

 long as the ovary. Flowers medium-sized. Dorsal sepal small, oblong, 

 acute, keeled behind; lateral much larger, obliquely cuneate-obovate, 

 laterally apiculate, 3 lin. long, 2 lin. broad. Petals bipartite ; lobes 

 tooth-like, acute; anterior lobe smaller than the posterior. Lip un- 

 guiculate, nearly simple, linear, 5 lin. long; margin thick, in- 

 curved ; base slightly dilated by minute teeth ; spur as long as the lip, 

 recurved, filiform, with inflated apex. Stigmatic processes straight, 

 deflexed, capitate, marginate in front. Anther channels attenuate, 

 scarcely as long as the stigmas. Rostellum narrowly filiform from a 

 triangular base, longer than the anther. Staminodes falcate-oblong, 

 obtuse. 



irile Iiand. Abyssinia : Schimper. 



Only known to me from the original description, 



91. H. hochstetteriana, Krdnzl. ex Engl. Hochgeb . Fl. Trop. Afr. 

 180. Plant 10-15 in. high. Leaves cauline, linear, subobtuse, 3-G in. 

 long, 2^-4 lin. broad. Racemes lax, 2J-4J in. long. Bracts ovate- 

 lanceolate, acuminate, 5-7 lin. long, 2-2J lin. broad. Pedicels 9-10 lin. 

 long. Dorsal sepal oblong-lanceolate, subobtuse, 2 J lin. long ; lateral 

 obliquely cuneate-obovate, apiculate J below the apex, 3J lin. long, 

 1 J lin. broad. Petals bipartite ; posterior lobe linear, acute, 2 lin. long ; 

 anterior lobe lanceolate, acuminate, 4 lin. long, J lin. broad. Lip 

 tripartite; lobes linear; side lobes 4 lin. long; front lobe 5 lin. long; 

 spur f in. long, filiform below. Stigmatic processes clavate, truncate, 

 stout, 2 lin. long, fusiform-clavate at the apex. Anther channels 

 slightly longer than the stigmas, curved at the apex. Rostellum 

 triangular, subulate, J lin. long. — Kranzl. in Engl. Jahrb. xvi. 73. 



