244 cxxxiii. ORCHiDE^ (rolfe). [Habenaria. 



jr. replicata, Hochst. ex A. Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss, ii. 296 (not A. Rich.) ; 

 Reichb. £. in Walp. Ann. iii. 584. 



Uile Iiand. Abjssinia: Tigre ; Mount Sholoda, near Adowa, QtiarHn- Billon, 

 al)out Adowa, Schimper. Mountains near Jelajeranne, on the Tacazze River, 

 ISckimper, 1645 ! 



92. H. pedicellaris, Reichb. f. Otia Bot. Hamb. ii. 100. Plant 

 :il)Oiit 1\ ft. high. Leaves cauline, few, Unear-lanceolate, acute, 3-5 J 

 in. long, 2J-3i lin. broad. Racemes 4-5 in. long. Bracts lanceolate, 

 acuminate^ 8-9 lin. long. Pedicels 9-11 lin. long. Dorsal sepal 

 elliptic-oblong, subobtuse, 2 J lin. long; lateral obliquely obovate- 

 oblong, apiculate at the upper angle, 3 J lin. long. Petals bipartite; 

 posterior lobe linear-filiform, 2h lin. long ; anterior lobe 4-4|^ lin. long, 

 stouter and broader at the base. Lip tripartite ; lobes linear-filiform, 

 4 lin. long, subequal ; spur 9-10 lin. long, filiform, acute, slightly 

 thickened and .curved near the apex. Stigmatic processes clavate, 

 apiculate, 2 lin. long. Anther channels slender above, as long as the 

 stigmas. Rostellum subulate, incurved, 1 lin. long. — Kranzl. in Engl. 

 Jahrb. xvi. 78 ; Kranzl. in Engl. Pfl. Ost-Afr. C. 152. 



ISTile 3tand. Abyssinia : Dembia Plain, North of Lake Tana, 5800 ft., Schimper y 

 1369! 



Mozamb. Sist. German East Africa : Kilimanjaro, Marangu, 5000 ft,, 

 Volkens, 2321 ! 



Very nearly allied to the preceding species, though placed in a different section by 

 Kranzlin. 



93. H. ranicolorata, Reichb. f. ex Oliv. in Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 

 2, ii. 350 (name only, " raricolorata,'' by error). Plant tall, base and leaves 

 not seen. Raceme 6 in. long, somewhat lax. Bracts ovate-lanceolate, 

 acuminate, 8-11 lin. long, somewhat pubescent. Pedicels 8-10 lin. long. 

 Flowers green. Dorsal sepal oblong-lanceolate, acute, 3 lin. long; lateral 

 oblique, obovate-oblong, apiculate in the upper angle, 4J lin. long. 

 Petals bipartite, muriculate ; posterior lobe falcate-linear, acute, as long 

 as the dorsal sepal ; anterior lobe lanceolate, acute, 4-5 lin. long. Lip 

 tripartite ; lobes linear, acute, somewhat broader below, longer than the 

 anterior lobe of the petals ; spur 8-9 lin. long, cylindrical, subclavate 

 near the apex. Stigmatic processes 3 lin. long, stout, truncately sub- 

 capitate. Anther channels slender, longer than the stigmas. Rostellum 

 triangular-subulate, somewhat recurved, 1 J lin. long. 



Mozamb. I>ist. German East Africa : Kilimanjaro, 7000 ft., Johnston, 159 I 



The specimen is imperfect and the flowers in poor condition. 



94. H. nyikana, Reichb. f. in Otia Bot. Hamb. ii. 100. Plant 

 1 J-2 J ft. high. Leaves cauline, oblong-linear, subattenuate, subobtuse, 

 3-6 in. long, 3-9 lin. broad, the upper becoming less in size. Racemes 

 many-flowered, 7-10 in. long. Bracts lanceolate, acuminate, 10-12 lin. 

 long. Pedicels 10-12 hn. long. Flowers green. Dorsal sepal oblong, 

 subobtuse, 3 lin. long; lateral obliquely cun eat e-obcor date, apiculate 

 on the side, 4 lin. long, 2| lin. broad. Petals bipartite ; posterior lobe 



