248 cxxxiii. ORCHiDEiE (rolfe). [^HahenaHa. 



late, ovate, acute, 5 lin. long ; lateral deflexed, falcate, oblong, acute, 

 7 lin. long. Petals bipartite ; lobes erect ; posterior lobe ovate- 

 triangular, acuminate ; anterior lobe lanceolate, falcate, acute. Lip 

 deeply trilobed ; lobes linear-lanceolate, acute, 8 lin. long ; front lobe 

 slightly longer than the side lobes ; spur filiform, very long, twice as 

 long as the pedicel. Stigmatic processes straight, cochleate, excavate 

 in front. Anther channels a little shorter than the stigmas. Stami- 

 nodes large, bilobed ; posterior lobe rounded ; front lobe acute. — 

 Kranzl. in Engl. Jahrb. xvi. 92. H. oligantha, Hochst. ex Krlinzl. 

 I.e. 92. 



ITile Kand. Abyssinia : Schimper, 592. 



Only known to me from the published descriptions. 



103. H. cirrhata, Reichh.f. iiv Flora, 1865, 180. Tuber oblong, 

 2 in. long, rather more than 1 in. broad. Stem about 2-3J in. high. 

 Leaves 4-5, rounded or nearly orbicular, obtuse, 2-3 J in. long, 2^ in. 

 broad. Racemes few-flowered. Bracts oblong, acute, convolute, 11-2 

 in. long. Flowers large, white, scented like vanilla. Dorsal sepal 

 oblong, acute or subobtuse, about 7 lin. long ; lateral deflexed, oblong, 

 obtuse, convolute, 9 lin. long. Petals bipartite ; posterior lobe linear, 

 1 in. long ; anterior lobe broader than the posterior, fiUform, arcuate, 

 3;J-4 in. long. Lip tripartite ; lobes filiform ; side lobes 1 in. long ; 

 front lobe 14 lin. long; spur 5—8 in. long, filiform. Stigmatic pro- 

 cesses very broadly capitate, upright, 7 lin. long. Anthers straight, 

 thick, scarcely half as long as the dorsal sepal ; channels 7 lin. long. — - 

 Kranzl. in Engl. Jahrb. xvi. 69 ; Reichb. f. Otia Bot. Hamb. i. 58. 

 Bonatea drrhata, Lindl. Gen. k Sp. Orch. 327. Hahenaria Schwein- 

 furthii, Reichb. f. Otia Bot. Hamb. i. 58. 



Srile Ziand. Galabat ; Matamraa, among bushes, Schweinfurth, 2458. British 

 East Africa: Jur ; Jur Ghattas, amonof dense shrubs, Schweinfurth, 2023. Nyika 

 Country near Mombasa, Wakefield (ex Beichenhach). 



Also found in Madagascar. I have not seen Tropical African specimens. 



104. H. longistigxua, Rolfe. Plant tall, base and leaves not 

 seen. Raceme lax, about 6-flowered. Bracts narrowly lanceolate, 

 acuminate, Ij-lf in. long. Pedicels slender, 2\-2^ in. long. Dorsal 

 sepal lanceolate, acute, cucullate, 10 lin. long ; lateral oblique, narrowly 

 cuneate-obovate, falcately apiculate near the apex, 11 lin. long, margins 

 strongly revolute. Petals bipartite; lobes filiform, recurved at the 

 apex, anterior 10-11 lin. long, posterior 2 in. long. Lip tripar- 

 tite, lobes filiform, somewhat curved, side lobes \\ in. long, front lobe 

 stouter and rather longer ; spur 3J in. long, filiform below, sub- 

 clavately inflated above. Stigmatic processes 9 lin. long, filiform, 

 capitate. Anther channels slender, as long as the stigmas. Rostellum 

 subulate, 3 lin. long. 



BKozamb. 3>lst. German East Africa: without precise locality, Hannington ! 



1 05. H. rhopalostigma, Rolfe. Plant tall ; upper part of stem 

 1 ft. long, with 2-3 bract-like sheaths, base not seen. Racemes sub- 

 corymbose, 2-4-flowered. Bracts ovate, shortly acuminate, 10-14 lin. 



