254 cxxxiii. oRCHiDEiE (rulfe). [Bonatea. 



front of the spur ; spur cylindrical, rather thick, obtuse, 1| in. long. 

 Stigmatic processes slightly thickened in front, longitudinally excavate, 

 basal fifth adnate to the Up. Anther apiculate ; channels very slender, 

 § as long as the stigmas. Rostellum dwarf, globose-cucullate, margin 

 fimbriate.— //afte?iaria volkensianct, Kranzl. in Engl. Jahrb. xix. 244. 



nxozaml). Bist. German East Africa : Kilimanjaro, East of Marangu, near Kwa 

 Ileto, 3200-4900 ft., on sandy grassy hillocks, Volkeus, 342! 



4. B. Emini, Rolfe. Stem tall. Leaves not known ; sheaths very 

 broadly ovate, acute or acuminate. Spikes lax-flowered. Bracts 

 oblong-ovate, acute, as long as the pedicels. Dorsal sepal oblong, acute, 

 cucuUate, 9 lin. long; lateral triangular, more than twice as long as 

 the dorsal, retuse, apiculate, united with the base of the lip, stigmatic 

 processes, and anterior lobe of the petals. Petals bipartite ; posterior 

 lobe linear, acute, hidden under the dorsal sepal ; anterior lobe 3-4 

 times as long as- the posterior, 1 J in. long. Lip 1 J in. long, base 

 elongate, filiform, the upper fifth tripartite; side lobes linear, acute, 

 diverging ; front lobe a little shorter than the side lobes; spur 5 J in. 

 long, nearly twice as long as the pedicels, straight, ascending, a little 

 broader above. Stigmatic processes linear, slightly excavate. Anther 

 very long, acute, attenuate at the base ; channels and caudicles very 

 long, straight, shorter than the stigmas. Rostellura cucullate, apicu- 

 late, with toothed margins. — Hahenaria Emini, Kranzl. in Engl. Jahrb. 

 xix. 245. 



Mozamb. Dist. German East Africa : Uyansi ; Pungusi, in the Mgunda-Mkali, 

 Stuhlmann, 420. 



Only known to me from the original description. 



5. B. Phillipsiiy Rolfe. Plant about 2 ft. high. Leaves cauline, 

 sessile, oblong or elliptic-oblong, acute, or abruptly and very shortly 

 acuminate, 2-5 in. long, f-li in. broad, the upper decreasing to the 

 bracts. Racemes about 7-flowered. Bracts ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, 

 1-1^ in. long. Pedicels 2i in. long. Flowers white and green. 

 Dorsal sepal ovate-lanceolate, acute, 10 lin. long; lateral cuneate- 

 oblong from a narrower base, oblique or subfalcate, apiculate or acu- 

 minate below the apex, 1 in. long, lower half or more adnate to the 

 base of the lip, stigmatic processes, and the anterior lobe of the petals. 

 Petals deeply bipartite ; posterior lobe erect, narrowly linear, acute, as 

 long as the dorsal sepal and appressed to it; anterior lobe elongate- 

 linear, Ij lin. long. Lip deeply trilobed ; claw 10-12 lin. long, free 

 part 1 lin. long; lobes elongate-linear; side lobes I4-IJ lin. long; 

 front lobe |-1 in. long ; spur elongate, slightly dilated, 3^-4 in. long. 

 Stigmatic processes 1 1 lin. long ; apex short, free, subspathulate. 

 Anther 4 lin. long ; channels slender, 8 lin. long. Rostellum cucullate, 

 apiculate, 8 lin. long. — Hahenaria Phillipsii, Rolfe in Kew Bulletin, 

 1895, 227. 



Nile Iiand. Somaliland : Golis Range at Darra-as, in a deep gorge near water, 

 Lort Phillips! 



