258 cxxxiii. OROHiDEvE (rolfe). {Plotycoryne . 



Flowers orange-buff. Dorsal sepal broadly ovate, obtuse, cueuUate, 

 2 J lin. long; lateral ovate-oblong, obtuse, as long as the dorsal sepal. 

 Petals ovate-oblong, subobtuse, 2 J lin. long. Lip trilobed ; side lobes 

 small, triangular, subobtuse, \ lin. long; front lobe ovate-lanceolate, 

 subobtuse, 2 J lin. long; spur 1\ lin. long, slender below, slightly 

 thickened above. Stigmatic processes short, subglobose, deflexed, ap- 

 proximate. Anther channels stout, \ lin. long. Rostellum triangular, 

 obtuse, fleshy, \ lin. long. — Habenaria crocea, Schweinf. ex Reichb. 

 f. Otia Bot. Hamb. i. 57 ; Kranzl. in Engl. Jahrb. xvi. 208. 



irile Jband. British East Africa : Niam-niam, South of the Lehssy River, in 

 wet grassy places, Schweinfurth, 3968 ! 



7. P. Proteamm, Rolfe. Plant slender, 8-10 in. high. Tuber 

 oblong, 6-8 lin. long. Leaves 4-6, cauline, lanceolate or oblong-lanceo- 

 late, acute, J-1 in. long, decreasing a little upwards. Racemes short, 

 2-4-flowered. Bracts ovate-oblong, shortly acuminate, 4-6 lin. long. 

 Pedicels slender, 12-14 hn. long. Flowers greenish-white with a 

 yellow lip. Dorsal sepal ovate, obtuse, cucullate, 2 J lin. long; lateral 

 deflexed, ovate-oblong, apiculate. Petals semiovate-triangular, obtuse, 

 tightly adherent to the dorsal sepal and a little shorter than it. 

 Lip broadly ovate-oblong, obtuse, sides recurved, 2 J lin. long; spur 

 11-13 lin. long, slender, a little stouter beyond the middle, hidden 

 within the bract. Stigmas subglobose. Anther channels scarcely as 

 long as the stigmas. Rostellum erect, \\ lin. long, sHghtly trilobed 

 from a somewhat cucullate base ; side lobes reduced to a small, rounded, 

 marginal tooth ; front lobe triangular, subobtuse, enclosed within the 

 galea, much longer than the anther. — Habenaria Proiearum, Reichb. f . 

 Otia Bot. Hamb. i. 57 ; Kranzl. in Engl. Jahrb. xvi. 215. H.paludosa, 

 Reichb. f. in Flora, 1865, 178 (not Lindl.). 



Kower Guinea. Angola : Huilla ; woods of Monino, in sandy, somewhat shady 

 places among Proteaceae, Wehmtsch, 708 ! Huilla, Antunes, 18 ! 



8. P. Guingangse, Eolfe. Plant slender, 1| ft. high. Tuber 

 oblong, I in. long. Leaves 2-3, cauline, lanceolate-oblong, acute or 

 subacute, about IJ in. long, 2-2 J lin. broad, decreasing upwards into 

 very narrow, acuminate sheaths. Racemes subcapitate, about 8-flowered. 

 Bracts ovate, acute, 3-5 lin. long. Pedicels 5-0 lin. long. Sepals 

 carinate; dorsal broadly ovate, subacute, 3 lin. long; lateral ovate- 

 oblong, acute, 3J lin. long. Petals bifid ; posterior lobe filiform, small, 

 I lin. long; anterior lobe lanceolate-oblong, subacute, 2| lin. long. 

 Lip tripartite; side lobes linear-filiform, obtuse, 1^ lin. long; front 

 lobe rather stouter than the side lobes, 2 j lin. long ; spur 5 lin. long, 

 slender below, slightly thickened above. Stigmatic lobes short, dilated, 

 suborbicular. Anther channels stout, Ij lin. long. Rostellum sub- 

 ulate, Ij lin. long. — Habenaria Guingangce, Reichb. f. in Flora, 1865, 

 179 ; Kranzl. in Engl. Jahrb. xvi. 207. 



ImO-wct Guinea. Angola : Pungo Adongo ; Barraucos de Catete, in rich hushy 

 pastures, rare, Welwitsch, 692 ! 



9. P. poggeana^ Rolfe. Plant slender, 16 in. high. Leaves 



