Cynorchis.'] cxxxiii. orchideje (rolfe). 261 



many-flowered. Bracts lanceolate, acuminate, 2-5 lin. long. Pedicels 

 4-6 lin. long. Flowers violet. Dorsal sepal ovate, subacuminate or 

 apiculate, 2J lin. long ; lateral deflexed, oblique, oblong-lanceolate, 

 subfalcate, subobtuse, 3-3 J lin. long. Petals oblique, ovate- oblong, 

 subobtuse, 2\ lin. long, forming a galea with the dorsal sepal. Lip 

 entire, linear-oblong, obtuse, 3 lin. long, somewhat reflexed at the sides ; 

 spur cylindrical, very slightly dilated above, curved, 8 lin. long. 

 Anther channels scarcely as long as the stigmas. Stigmas deflexed, 

 f lin. long, dilated above, truncate. E-ostellum triangular, obtuse, face 

 concave, ^ lin. long. — Kranzl. in Engl. Jahrb. xxii. 18. Hahenaria 

 pleistadenia, Reichb. f. ex Oliv. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxi. 404; Trans. 

 Linn. Soc. ser. 2, ii. 350. 



IMEozamb. Dlst. German East Africa: Kilimanjaro; above Shira, 2800 ft., 

 Volkem, 1944! 8000-10,000 ft., Thomson ! Johnston, 29 ! 



5. C. Kirkii, Rolfe. Plant 9-12 in. high. Tuber oblong, 1 in. 

 long. Leaf solitary, basal, spathulate or spathulate-oblong, obtuse or 

 apiculate, 3^-5 J in. long, 1-1 J in. broad. Scapes slender, with one 

 lanceolate, acuminate sheath below the middle, 2-3"'flowered at the 

 apex. Bracts lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, 3-6 lin. long. 

 Pedicels 8-9 lin. long. Dorsal sepal broadly ovate, obtuse, 2 lin. long ; 

 lateral ovate-oblong, subobtuse or apiculate, 2J lin. long. Petals ovate- 

 lanceolate, subobtuse, 2J lin. long. Lip 3-4 lin. long, 4-lobed ; lobes 

 obtuse or truncate, oblong, crenulate ; spur cylindrical, slender, 10-11 

 lin. long. Anther channels slender. Stigmatic processes broadly clavate, 



1 lin. long. E-osteUum cucuUate, nearly as long as the anther. 



Mozamb. Blst. Portuguese East Africa : Morambala Mountain, 1800 ft., Kirk ! 

 The flowers are not very well preserved. 



6. C. Hanningtoni, Rolfe. Stem slender, over 6 in. high, 

 glabrous ; base not seen. Racemes 2 in. long, lax. Bracts lanceolate, 

 acuminate, 2-3| lin. long. Pedicels 3-4 lin. long. Dorsal sepal ovate, 

 subacute, lf-2 lin. long ; lateral obliquely falcate-oblong, subobtuse, 

 2| lin. long. Petals oblong, subfalcate, obtuse, lf-2 lin. long. Lip 



2 J lin. long, 5-lobed ; basal pair of lobes linear, diverging ; next pair 

 rather broader; middle lobe oblong, obtuse; spur linear, cylindrical, 

 2 lin. long. Anther channels short. Stigmatic processes very short, 

 oblong, deflexed. Rostellum minute ; front lobe triangular, subacute. 



XVXozamb. Bist. German East Africa, without precise locality, Kayinington ! 



7. C. Johnsoni, Rolfe. Plant slender, 9 in. high, glandular- 

 pubescent above ; base not seen. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, subacuminate, 

 l\ in. long, oi lin. broad. Racemes 3 in. long, lax, few-flowered. 

 Bracts ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, lJ-2 lin. long. Pedicels 3-3 J lin. 

 long. Dorsal sepal ovate, subobtuse, l\ lin. long; lateral broadly 

 falcate-oblong, subobtuse, 2 lin. long. Petals ovate-oblong, subobtuse, 

 l\ lin. long. Lip 3 lin. long, 5-lobed; basal pair of lobes linear- 

 triangular, acute, oblique, J lin. long ; next pair narrowly triangular, 



