268 cxxxiii, ORCHiDEiE (rolfe). [SatyHum. 



and obtuse apex reflexed ; spurs linear-filiform, much curved, 6-7 lin. 

 long. Column If lin. long; stigma obovately rounded; rostellum 

 triangular-ovate, with a ,pair of small teeth at the base. — S. hrachy- 

 petalum, Kranzl. in Engl. Pfl. Ost-Afr. C. 153, in part (not of A. 

 Rich.). 



nXozamb. Bist. German East Africa : Kilimanjaro ; Marangu, 4700 ft.» 

 Volkens, 270 ! 



11. S. minax, i?o(/e. Tubers oblong, 1-1 J in. long. Plant Ij-S ft. 

 high, with several ovate or lanceolate acute sheaths above, lower 

 sheaths tubular. Stems reddish. Leaves two, on basal barren 

 shoots, elliptic-oblong, subobtuse or apiculate, 3-6 in. long, J-2 in. 

 broad, sometimes with a single, shorter leaf below the middle of the 

 stem. Raceme elongate, somewhat lax, 8-11 in. long. Flowers white, 

 spurs and hood tinged with pink. Bracts ovate-lanceolate, acute, 

 (')-10 lin. long. , Pedicels 3 lin. long. Sepals 2J-3 lin. long ; odd one 

 lanceolate-oblong, subacute ; lateral falcately cuneate-oblong, longer 

 and twice as broad. Petals united for half their length or more to the 

 sepals, cuneate, obtuse, ciliate, and more membranous than the odd 

 sepal. Lip galeate, subcompressed, carinate, 2J-3 lin. long, basal half 

 united to the lateral sepals; mouth rather narrow ; margin and obtuse 

 apex reflexed; spurs narrowly linear, recurved, 4-5 lin. long. Column 

 1 1-2 lin. long ; stigma ovate-oblong, obtuse ; rostellum trilobed, obtusely 

 keeled behind, side lobes oblong, small, front lobe much larger, triangular- 

 ovate, subobtuse, with reflexed sides. 



Mozamb. Dist. British Central Africa : Nyasaland ; Stiire Highlands, near 

 Blantyre, Last ! Blantyre, open woods on hillside, Scolt ! 



12. S. elongatum, Rolfe. Plant stout, 2:|-2J in. high, with six 

 or seven oblong-lanceolate sheaths, 2J-4 in. long, more or less 

 tubular below, especially the lower. Raceme elongate, 10-12 in. long, 

 somewhat dense. Bracts ovate- lanceolate, acute, 6-10 lin. long. 

 Pedicels 3 lin. long. Sepals 2 lin. long; odd one cuneate-oblong, 

 obtuse; lateral rather longer and much broader. Petals united for 

 nearly half their length to the sepals, and similar to the odd one. 

 Lip galeate, rather fleshy, subcompressed, 2 lin. long, basal third or 

 rather more united to the lateral sepals ; mouth rather narrow, the 

 narrow margin and obtuse apex reflexed ; spurs linear, curved, 3 J lin. 

 long. Column IJ lin. long; stigma broadly obovate-rounded, sides 

 somewhat inflexed; rostellum triangular-ovate, subcompressed, with a 

 pair of small lateral teeth. 



Mozamb. Blst. British Central Africa : Urungu ; Fwambo, South of Lake 

 Tanganyika, Carson^ 60 ! 



13. S. chlorocorys, Reichh. f. ex Oliv. in Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2^ 

 ii. 350 {name only). Plant stout, J-1 J ft. high, 3-4-leaved near the base, 

 with two or three lanceolate sheaths above. Leaves elliptic- or ovate- 

 oblong, subacute or apiculate, 2J-4J in. long, 1-1 f in. broad. Raceme 

 elongate, 4 or more in. long, somewhat lax. Bracts ovate or ovate- 



