Satyrium.] cxxxiii. orchlde^ (eolfe). 271 



Mozamb. 3>lst. British Central Africa : Nyasaland ; Shire Highlands, top of 

 Zomba, Buchanan, 307 ! Near Blantyre, Last ! Mwata Manga stream, 4000ft., Kirk ! 

 Zaaibesiland, Kirk ! Nyasaland, Buchanan ! 



19. S. Kirkii, Kolfe. Plant tall, 1\ ft. or more high, upper part 

 of raceme with several lanceolate, sul^.cute sheaths, 1 J-3 in. high ; 

 base not seen. Raceme elongate, 6-10 in. long, dense-flowered. Bracts 

 ovate-lanceolate, acute, 6-9 lin. long. Pedicels 4 lin. long. Sepals 

 3 lin. long ; odd one narrowly oblong, subobtuse ; lateral rather broader, 

 spreading. Petals united for a quarter of their length to the sepals, 

 similar to the odd one. Lip galeate, subcompressed, 2 J lin. long, 

 the basal third united to the lateral sepals, strongly constricted behind 

 the apex ; mouth narrow ; apex broad, obtuse, slightly crenulate, 

 reflexed ; spurs linear-filiform, curved, 3J-4J lin. long. Column 2 lin. 

 long ; stigma broadly ovate ; rostellum trilobed, side lobes triangular- 

 falcate, front lobe pandurate. 



Mozamb. Blst. British Central Africa : Nyasaland ; near Mt. Sochi, Kirk ! 

 and without precise locality, Buchanan ! 



20. S. niloticum, Rendle in J(mrn. Bot. 1895, 296. Plant stout, 

 over 1 J ft. long, upper part with two lanceolate sheath -like leaves, 3-4 

 in. long, base not seen. Raceme oblong, 4 in. long, many-flowered. 

 Bracts lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, acute, f-lj in. long. Pedicels 4 

 lin. long. Sepals 3 lin. long; odd one oblong, obtuse, lateral slightly 

 broader, spreading. Petals united for a quarter of their length to 

 the sepals, and similar to the odd one. Lip galeate, subcompressed, 2J 

 lin. long, the basal fourth united to the lateral sepals ; mouth rather 

 narrow, slightly constricted below the short, broad, obtuse apex ; spurs 

 narrow, curved, 4J lin. long. Column 2\ lin. long ; stigma oblong ; 

 rostellum broad, tridentate. 



Wile Iiand. British East Africa : Kavirondo ; Nandi Range, 7000-8000 ft., iu 

 a marsh, Scott-Elliot, 6938 ! 



21. S. crassicaule, Rendle in Journ. Bot. 1895, 295. Plant stout, 

 2-3 ft. high, with several lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, cauline leaves 

 4-16 in.'' long, J-lJ in. broad. Raceme oblong, 4-9 in. long, dense- 

 flowered. Bracts ovate-lanceolate, subacuminate, J-1 in. long. Pedicels 

 3-4 lin. long. Sepals 2-2| lin. long ; odd one elliptic-oblong, obtuse ; 

 lateral much broader, spreading. Petals united for a quarter of 

 their length to the sepals, and similar to the odd one. Lip galeate, 

 2 lin. long, very broad, the basal third united to the lateral sepals ; 

 mouth broad, sides constricted below the short, broadly triangular, 

 somewhat reflexed apex ; spurs narrow, curved, 5 J lin. long. Column 

 1| lin. long; stigma broadly ovate; rostellum trilobed, front lobe 

 orbicular, side lobes smaller and tooth-like. 



Wile Iiand. British East Africa : Ruwenzori ; Wimi, 6000-7000 ft., in marshy 

 places, Scott-Elliot, 7851 ! and on sunny hillsides at the same elevation, Scott-Elliot, 

 7812 ! Butagu, 10,000 ft., Scott-Elliot, 7949 ! 8008, in part ! 8059. 



