272 cxxxiu. ORCHiDE^ (rolfe). [^Satyrium. 



22. S. Ivantalse, Reichh. in Flora, 1865, 183. Tubers ovoid or 

 globose, 6-10 lin. long. Plant 1-1 J ft. high, 2-8-leaved. Leaves elliptic- 

 oblong, subacute, 4-4 J in. long, Ij-lf in. broad, with a basal one 

 reduced to a broad sheath, and about three lanceolate, acute sheaths 

 above. Raceme elongate-oblong, 3-4 in. or more long. Bracts ovate- 

 lanceolate, acuminate, 7-10 lin. long. Pedicels 3 lin. long. Flowers 

 white, striped with rose. Sepals 4 lin. long ; the odd one linear- 

 oblong, subobtuse ; lateral slightly broader, spreading. Petals united 

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

 galeate, subcom pressed, 3 lin. long, half united to the lateral sepals, 

 mouth rather narrow ; apex very obtuse ; spurs linear, slightly curved, 

 4 lin. long. Column 2| lin. long ; stigma very broad ; rostellum very 

 broad, obtuse, with a pair of small triangular teeth at the angles. 



lo'wer Guinea. Angola : Huilla ; near Lake Ivantaln, not infrequent in 

 marshes, and between Quilengues and Ivantala, frequent, Weluoitsch, 729 ! 



23. S. brachsrpetalnm, A. Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss, ii. 299, t. 90. 

 Tuber ovoid-oblong, 6-10 lin. long. Plant stout, 1-1 J ft. high. Leaves 

 cauline, numerous, oblong-lanceolate, subacute, 1J-3J in. long, the 

 lower reduced to a sheath, the rest diminishing upwards; leaves of 

 the basal barren shoots one or two, longer than the others. Raceme 

 elongate, 3-6 lin. long, somewhat dense. Bracts oblong-lanceolate, 

 acute or acuminate, 7-9 lin. long. Pedicels 3 lin. long. Sepals 2f lin. 

 long, minutely ciliolate ; odd one linear-oblong, obtuse ; lateral slightly 

 longer, and nearly twice as broad. Petals united for half their 

 length to the sepals, similar to the odd one. Lip galeate, 3 lin. long 

 by half as broad ; basal half united to the lateral sepals ; mouth 

 roundish-oblong, its margin, as well as the broad obtuse apex, reflexed ; 

 spurs linear, curved, 5-6 J lin. long. Column 2J lin. long; stigma 

 obovately rounded, crenulate ; rosteUum ovate, subacute. 



irile ]Land> Abyssinia : Tigre ; Mt. Heja, near Adowa, north side, 9000 ft., 

 Schimper^h^Ol Shire; on mountains,' among herbs, Quartin-Dillon. Begemeder ; 

 Debra Tabor, 8500 ft., Schimper, 1263 ! Jan Meda, 8500 ft., ScUmper, 1297a ! 



24. S. Schimperiy Hochst. ex A Rich. Tent. Fl Abyss, ii. 300, «. 91. 

 Tubers ovoid-globose or ovoid-oblong, 9-11 lin. long. Plant |-1 ft. 

 high, 2-leaved, with two broad sheaths below the leaves and two 

 lanceolate ones above. Leaves ovate-oblong, subobtuse, 2-3 in. long, 

 1-1 J in. broad. Raceme 2-3 in. long, rather lax. Bracts ovate or 

 ovate-lanceolate, acute, 6-10 lin. long. Pedicels 2|-3 in. long. Sepals 

 2J-2 J lin. long ; odd one oblong, obtuse ; lateral broader. Petals 

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

 Lip galeate, subcompressed, keeled, 2J-3 lin. long, the basal half or 

 rather more united to the lateral sepals ; mouth oblong ; apex with very 

 broad, short, apiculate, reflexed limb ; spurs linear, curved, 2J-3 lin. 

 long. Column 2 lin. long ; stigma large, broadly ovate-oblong ; rostellum 

 shortly bilobed. 



Xrile ]band. Abyssinia : Tigre ; near Maigouagoua, Quart in- Dillon ! Semen ; 

 near Enjedcap, Schimper, 1185 ! Begemeder ; Debra Tabor, 8500 ft., Schimper, 



