Satyrium.'] cxxxiii. orchide^ (rOlfe). 273 



1331 ! Mt. Woa, Mohassera Mariam, Schimjper, 1252 ! without precise locality, 

 Schimper, 593 ! 



25.. S. zombense, Rolfe. Tuber oblong, 1 in. long. Plant 1 J-U ft. 

 high, about 4-leaved, with two broad basal sheaths. Leaves oblong- 

 lanceolate, apiculate, 1J-3J in. long, 4-6 lin. broad. Raceme oblong, 

 2-4 in. long, dense-flowered. Bracts ovate-lanceolate, acute, G-H lin. 

 long. Pedicels 2^ lin. long. Sepals 3 J lin. long ; odd one narrowly 

 oblong, obtuse ; lateral twice as broad, spreading. Petals united for 

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

 galeate, 4 lin. long, the basal sixth united to the lateral sepals ; mouth 

 rather open ; apex very broad and truncate, slightly reflexed ; spurs 

 linear- oblong, 3 lin. long. Column 3 lin. long; stigma broadly ovate; 

 rostellum tridenticulate. 



nSozamb. Dist> British Central Africa : Nyasaland ; Shire Highlands, top 

 of Zomba, Buchanan^ 304 ! 



2Q. S. occultum, Rolfe. Plant 1 ft. or more high, 3-4-leaved ; 

 base not seen. Leaves lanceolate-oblong, subacute, 2J-8 in. long, J-IJ 

 in. broad. Raceme oblong, 2-4 in. long, many-flowered. Bracts lan- 

 ceolate or oblong-lanceolate, J-1 J in. long. Pedicels 3 lin. long. Sepals 

 3 lin. long; odd one narrowly oblong, subobtuse ; lateral twice as 

 broad, spreading. Petals united for half their length to the sepals, 

 rather narrower than the odd one. Lip galeate, subcompressed, 

 3-3 J lin. long, the basal fourth united to the lateral sepals ; mouth 

 rather narrow ; apex broad and obtuse, reflexed ; spurs linear, slightly 

 curved, 2 lin. long. Column 2f lin. long ; stigma short and very broad ; 

 rostellum trilobed. 



Mozamb. Dlst. British Central Africa : Nyasaland, Buchanan, 287 ! 



27. S. Nuttii, Rolfe. Plant 2 ft. or more high, 2- or more-leaved, 

 with three lanceolate leaves above; base not seen. Leaves oblong- 

 lanceolate, subacute, 6-7 in. long, 1-1 J in. broad. Raceme 4-5 in. 

 long, rather narrow. Bracts ovate-lanceolate, acute, 4-8 lin. long. 

 Pedicels 3 lin. long. Sepals 2| lin. long, odd one linear-oblong, 

 obtuse; lateral nearly twice as broad. Petals united for half their 

 length to the sepals, and much narrower than the odd one. Lip 

 galeate, 2-2 j lin. long, basal fifth united to the lateral sepals ; mouth 

 broad with sides inflexed near the base ; apex very broad, obtuse, and 

 minutely crenulate; spurs linear-oblong, slightly curved, 2 lin. long. 

 Column 2 lin. long ; stigma broadly rounded, obtuse ; rostellum 

 bilobed. 



Mozamb. Dlst. British Central Africa: Kamboli, South-west of Lake Tan- 

 ganyika, 5000 ft., Nutt ! 



28. S. Welwitschii, Reichh.f in Flora, 1865, 182. Tuber ovoid- 

 oblong, 1^ in. long. Plant stout, 2 ft. high, 4-7-leaved. Leaves oblong- 

 lanceolate, subacute, 3-7 in. long, J-lJ in. broad, the two or three 

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