Megacliniwm.]| -— ORCHIDEA (Rolfe). Ss 
broad wings, terminating upwards in a pair of short teeth. Durand 
& Schinz, ear 068 Fi. Afr, ¥. 16. Bulboph yllum scaberulum, Bolus 
in Journ. Linn. Soe. xxv. andersoni, Bolus, Ic. Orch. 
Austr.-Afr. i. t. 3, partly (broad- leaved plant onl 
Eastern ReGion: Pondoland ; Zillett! Zululand, Mrs. K. Saunders! 
united this with the preceding species, but the two are quite 
Bolus has 
distinct i in numerous particulars 
III. CALANTHE, R. Br. 
Sepals subequal, free, usually widely spreading. Petals like the 
sepals or narrower. Lip usually more or less adnate to the column ; 
spur. Column short, without a foot ; wings usually united to the 
sides of the c Anther subterminal, o icone incumbent, 
2-celled ; pollinia 8, oblong or obovate, somewhat compressed, the 
caudicles often somewhat attenuate and united by a vinta appendage. 
Capsules elliptic-oblong. 
ie aie oe with short leafy stems, sometimes thickened at the base; 
lea ral, petiolate; limb elliptic- to ee — or 
seta igs iieha rnb erect from the rhizome, o tall, with a number of 
sheaths to e ; flowers in loose or tog pen cain. showy ; 
bracts lanceolate or i iataciaii eolate. 
DIstTRis. poe —— 100, most numerous in Tropical Asia, extending to 
Japan and Australia d sparingly represented in Africa, the West Indies and 
Central America. 
1. C. natalensis (Reichb. f. in Bonplandia, 1856, 322); rhizome 
stout ; leaves’ tufted, petiolate, “sai or elliptic-lanceolate, acu- 
tainate, plicate, 5—9-nerved, 8-15 in. long, 2}—4 in. broa ; petioles 
2-5 in. long; scapes erect, 1-2 tt. gy racemes lax, up to 9 in. 
rai bracts linear- lanceolate, acute, $—} in. long ; pedicels 1-1} 
n. long ; flowers lilac, with purple lip which bar ner changes to 
bs ; sepals ovate-lanceolate, acute or acum ates $ in. “Jong ; 
petals slightly shorter than the sepals; lip 3- iebed,4 } in. long; side 
lobes oblong, obtuse ; front lobe obcordately 2-lobed ; disc with 
3 rows of wart-like crests; spur slender, curved, }-1 in. long; 
column short and very stout. - E. Br. in Gard. Chron. 1885, 
Ie. Orch. yes ie ii. t. 7; Bot. Mag. t. 6844; Durand & Schinz, 
Conspect. Fl. Afr. v. 18.  C. sylvatica, var. natalensis, Reichb. f. in 
] ix. 374. 
innzed, XIX. 
iene Reaion : King Williamstown Div.; Perie Forest, near King Williams- 
wn, D’ Urban, 108! Bolus! Walsh i = eee Bolus, ie 
as ERN Recion: Natal; at The B ff, Sanderson, 003 ! Kirkman’s coe 
burg ct anand eet pera 2400 te Pace hanan! Zululand ; 
Entumeni, Wood, 3949 ! Ingoma, Gerrard, 1538 ! Thlivia, Gerrard, 2173! 
