76 ORCHIDEA (Rolfe). [ Mystacidium. 
Leaves 1-24 in 
sy and etal Ane a of lip subclavate 
and nearly straight . (4) caffrum. 
Sepals — gical acute ; a of Bp ieoaee all 
ved . (5) Flanaganii. 
_ Rostellum nr 2 more or ride tickets appendages: 
Sepals and petals broad and ae -. (6) pusillum., 
Sep and reales narrow and a 
ttl ~ — spur nee lip aie are in, 
.. (7) venosum. 
eaves ie. —4 in long ; Laat of segs 7 2} in. ong +. (8) filicorne. 
Stems leafless -. (9) gracile. 
M. Gerrardi (Bolus in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxv. 187) ; stems 
Lome emitting roots at intervals, deter, 2-6 in. long ; leaves 
distichous, strap-shaped, obliquely emarginate or shortly 2-lobed, 
coriaceous, 2-4 in. long, 1-1 in. ad; racemes anne, rather 
2a than the leaves, lax, 5-8-flowered ; bracts ovate-oblong, 
acute, ae pedicels rather longer tinh: the bracts ; flowers 
white or cre am-coloured : sepals soinewhat spreading, }—! in. long, 
lateral gee Hey oblong, subobtuse, somewhat concave, dorsal 
ak-like, cuneate-oblong, the apex bent down into the mouth of 
the spur. Bolus in Trans. S. Afr, Phil. Soc. xvi. 145; Durand & 
Schinz, Conspect. Fl. Afr. v.52. ‘Aéranthus Gerrardi, Reichb. f. in 
“aides 1867, 117. iRaphiehus Gerrardi, Bolus, Ie. Orch. Austr. -Afr. 
Coast Region: Komgha Div. ; near Komgha, Shean yess 1698 ! 
ASTERN Recion: Natal; Krans s Kop, MeKen ! Be dene, Richm 
Sanderson, 831! and without precise localit ity, M ; oo wedloes man 
ods near Eshowe, to ‘Charles Saunders, 6218 (ex ‘Dens - aa without precise 
locality, Gerrard, 1819 
2. M. Peglere (Bolus in Trans. S. Afr. Phil. Soc. xvi. 146) ; 
glabrous epiphyte with slender aérial roots : stems strong, lent, 
clothed w a the sheaths of fallen leaves geek 2— i in. long 
narrowed below, pronto seis 
