Aolothriz. | ORCHIDE& (Rolfe). 97 
granular, with very short penis ee in a small naked 
gland. Stigma bipartite. Capsule ovoid or oblon 
Terrestrial herbs, with one or two sessile ovat 
leaves; scapes slen nder, usually hairy and seihare. pie rise oa, in 
nei aug secund spikes 
Species about 40, exclusively African, and including 14 Tropical 
Naaieg Sie alte 2 from Madagascar, and 1 from the Comoro Islands. 
*Petals undivided at the apex 
Petals a as P somewhat Res, ies or Sessa 
Lip undivided ae ea Ly ee 
Lip ob 
Lobes equal or subequal : 
aia siartely 2 2 tin, long tes ae --- (2) villosa, 
Flowers 3 lin. or more long : 
Sepals about 14 lin. long ee ne ... (3) condensata. 
Sepals about 24 lin. long ... (4) lithophila. 
Side lobes not half as long as the foot lobe .-. (5) Thodei, 
Lip 5-lobed : 
Pe of lip about as long as the limb, linear, 
sube: eh 
Seape pilo 
Bracts end mea hacraahe, ag ec hairs : 
Flow . lon .-- (6) incurva. 
ven PE ; Pid a es ..»» (7) micrantha. 
Bracts and sepals in ee i ... (8) secunda, 
Scape very densely villous .. (9) squamulosa. 
Lobes of re shorter than the limb, ‘abaaltg bei 
and w i 
ua 
Petals 14-2 lin. ie ae Ste a ... (10) parvifolia. 
eo is lin. | 
under 4 it. Shieh raceme secund .- (11) rupicola. 
si about 14 ft. high ; raceme not ound (12) pilosa. 
Petals and lip membranous, white or pin 
Peale entire ; lp not pap illose : : 
3-lobed sce --- (13) Culveri. 
ih det ere or eat i 
Raceme short, sube se puibio: few-flowered ... (14) Mundii. 
or Ree many-flowered : 
ur much curved or ssrotinate: rather broad 
and subobtuse : 
Petals ae ea vi with 5 to7 — 
linear . (15) confusa, 
Petals ine dong lip » with i‘ 5 nearly 
regular oblo 
g lobes . (16) lindleyana. 
Spur nougrig — narrow and 
ore 2 in. high ; lip 4 to . Tin. Tong, 
Aye o7 distinct te eth . (17) orthoceras. 
Scape 2 to 3 in. high; lip 3 to 4 lin, Tong 
with 7 to 9 very short teeth ... . (18) macowaniana. 
Petals with a broad basal tooth in RS lip 
WOON a a ns ben .. (19) aspera. 
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