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carnosis, pilis copiosis cequilongis circumdatis ; antheris in summa 

 fauce tubi sitis inclusis acutis. 



Fruticulus erectus ramosus, 2-3-pedalis ; rami erecti patentesve, 

 rigidi, puberuli, glabrescentes, cinerei, interdum cicatricibus foliorum 

 delapsorum prominulis notati ; folia opposita, patentia, vel erecta 

 imbricataque, linearia vel anguste oblanceolata, subacuta, coriacea, 

 rigida, glabra, ciliata vel rarius subnuda, supra concava, subtus 

 trinervia, 07-1 cm. longa ; tlores axillares, erecto-patentes, in 

 ramulis superioribus laxe dispositi ; calycis tubus gracilis, rectus vel 

 decurvus, ampliatus, pilis albis sericeis appressis pubescens, saepius 

 1'5-2'1 cm. longus, vel rarius in exemplaribus nonnullis, depaupe- 

 ratis, 0*5-1 cm. longus, 0-01-0-05 cm. diametro, segmentis patentibus, 

 demum saepius reflexis, oblongis acutis vel subulatis acuminatis, 

 saepe subinaequalibus, 0-25-0-35 cm. longis ; petala bipartita, seg- 

 mentis erectis, subulatis, subobtusis, carnosis, circa 0-15 cm. longis, 

 pilis basalibus copiosis sericeis albis aequilongis circumdatis ; antherae 

 in fauce summa tubi sitae, inclusae, subulatae, acutae ; stylus tubo 

 calycis dimidio brevior. 



Hab. : Cape Colony ; Namaqualand Minor, near Ookiep, 3,200 ft., 

 Sept., Bolus (No. 688 of Herb. Norm. Aust.-Afr.) ; Clanwilliam, 

 Blaauwberg, Aug., Schlechter, 8488 ! Pikenier's Kloof, 850 ft., id., 

 1938 ! Calvinia Division, near Nieuwoudtville, C. L. Leipoldt ! 

 Malmesbury Division; Groene Kloof, 300 ft., Oct., Bolus, 1322! 



Eulophia Flanaganii, Bolus, n. sp. (Orchidaceae-Vandeae). 



E. foliis syanthiis angustis, petalis super labellum deflexis, labelli 

 lobo intermedio truncato retusove, calcare ovato brevi, pollinium 

 stipitibus glandulisque (an semper ?) discretis, ovario apodo. 



Herba gracilis erecta, glabra, 1J- lj-pedalis ; folia circa 1, 

 synanthia, rigida, lineari-ensiformia, acuminata, multinerva, 25-35 

 cm. longa, 0*3-0*7 cm. (saepius 0*3-0-1 cm.) lata ; scapus rectus 

 subflexuosusve, striatus, 0*2-0-25 cm. diametro, foliis longior, vaginis 

 1 appressis acutis vel acuminatis multinervis, stramineis vestitus, 

 inferioribus 5 cm. longis, superioribus sensim brevioribus ; racemus 

 sublaxus, subsecundus, 12-20-fl., bracteis ovatis acuminatis, in- 

 ferioribus 1 cm. longis, superioribus sensim brevioribus ; sepala 

 patentia aequalia, oblonga breviter acuta, glauco-virescentia, 0-9 cm. 

 longa, 0-25 cm. lata ; petala super labellum deflexa, oblonga, apicu- 

 lata, lilacina, sepalis aequilonga, 0*1 cm. lata ; labellum porrectum, 

 cuneatum, 3-lobum, lilacinum, sepalis aequilongum, lobis lateralibus 

 abbreviatis intermedio multo majore quadrato subtruncato vel leviter 

 retuso, apice 0*5 cm. lato, infra apicem papillis setiformibus, acumi- 



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