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BOTANY OF THE UGANDA BOUNDARY COMMISSION. 
alato; lamina oblongo-elliptiea, apice obtusa, basi in 
petiolum gradatim angustata, in sieco papyracea; venis, 
cum venulis transversalibus regulariter junetis, utrinque 
6 conspicuis; scapo centrali, basi crasso, cum foliis mem- 
branaceis brevibus vaginato ; bracteis involuerantibus 
scariosis, valde reflexis; umbella globosa, circa 20-flora ; 
pedicellis quam bracteis longioribus; perianthii tubo 
tenui cylindrico, quam segmentis breviore, segmentis 
lineari-lanceolatis, acutis, patentibus, denuo reflexis, 
rosels, 5-nervibus ; filamentis segmenta excedentibus. 
Forest near mouth of River Kagera. Fl. February, 558. 
* Herb with pink flowers." 
Rhizoma 3 em. long. 15 em. crass. Petiolus circa 
20 cm. long., complanatus, *5 em. lat., in laminam cirea 
20 em. long., et 5 em. lat. transiens. — Seapus petiolos 
subzquans; bracteæ 2:5 cm. long. Umbella cirea 13 em. 
diam. Pedicelli circa 3:5. em. long.  Perianthii tubus 
1:5 em. long; cirea 1 mm. diam. ; segmenta 3 em. long., 
vix'5em.lat. Staminum filamenta ad 4 em. long., authere 
1:5 mm. long. 
There is practically no bulb-development, the fleshy base of 
ihe seape being enveloped by the scarcely fleshy sheaths of the 
foliage-leaves and a number of inner membranous sheaths. 
Near the Congo species, Memanthus Lindeni, N. E. Br., which, 
however, has a much more floriferous umbel, and ovate-lanceolate 
or ovate-oblong leaves with a broadly rounded, subtruneate or 
subeordate base. 
DroscoREACE Xx. 
DIOSCOREA QuARTINIANA, A. Rich. Tent. FI. Abyss, ui. 316, 
t. 96 a. 
Gully near Mulema. Fr. May, 295. 
Native name * Echangarabom.” 
Distrib. Widely spread in Tropical Atrica. 
LILIACEE. 
SMILAX KRAUSSIANA, Meissn. in Flora, xxviii. (1845) 312. 
Edge of swamp, Musozi. Male fl. February, 165. 
Native name * Mukdokolo.” “Stem used to make fish- 
baskets.” 
