420 MR. A. B. RENDLE ON THE 
Near Chlorophytum moniliforme, mihi, but differs in its much 
larger congested tuberous rhizome, its narrower linear-lanceolate 
leaves hairy on the back, and its denser raceme. 
Cutoropuytum (§ CANNEFOLIA) MISERUM, sp. nov. Herba 
parva; fibris radicalibus subbrevibus fasciculatis apice incrassatis ; 
foliis 4, uno exstante lanceolato, basi in petiolum tenuem latum 
angustato, glabro, margine autem minute ciliolato, membranaceo, 
venis 18-20 vix conspicuis; scapo tenui subterete glabro ; racemo 
simplici parvifloro ; bracteis lanceolatis longe acuminatis lineatis 
margine ciliolatis; pedicellis ternis, ascendentibus, tenuibus, 
supra medium articulatis; perianthio campanulato bilineo, seg- 
mentis bruneis oblongo-lanceolatis, nervatis; staminibus peri- 
authio brevioribus, filamentis glabris, antheris parvis; ovario 
acute 3-lobato, emarginato; stylo longo filiformi, rubro-bruneo. 
Hab. Between Zanzibar and Uyui: W. E. Taylor, 1886. 
A mean-looking plant, apparently annual, bearing a cluster 
of root-fibres with swollen ends on its shortly thickened axis. 
No bristles were present round the bases of the leaves, which had 
been four in number, but only one remained on one of the two 
flowering specimens. From the appearance of the withered 
remains the leaves would seem to perish before the plant is in 
full flower. The single leaf has a thin membranous flattened 
petiole 15 inch long, sheathing at the base, and a thin lanceolate 
acute blade 45 inches long by 8 lines broad. The very slender 
scape measures 55 inches below the thin raceme, which is 84 inches 
long, lax below, becoming rather denser above. The long-pointed 
scarious bracts are 3-4 lines long below, becoming less than 2 
above; they are light brown in colour, with generally three thin 
deep brown nerves. The pedicels are mostly in threes, very thin, 
and jointed about 4 their length from the flower; they are about 
2lineslong. The outer segments of the dull-coloured perianth are 
2 lines long by line or a little more in width, oblong-lanceolate 
with a subacute apex; with three (more rarely two) narrow 
darker brown central nerves which are often quite inconspicuous. 
The inner segments are very similar to the outer, but more acute, 
with transparent margins. The stamens are shorter than the 
perianth ; the flattened filaments glabrous, colourless, 1} line 
long; the small yellow lanceolate versatile anthers line. The 
brownish ovary is sharply three-lobed and emarginate, } line long; 
the reddish-brown style 2 lines. 
