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from the Cameroons, but distinguished by its shorter petioles and 
parrower leaves, those of the West-African plant having an oblong 
blade 2-3 lines broad in the middle, with a deltoid base and 
petioles 6-8 inches long. Chlorophytum petiolatum has, moreover, 
deltoid bracts much shorter in length (the lower only 1-2 lines 
long), and a green perianth with longer (4 lines) segments. 
CriLoRopuytuM (§ DasysTACHYS) MARGINATUM, Sp. NOV. Herba 
sulbpedalis ; rhizomate crasso lignoso annulato, fibris radicalibus 
crassis, collo radicis parce setoso; foltis 4 lineari-lanceolatis, apice 
subacutis, basi seapum amplectentibus, plicatis, faleatis, glabris, 
margine incrassatis dense et breviter hispidis, venis parallelis 
plurimis conspicuis ; scapo glabro aphyllo subterete ; racemo denso 
cylindrico oblongo, bracteis longis subulatis purpureis superne 
ciliolatis; floribus sessilibus nondum apertis, alabastris ovalibus ; 
perianthii segmentis lanceolatis vel oblongo-lanceolatis pallidis 
a linea lata media fusca notatis; antheris magnis flavis oblongo- 
linearibus. 
Hab. Uyui: W. E. Taylor, Feb. 3, 1887. 
The 1-2 lowest leaves are much reduced, consisting of a mem- 
branous sheath and a short faleate blade which is dull crimson 
in colour; the same colour stains the bases and tips of the upper 
leaves, which reach 10 inches in length, and are 4-1 inch broad. 
The short stiff hairs on the thickened margin are reddish 
brown. There are from 18-22 prominent veins on each side of 
the projecting midrib. The naked scape is 5-6 inches in length 
and bears a crowded oblong raceme of 214 inches. The long 
subulate bracts, the lower 8-9 lines long, the upper shorter, are 
of a deep purple colour with their margins ciliolate above. The 
flower-buds had not expanded, but in one or two of the flowers 
which were just opening the perianth-segments were lanceolate 
or oblong-lanceolate, and about 3 lines long. The large yellow 
anthers measured just over 1 line. 
A very distinct species, most resembling C. (§ Dasystachys) 
faleata (Baker) from Huilla (Welwitsch), but distinguished by the 
hairy leaf-margin, naked scape, and characteristic purple bracts. 
Cutoropnyrum (§ DasysTacHys) PAPILLOSUM, sp. nov. Per- 
ennis; rhizomate lignoso irregulariter incrassato, fibris radicalibus 
subtenuibus vix densis, collo vix setoso; foliis 9 linearibus utrinque 
angustatis, basi autem vaginante parum ampliatis, apice acumi- 
natis, facie glabris, margine ciliolatis, nervis parallelis crebris ; 
scapo subterete levi, quam folia longiore, folium lineari-subulatum 
