Romulea. | CXXXVI. IRIDEZ (BAKER), 345 
Species 30—40, all nearly allied and similar in habit, many in South Africa, and 
several in the Mediterranean Region. 
Style not overtopping the anthers. 
Peduncle short, simple or branched. Perianth-seg- 
ments oblong, acute ` i ; . 1. R. ramiflora. 
Peduncle long, simple. Periantli-segments oblanceo- 
late, obtuse. 
Perianth plain purple . : ` : : . 2, R. camerooniana. 
Perianth conspicuously striped . ; : . 3. R. campanuloides. 
Style overtopping the anthers . - : 7 . 4, R. Fischeri. 
1. R. ramiflora, Zen. Mem. 113. Corm globose, under 4 in. diam. ; 
tunics firm, castaneous. Leaves very slender, subterete, 5-6 in. long, 
erect or arcuate, channelled down the face. Peduncle 2-3 in. long, 
simple or branched, with a reduced leaf at the fork. Spathe-valves 
equal, acute, 4-4 in. long, green or brownish. Perianth plain purple, 
4- in. long; segments oblong, acute. Stamens about half as long as 
the perianth-limb. Style not overtopping the anthers.—Moggr. Cont. 
Flora Mentone, t. 92. R. Linaresii, Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xvi. 
87; Engl. Hochgebirgsfl. Trop. Afr. 172. 
Nile Land. Abyssinia: Semen; Mount Bachit, Schimper, 550! 
Also in the Mediterranean Region. 
2. R. camerooniana, Baker in Journ. Bot. 1876, 236. Bulb 
globose, 4—3 in. diam. ; tunics brown, rigid, produced as fibres above its 
neck. Leaves very slender, terete, 1 ft. long, channelled down the face. 
Peduncle very slender, stiffly erect, 6—9 in. long, 1-flowered. Spathe- 
valves equal, about E in. long, both firm and green. Perianth ? in. 
long, plain purple with a white throat; segments oblanceolate, obtuse. 
Stamens more than half as long as the perianth limb. Style not 
overtopping the anthers.—Baker, Handb. Irid. 102, ex parte; Engl. 
Hochgebirgsfl. Trop. Afr. 172, partly. 
Upper Guinea. Cameroons: Mountains at 7000-9000 ft., Mann, 2135! 
Johnston, 19! 
3. R. campanuloides, Harms in Engl. Jahrb. xix. Beibl. No. 47, 
28. Bulb globose, }-4 in. diam., tunics brown, rigid. Leaves very 
slender, subterete, erect, 1 ft. or more long, channelled down the face. 
Peduncle slender, simple, stiffly erect, 6-9 in. long. Spathe-valve sub- 
equal, green, lanceolate, acute, about } in. long. Perianth sessile, 
funnel-shaped, 3—Z in. long ; segments oblanceolate, obtuse, distinctly 
striped with dark lilac on a paler purple ground. Stamens half as long 
as the perianth limb. Style not overtopping the anthers.—B£. alpina, 
‘Rendle in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxx. 401. &.camerooniana, Baker, Handb. 
Trid. 102, partly. 
Mozamb. Dist. German East Africa: Kilimanjaro, 6000-10,000 ft., Thom- 
son! Volkens, 782! Taylor. 
4. R. Fischeri, Pax in Engl. Jahrb. xv. 150. Bulb globose, 4 in. 
. diam. Leaves subterete, channelled down the face, overtopping the 
flowers. Peduncle slender, simple, 4-6 in. long. Spathe-valves lanceo- 
