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378 CXXXVII. AMARYLLIDEÆ (BAKER). [ Hyporis. 
Leaves 3-3 in. broad. \ 
Pedicels 4 in. long . 4 S - ` , 12. H. obtusa, 
Pedicels 4-2 in. long : S : A . 13. H. laikipiensis. 
Raceme dense. i 
Pedicels scarcely any . : ; S : . 14. H. subspicata. 
Pedicels very short . . : H e . 15. H. Fischeri. 
Pedicels 4-1 in. long . ; : > < . 16. H. polystachya. 
1. H. monanthos, Baker in Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, Bot. i. 266, 
Tuber oblong, perennial, } in. diam. Leaves 4-5 to a tuber, linear, 
slightly pilose, 4—5 in. long, 4—1 lin. broad low down. Peduncles 1-3 
to a tuber, 1-flowered, 14-2 in. long, very slender, slightly pilose. 
Perianth-limb yellow, 4 in. long; outer segments pilose and green on 
the back. Stamens half as long as the perianth. Capsule oblong, in. 
long.— Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xvii. 108 ; Engl. Hochgebirgsfl. Trop. 
Afr. 170. 
Lower Guinea, Angola: Huilla ; Lopollo, in pastures near streams, Welwitsch ! 
No specimen in the Kew Herbarium. 
2. H. kilimanjarica, Baker. Tuber globose, perennial, }-} in. 
diam. ; relics of old leaves brown, membranous. ‘Leaves 4—5 to a tuber, 
firm, narrowly linear, nearly or quite glabrous, 3—6 in. long, 4 lin. broad. 
Peduncles solitary, very short, 1-flowered. Perianth-segments yellow, 
4 in. long; outer green and hairy outside. Stamens more than half as 
long as the perianth-segments. Ovary turbinate, hairy, 4 in. long. 
Mozamb. Dist. German East Africa: Kilimanjaro ; above Mamba, 5000 ft., 
Volkens, 781! 
3. H. Schimperi, Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xvii. 110. Tuber 
oblong, 4—3 in. diam., crowned by copious fibres. Leaves about 4 to a 
tuber, linear, erect, firm, nearly glabrous, 6-9 in. long, 4—4 in. broad. - 
Peduncles 3 to a tuber, slender, 1-flowered, much shorter than the 
leaves. Perianth-segments yellow, lanceolate, 4-5 lin. long; outer 
green and slightly hairy outside. Stamens less than half as long as the 
perianth ; anthers lanceolate, slightly versatile. Capsule turbinate, 
slightly hairy, } in. long. 
Wile Land. Abyssinia, Schimper, 1118! 
4. H. angustifolia, Zam. Encyc. iii. 182. Tuber globose, -} in. 
diam. ; rudimentary leaves entirely membranous. Produced leaves 6-12 
to a tuber, linear, thin, 4—1 ft. long, 4—4 in. broad, hardly at all hairy. 
Peduncles 1-4 to a tuber, weak and slender, much shorter than the 
leaves, slightly hairy. Flowers 2-6 in a lax corymb; outer pedicels 
4-1 in. long; bracts subulate, 4 in. long. Perianth yellow, 4-4 in- 
long ; outer segments green and hairy on the outside. Stamens half as 
long as the perianth; anthers lanceolate, sagittate at the base, longer 
than the filaments. Ovary turbinate, densely pilose, 4 in. long. Capsule 
turbinate, ł}—4 in. long—Baker in Journ. Linn. Soe. xvii. HI 
Wile Land. Somaliland: Golis Range, at Darra-as, Miss Edith Cole! British 
East Africa; Fimbini, near Rabai, Taylor ! 
