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Perianth-segments 3—5-nerved, 
Perianth-segments 4 in. long. 
Filaments 4 in, long - . : : . 3. H. micrantherus, 
Filaments 2 in. long : : : : . 4. H. rupestris. 
Perianth-segments 3—1 in. long. 
Stamens as long as the perianth-segments. 
Pedicels short > . : 
Pedicels half as long as the flowers 
Stamens longer than the perianth-segments. 
Umbel 3-6 in. diam. o : 
Umbel 6-8 in. diam. 5 : 
Peduncle central as regards the tuft of leaves, 
Perianth-tube + in. long. 
Segments three times the length of the tube . . 9. H. kundianus. 
Segments five times the length of the tube . . 10. H. germarianus. 
Perianth-tube 4—4 in. long. 
Umbel about 3 in. diam. 
. H. Manni. 
. H. eurysiphon. 
. H. multiflorus. 
. H. robustus. 
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Petiole 4—5 in. long : 5 S S . 11. H. rotularis, 
Petiole 6-9 in. long. : : $ : . 12. H. cinnabarinus. 
Umbel 4-5 in. diam. . i : S . 13. H. angolensis. 
Perianth-tube 3 in. long . : : é i . 14. H. longipes. 
Perianth-tube 3 in. long . ‘ ; - : . 15. H. Lindeni, 
“Gyaxis. Umbel dense, Perianth-segments and spathe- 
valves permanently ascending. 
Stamens very short . : : - : . 16. H. brachyandrus. 
Stamens longer than the perianth-segments. 
Spathe-valves 2 S 5 i : S , 17. H. bivalvis. 
Spathe-valves several, unequal . - : : . 18. H. somaliensis. 
1. H. filiflorus, Hiern ex Baker in Journ. Bot. 1878, 194. Bulb 
globose, 14-2 in. diam. Leafy stem about 1 ft. long, bearing about 
D leaves with broad sheathing petioles; blade oblong, 1 ft. long, 5—6 in. 
broad ` main veins 10—12 between midrib and edge, the inner } in. 
apart ; cross-veinlets very close, oblique. Peduncle lateral, 1 ft. long, 
spotted. Umbel very dense, 5-6 in. diam. ; pedicels d in. long ; 
spathe-valves oblong, reflexing, red-brown, 2 in. long. Perianth bright 
red; tube cylindrical, 4 in. long; segments subulate, 1-nerved, $— in. 
long. Filaments ? in. long; anthers small, oblong.—Baker, Handb. 
Amaryllid. 63. 
Lower Guinea. Angola: Pungo Andongo, Welwitsch, 4009! 4010! 
2. H. zambesiacus, Baker. Bulb globose, 2 in. diam. Leaves 
oblong, 8-9 in. long, 3 in. broad, obtuse, minutely cuspidate, narrowed 
gradually to the connate petioles, which form a short stem. Peduncle 
stout, lateral, above 1 ft. long. Umbel globose, 6 in. diam. ; spathe- 
valves small, lanceolate, reflexing ; pedicels bright red, 14-2 in. long. 
Perianth-tube cylindrical, } in. long; segments linear, reflexed, 1-nerved, 
lin. long. Filaments a little longer than the segments, flattened 
towards the base. 
Mozamb. Dist. British Central Africa: Northern Zambesia ; Boruma, on the 
River Zambesi, Menyharth, 691! 
