Hemanthus. | CXXXVII. AMARYLLIDEZ (BAKER). 389 
acute, 4—1 ft. long, 3—4 in. broad, shortly petiolate; main veins 6-8 on 
each side of the distinct midrib, the inner }-} in. apart with close 
oblique cross-veinlets. Peduncle separate from the leafy stem, often 
spotted towards the base. Umbel dense, globose, 3-6 in. diam. ; 
pedicels 1-14 in. long; spathe-valves 6-8, lanceolate, reflexing, green, 
13-2 in. long. Perianth blood-red; tube cylindrical, }-} in. long; 
segments linear, 3-nerved, 2-1 in. long. Filaments longer than the 
perianth-segments ; anthers oblong, A in. long. Berry bright 
scarlet.— Bot. Mag. tt. 961 and 1995; Andr. Bot. Rep. t. 318; Red. 
Lil. t. 204; Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 912; Flore des Serres, t. 52; A. Rich. 
Tent. Fl. Abyss. ii. 312; Kunth. Enum. v. 587; Engl. Hochgebirgsfl. 
Trop. Afr. 169; Baker, Handb. Amaryllid. 63; Schweinf. in Bull. 
Herb. Boiss. ii. App. ii. 80. H. abyssinicus, Herb. Amaryllid. 232. 
H. delagoensis, Herb. Amaryllid. 233. H. tenuiflorus, Herb. in Bot. 
Mag. t. 3870. H. Kalbreyeri, Baker in Gard. Chron, 1878, x. 202; 
Flore des Serres, t. 2377-8 ; Ill. Hort. 1879, t. 354. 
Upper Guinea. Los Islands; in open spaces under trees, Kalbreyer, 230! 
Sierra Leone: near Falaba, Scott-Elliot, 54624! near Kurusu, Scott-Elliot, 5540! 
and without precise locality, Barter! Forster! Lagos: Illaro, Millen, 113 of 1893 
collection! Yoruba, Barter, 3423! Millson, 65! Niger Territory: Bornu ; Musgu, 
Vogel, 100! Cameroons: Yaunde, 2600 ft., Zenker d Staudt, 252! Fernando Po, 
5000 ft., Mann, 393! 
Nile Land. Eritrea: Bogos; Keren, 4500 ft., Beccari, 126! Kordofan, 
Pfund, 297! British East Africa: White Nile, Petherick! Jur; Jur Ghattas, 
Schweinfurth, 1934! Bongo; North of Gir, Schweinfurth, 1384! Rawenzori; in 
forest at 8000 ft., Scott-Elliot, 7814! Kilimanjaro Expedition, 40-60 miles from the 
coast, Johnston ! 
Mozamb. Dist. German East Africa: East shore of Luke Tanganyika, Scott- 
Elliot, 8303! and without precise locality, Hannington ! Portuguese East Africa: 
Lupata, on the River Zambesi, Kirk ! Lower Zambesi ; near Expedition Island, Kirk ! 
British Central Africa: Nyasaland; Manganja Hills, Waller! Meller ! Magomero, 
Meller ! and without precise locality, Buchanan ! Matabeleland, Oates ! 
Also at Delagoa Bay. 
8. H. robustus, Pax in Engl. Jahrb. xv. 140. Bulb and leaves 
unknown. Peduncle robust, cylindrical. Umbel dense, 6-8 in. diam. ; 
spathe-valves reflexed, withered at the flowering time; pedicels above 
2 in. diam. Perianth-tube }-} in. long; segments linear-lanceolate, 
nearly 1 in. long. Stamens 1 in. long; anthers oblong, 4 in. long. 
Mozamb. Dist. German East Africa: Gonda, Böhm, 286, 
No specimen at Kew. 
9. H. kundianus, J. Braun & Schumann in Mitth. Deutsch. 
Schutegeb. ii. (1889) 146. Bulb globose, 1-2 in. diam. Leaves pro- 
duced direct from the bulb, long-petioled, oblong, nearly 1 ft. long, 
43-5 in. broad, very obtuse, shortly narrowed to the base, membranous ; 
transverse veinlets oblique. Peduncle 10 in. long. Umbel globose; 
pedicels under 1 in. long. Perianth-tube } in. long; segments three 
times the length of the tube. Stamens much longer than the perianth- 
segments. 
