390 CXXXVII. AMARYLLIDEZ (BAKER). | Hemanthus. 
Upper Guinea. Cameroons, Braun. 
No specimen at Kew. 
10. H. germarianus, J. Braun & Schumann in Mitth. Deutsch. 
Schutzgeb. ii. (1889) 145. Bulb globose, 1 in. diam. Leaves about 7 to 
a tuft, produced direct from the bulb, long-petioled, oblong, 8—10 in. 
long, narrowed to the base, membranous when dried; transverse 
veinlets oblique. Peduncle long, central, unspotted. Umbel 4 in. 
diam. ; spathe-valves lanceolate ; pedicels 1-1} in. long. Perianth-seg- 
ments, spreading, 5-nerved, 1 in. long, 5 times the length of the tube. 
Filaments longer than the perianth-segments. 
Upper Guinea. Cameroons, Braun, 
No specimen at Kew. 
11. H. rotularis, Baker in Gard. Chron. 1877, vii. 656. Bulb 
globose, 1 in. diam. Leaves springing directly from the bulb ; petiole 
slender, 4—5 in. long; blade oblong, acute, 8-9 in. long, 3-34 in. broad ; 
main veins 10-12 between the edge and the midrib, the inner 4 in. 
apart ` cross veinlets horizontal. Peduncle slender, 4 ft. long. Umbel 
dense, 3 in. diam.; spathe-valves about 8, lanceolate, 14-2 in. long ; 
pedicels 4—2 in. long. Perianth bright red ; tube 4 in. long; segments 
lanceolate, 5-nerved, twice as long as the tube. Filaments as long as 
the perianth-segments.— Baker, Handb. Amaryllid. 65. 
Upper Guinea. Niger Territory : Lagos ; Yoruba, in forests, Barter, 3416! 
12. H. cinnabarinus, Decaisne in Flore des Serres, t. 1195. Bulb 
globose, 1 in. diam. Leaves about 4, produced direct from the bulb, 
contemporary with the flowers; petiole 6-9 in. long; blade oblong, 
cuspidate, 6—9 in. long, 3 in. broad, narrowed to the base; main veins 
9-10 between the midrib and edge; transverse veinlets oblique. 
Peduncle slender, 4—1 ft. long. Umbel dense, 3—4 in. diam. ; spathe- 
valves many, lanceolate, 14 in. long; pedicels 4—1 in. long. Perianth 
bright crimson ; tube 4—4 in. long; segments lanceolate, laxly 5-nerved, 
ł in. long. Filaments bright red, 1 in. long; anthers oblong, yz D. 
long.—Hook. in Bot. Mag. t. 5314; Floral Mag. n.s. t. 245; Baker, 
Handb. Amaryllid. 64. 
Upper Guinea. Gold Coast, Burton g Cameron ! Lagos, Moloney! Yoruba, 
Millson, 66! Rowland ! Cameroons: Ambas Bay, Mann, 779! Rio del Rey, John- 
ston ! Cameroon mountain at 4000 ft., Mann, 1341! 
13. H. angolensis, Welw. ex Baker in Journ. Bot. 1878, 194. 
Bulb globose, 1 in. diam., with a short neck. Leaves 3-4, produced 
direct from the bulb; petiole 6-7 in. long, dilated at the base; blade 
oblong, cuspidate, 4—1 ft. long, 4 in. broad, rounded at the base; maim 
veins 8-9 between the midrib and edge ; transverse veinlets fine, close, 
oblique. Peduncle short, 1 ft. long, arising from the centre of the 
leaves. Umbel dense, 4-5 in. diam. ; pedicels 1-1} in. long; spathe- 
valves deciduous. Perianth bright crimson ; tube } in. long; segments 
linear, 3-5 nerved, 3 in. long. Filaments about 1 in. long; anthers 
oblong, y in. long.— Baker, Handb. Amaryllid. 65. 
Lower Guinea. Angola: Golungo Alto, 1000-2400 ft., Welwitsch, 4008! 
