426 CXL. LILIACEÆ (BAKER). [ Asparagus. 
Branchlets pubescent © : . : . 22. A. Nelsti- 
Cladodia 4 in. or more long. ; 
Stems erect . : : : - : . 23, A. mozambicus, 
Stems climbing : . 24. A. Lugardi. 
Cladodia subulate. Spur pungent. Flowers umbellate. 
Cladodia 3-6 in a cluster. 
Branches pubescent ` . : : : : . 25. A. puberulus. 
Branches glabrous ; : : 3 . 26. A. irregularis. 
Cladodia many in a cluster, 
Cladodia 4—4 in. long . - S : . 27. A. asiaticus. 
Cladodia 3-1 in. long. 
Cladodia very slender ` . : : : . 28. A. angolensis. 
Cladodia not very slender. 
\ Pedicels 1—4 in. long . R . . 29. A. africanus. 
Pedicels 3-3 in. long . : ; : . 30. A. laricinus. 
Claclodia usually flat. Flowers racemose. 
C ‘adodia subulate or slightly flattened : : . 81. A. racemosus. 
C)ndodia linear. 
Cladodia 4—1 in. long. 
ŅPedicels articulated at the tip . : : . 82. A. Buchanani. 
>Pedicels articulated at the middle. 
\Racemes 2-3 in. long . ; . 83. A. æthiopicus. 
SPlRacemes 3-6 in. long . S S : . 84, A. drepanophyllus, 
Clr dia 13-3 in. long : : : S : 
Cladodikpvate, solitary. Flowers 1-2-nate (Myrsiphy/lum, 
Willd.) oo a a 
35. A. falcatus. 
36. A. medeoloides. 
L A: virgatus, Baker in Saund. Ref. Bot. t. 214. A much-branched 
erect unders}.rub, reaching a height of 5-6 ft.; branchlets many, 
slender, angled, ascending, glabrous. Leaves without any spiny spur. 
Cladodia 1-3>in a cluster, firm, ascending, reaching }-} in. long. 
Flowers 1-2 from a node; pedicels 4—4 in. long, articulated below the 
middle. Perianth 4 in. long, opening widely. Amthers oblong, $ the 
length of the filaments. Berry 4 in. diam., 1-seeded.—Baker in Journ. 
Linn. Soc. xiv. 606, and in Fl. Cap. vi. 259. 
Mozamb. Dist. British Central Africa: Nyasaland; Shire Highlands, 
Buchanan, 157! Zomba, Whyte ! 
Also in South Africa, 
2. A. exuvialis, Burch. Trav. i. 432. Stem slender, woody, very 
flexuose, with the white epidermis peeling off; branchlets deflexed. 
Leaves with only a small deltoid spur at the base. Cladodia very 
slender, subulate, 2-6-nate, }-} in. long. Flowers 1-—2-nate ; pedicels 
be in. long, articulated below the middle. Perianth campanulate, 
zs—t in. long; segments oblong. Stamens 2 the length of the perianth. 
Berry globose, small.—Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xiv. 608, and in 
Fl. Cap. vi. 259. 
Mozamb. Dist. British Central Africa: Lake Ngami, Schinz, 900! 
No specimen at Kew from Tropical Africa. 
Widely spread in South Africa. 
