454 CXL. LILIACEH (BAKER). [ Kniphofia. 
quartiniana, A. Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. ii. 323; Baker in Journ. Linn. 
Soe, xi. 362 ; Gard. Chron. 1876, v. 42; Regel, Garten. xxvi. 89, 196, 
t. 907, excl. syn.; Engl. Hochgebirgsfl. Trop. Afr. 164. 
Nile Land. Abyssinia: Wodjerat, Quartin-Dillon & Petit, 179! Tigre; 
Mount Kubbi, near Adowa, Schimper, 1003 ! 
A. NOTOSCEPTRUM, Benth.; Benth. et Hook. f. Gen. Pl. iii. 775. 
Perianth campanulate; tube short; segments 6, oblong, obtuse. 
Stamens 6, hypogynous ; filaments filiform; anthers oblong, dorsifixed. 
Ovary globose, 3-celled ; ovules 4—6 in a cell, superposed ; style filiform ; 
stigma small, capitate. Capsule globose, loculicidally 3-valved. Seeds 
angled ; testa black; albumen fleshy; embryo nearly as long as the 
albumen.—Perennial herbs, with the habit, leaves and inflorescence 
of Kniphofia, from which they differ by their short campanulate 
perianth. 
Species 3—4, the others in Natal and Transvaal. 
Bud globose 
1. N. benguellense. 
Bud oblong 
2. N. andongense. 
1. N. benguellense, Benth. in Benth. d Hook. f. Gen. Pl. iii. 775, 
Rootstock woody, vertical, with many cylindrical fibres. Leaves 
numerous, linear, acutely keeled, 3—4 ft. long, } in. broad low down, 
tapering gradually to a long point, smooth on the edge. Scape shorter 
than the leaves. Raceme dense, subspicate, cylindrical, 1 ft. long, 
under 1 in. diam. ; pedicels very short or obsolete ; bracts small, ovate, 
membranous. Perianth campanulate, 4 in. long; lobes rather longer 
than the tube. Stamens and style shortly exserted. Capsule globose, 
rugose, + in. diam.— Kniphofia benguellensis, Baker in Trans, Linn. 
Soc. ser. 2, Bot. i. 246. 
Lower Guinea. Angola: Huilla; in damp places, growing in masses, 
Welwitsch, 3736 ! 
2. N. andongense, Benth. in Benth. & Hook. f. Gen. Pl. iii. 779 
(by error N. angolense). Rootstock stout, with cylindrical fibres reaching 
1-1} ft. long. Leaves linear, reaching a length of 8-9 ft., 4-3 in. broad 
low down, tapering gradually to a long point. Peduncle long and 
stout. Raceme very dense, subspicate, cylindrical, 1 ft. long; pedicels 
very short ; bracts minute, ovate-oblong, membranous. Perianth oblong, 
reddish, } in. long; lobes as long as the tube.—Engl. Jahrb. xv. 471. 
Kniphofia andongensis, Baker in Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, Bot. i. 246. 
war Guinea. Angola: Pungo Andongo; in grassy thickets, Welwitsch, 
3! 
6. ALOE, Linn.; Benth. et Hook. f. Gen. Pl. iii. 776. 
Perianth cylindrical, straight or slightly curved ; segments subequal, 
as long as or much longer than the tube, connivent except at the tip. 
Stamens 6, hypogynous, rarely longer than the perianth; filaments 
