Eriospermum. | CXL. LILIACEH (BAKER). 471 
Leaf 1-2 in. long : S 4 : . . 12. E. paludosum. 
Leaf 5-6 in. long i : ; S : < 18. E. Kirki. 
Leaf cordate-ovate. 
Leaf under 1 in. long . : : - : . 14. E. Currori. 
Leaf 3—4 in. long : : é : r . 15. E. somalense. 
Leaf cordate-orbicular . : 4 : : . 16. E. roseum. 
l. E. elatum, Baker. Tuber medium-sized. Leaf not seen, not 
contemporary with the flowers. Peduncle 14 ft. long. Raceme very 
lax, $ ft. long; pedicels ascending, the lower 14-2 in. long in tne 
flowering stage. Perianth above } in. long; segments linear, yellowish, 
keeled with pale brown. Stamens rather shorter than the perianth- 
segments ; filaments filiform; anthers subglobose, minute. Capsule 
4-4 in. long ; valves obovate, reflexing. 
Mozamb. Dist. British Central Africa: Urungu; Fwambo, 5000-6000 ft., 
Carson, 16 of 1894 collection! Carson, 82 of 1892 collection ! 
2. E. stenophyllum, Welw. ex Baker in Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, 
Bot. i. 261. Tuber depresso-globose, moderately large, densely crowned 
with bristles. Leaf solitary, linear, shortly petiolate, subcoriaceous, 
glabrous, 6—8 in. long, 4—4 in. broad at the middle, narrowed gradually 
to the base. Peduncle slender, wiry, 4 ft. long. Raceme lax, 5-6 in. 
long ; pedicels ascending, the lower 3-34 in. long ; bracts very minute, 
ovate. Perianth 4 in. long; segments oblong, white, with a red-brown 
keel. Stamens rather shorter than the perianth ; filaments subulate ; 
anthers subglobose, minute. 
Lower Guinea, Angola: Pungo Andongo; in sandy ground on the banks of 
the River Cumanza, Welwitsch, 3758 ! 
3. E. abyssinicum, Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xv. 263. Tuber 
globose, 1-1} in. diam., crowned with copious fibres. Leaf lanceolate, 
not contemporary with the flowers, distinctly petiolate, subcoriaceous, 
glabrous, 5-6 in. long, 4-3 in. broad at the middle, narrowed gradually 
to the apex and base. Peduncle wiry, 3-6 in. long. Raceme lax, 
6-8 in. long; pedicels ascending, lower 2-3 in. long; bracts very 
minute. Perianth oblong, } in. long; segments linear-oblong, white, 
with a pale brown keel. Stamens unequal, rather shorter than the 
perianth ; filaments flattened ; anthers subglobose. Capsule ł in. long, 
with obovate reflexing valves—Bulbine unifolia, Schweinf. in. Pl. 
Callab. Exsic. No. 26. 
Nile Land. Gallabat: banks of the River Gendua, Schweinfurth, 26! Jur: 
Jur Ghattas, Schweinfurth, 1924! ser. iii. 141! Seriba Kurshook Ali, Schweinfurth, 
1724! 
Mozamb. Dist. German East Africa: Hannington! British Central Africa: 
Nyasaland ; Shire Highlands, Buchanan, 196! Zomba, 2500-3500 ft., Whyte! Mount 
Mlanje, Scott-Elliot, 8638 ! 
An incomplete specimen collected in Nupe by Barter (1538) agrees with this as 
far as the material goes. 
4. E. bakerianum, Schinz in Verh. Bot. Ver. Prov. Brand. xxxi. 
215. Tuber globose, conical at the apex, 14 in. diam., its neck densely 
