488 CXL. LILIACEZ (BAKER). [ Anthericum. 
with bristles. Leaves moderately firm, linear, 3-6 in. Jong, }—4 in. 
broad, glabrous on the surfaces, distinctly ciliated on the margin. 
Peduncle 3-9 in. long, strongly angled upwards. Racemes short, lax, 
simple or branched; pedicels short, articulated at the middle, lower 
2-3-nate ; lower bracts lanceolate, longer than the pedicels. Perianth 
4 in. long; segments oblanceolate, with a red-brown 3-5-nerved keel. 
Stamens shorter than the perianth; anthers oblong, shorter than the 
glabrous filaments.—Engl. Hochgebirgsfi. Trop. Afr. 160. 
Lower Guinea. Angola: Huilla; pastures around Lopollo and Humpata, 
3800-5500 ft., Welwitsch, 3794! 
36. A. Stuhlmanni, Engl. Pfi. Ost-Afr. C. 138. Rhizome oblique, 
rather thick. Leaves many, linear-lanceolate, longer than the scape, 
minutely ciliated on the margin. Peduncle pubescent, slightly com- 
pressed. Lower flowers 2-3-nate; bracts lanceolate; pedicels short. 
Perianth above 4 in. long; segments linear-lanceolate, with a 3-nerved 
purple keel. Filaments as long as the anthers. 
Nile Land. British East Africa: Mpororo; Kirere, 4500 ft., Stuhlmann ! 
No specimen at Kew. 
37. A. venulosum, Baker in Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, Bot. ii. 352. 
Root-fibres slender, wiry; neck with a few bristles. Leaves many, 
radical, lanceolate, very rigid, crisped, strongly veined, glabrous 
on the surface, distinctly ciliated on the margin, 4—1 ft. long, $ in. 
broad. Peduncle 6-9 in. long, glabrous, acutely angled upwards. 
Racemes simple, lax, 4-6 in. long; pedicels short, articulated at the 
middle, 1—-2-nate; bracts minute, ovate. Perianth 4—4 in. long; seg- 
ments with a 3—5-nerved red-brown keel. Anthers linear, } in. long, 
longer than the glabrous filaments. Capsule small, globose. 
Nile Land. British East Africa: Taveta, 2000-3000 ft., Johnston ! 
38. A. Grantii, Baker in Trans. Linn. Soc. xxix. 160, t. 103, B. 
Rootstock tuberous ; root-fibres very numerous, slender, not bearing 
tubercles ; root-neck with copious bristles. Leaves linear, moderately 
firm, densely pubescent on both surfaces, the largest 6-8 in. long, A in. 
broad at the middle, narrowed to the sheathing base. Stem slender, 
pubescent, acutely angled, 1 ft. long. Raceme lax, simple, 3 in. long; 
axis pubescent, flexuose ; pedicels very short, articulated at the middle, 
geminate. Perianth 4 in. long; segments oblong-lanceolate, with a 
3—5-nerved brown keel. Anthers linear, 4 in. long, equalling the glabrous 
filaments.—Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xv. 303. 
Mozamb. Dist. German East Africa: Uyanzi; at the “ Boss Rock” in the 
‘Mgunda Mkali, common in every marsh, 4000 ft., Speke d Grant! 
39. A. arenarium, Baker in Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, Bot. i. 259. 
Root-fibres very long, densely tufted, bearing tubercles; neck densely 
setose. Leaves 3—4, lanceolate, moderately firm, densely pubescent on 
both surfaces, } ft. long, 43 in. broad at the middle, narrowed gradually 
to the base. Peduncle 1 ft. long, pubescent and acutely angled upwards. 
