Aniherieunm, CXL. LILIACEE (BAKER). 489 
Raceme dense, simple, 1-2 in. long; pedicels short, articulated at the 
middle, the lower 2-3-nate; bracts lanceolate, pilose, 4-3 in. long. 
Perianth 4 in. long; segments with a 5-nerved brown keel. Anthers 
linear, 4 in. long, equalling the glabrous filaments. 
Lower Guinea. Angola: Pungo Andongo; in thickets in sandy ground 
between Candumbe and Lombe, Welwitsch, 3802 ! 
40. A. sphacelatum, Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xv. 303. Root- 
stock and roots not seen. Leaves lanceolate, 1 ft. long, 3—1 in. broad 
at the middle, moderately firm, densely pubescent on both surfaces, 
narrowed to the clasping base. Peduncle 1-14 ft. long, stiffly erect, 
pubescent, acutely angled. Racemes simple or forked at the base, 
moderately dense, 2-4 in. long; rhachis pubescent; pedicels short, 
ascending, articulated near the base, the lower 2-3-nate; lower bracts 
lanceolate, pubescent, } in. long. Perianth 4 in. long; segments 
lanceolate, white tipped with purple, 5-nerved on the keel. Anthers 
linear, } in. long, as long as the glabrous filaments. 
Lower Guinea. Angola: seventy miles from Ambriz, Monteiro! 
South Central. Congo Free State: at Bolobo, on the River Congo, Johnston ! 
41. A. angustifolium, Hochst. in Schimp. Pl. Abyss. No. 1623. 
Root-fibres few, cylindrical; root-neck crowned with a few broad 
membranous scales. Leaves 4-5, narrowly linear, acute, glabrous, 
2-3 in. long. Flowers 2-3 in a sessile corymb; pedicels ascending, 
l-14 in. long, not articulated. Perianth white, } in. long; segments 
linear-oblong, laxly 3-nerved, not keeled with brown. Stamens rather 
shorter than the perianth ; filaments smooth, slightly flattened ; anthers 
yellow, 4, in. long. Style 1} in. long.—A. Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. ii. 
331; Baker in Journ. Linn. Soe, xv. 300. 
Nile Land. Abyssinia: Tigre; on a plateau near Jelajeranne, Schimper, 1623! 
Wadjerat Province, Quartin-Dillon d Petit, 187! 
42. A. humile, Hochst. in Schimp. Pl. Abyss. No. 1369. Root- 
fibres few, cylindrical ; root-neck crowned with large white membranous 
‘Scales. Leaves 6-8, linear, glabrous, thin, arcuate, 3-6 in. long, 
minutely ciliated on the margin. Flowers 6-8 in a sessile corymb ; 
pedicels ascending, 1—14 in. long, not articulated. Perianth white, } in. 
long; segments linear-oblong, laxly 3-nerved on the back, not keeled 
with brown. Stamens rather shorter than the perianth; filaments 
smooth ; anthers yellow, 1 lin. long. Style 4-} in. long.—A. Rich. 
Tent. Fl. Abyss. ii. 331; Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xv. 300. Phalangium 
humile, Schweinf. Beitr. Fl. Æthiop. 294. 
Nile Land. Abyssinia: Samen ` meadows near Enjedcap, Schimper, 1369! 
and without precise locality, Schimper, 320! 
43. A. corymbosum, Baker in Journ. Bot. 1877, 71. Root-fibres 
many, short, cylindrical, fleshy ` root-neck crowned with copious fibres 
and large membranous scales. Leaves 5-6, narrowly linear, 2-3 in. 
long, glabrous on the surface, distinctly ciliated on the margin. 
