Chlorophytum. | CXL. LILIACEE (BAKER). 497 
base. Peduncle short, slender. Raceme very lax, usually simple, 4—6 
in. long; bracts lanceolate, the lower }-} in. long; pedicels very short, 
articulated at the middle, the lower 2-3-nate. Perianth white, } in. 
long; segments narrow, 3-nerved in the keel. Anthers small, oblong. 
Upper Guinea. Cameroons: Bipinde, Zenker, 866! Batanga, Bates, 321! 
Lower Guinea. Gaboon: banks of the Gaboon River, Mann, 1030! on rocks in 
the river bank at Mfoa, 85 miles east of Gaboon, Bates, 524! Island of Ndjole, 
Ogowe River, Thollon, 722 ! 
6. C. Holstii, Zngl. Pf. Ost-Afr. C. 140. Root-fibres long, wiry, 
spreading, branched. Leaves about 6 to a tuft; petiole 3 in. long; 
blade moderately firm, lanceolate, glabrous, 4—5 in. long, 4-8 in. broad 
at the middle, narrowed gradually to the base and apex. Peduncle 
slender, glabrous, angled, deeply sulcate, shorter than the leaves. 
Raceme simple, lax ; bracts lanceolate, lower 4 in. long; pedicels very 
short, lower fascicled. Perianth } in. long; segments linear-oblong. 
Anthers small, oblong, as long as the filaments. 
_Mozamb. Dist. German East Africa: Usambara ; Amboni, Holst, 2674! 
7. C. brevipes, Baker. Rootstock oblique ; root-fibres wiry. Leaves 
many to a stem ; petiole slender, 4 ft. long ; blade membranous, glabrous, 
lanceolate, 4 ft. long, 1 in. broad at the middle, narrowed gradually to 
the base and acute apex. Peduncle slender, 6-8 in. long, bearing 1-2 
empty bracts. Raceme simple, very lax, finally 8-9 in. long; bracts 
small, ovate or lanceolate ` lower pedicels 2—3-nate, 4 in. long, articulated 
at the middle. Perianth 4 in. long; segments linear. Capsule 4 in. 
long, } in. diam. 
Mozamb. Dist. Portuguese East Africa: Makua; Namuli Hills, Last / 
8. C. bracteatum, Hua, Contr. Fl. Congo Franç. Lil. 21. Root- 
stock short, oblique; root-fibres thickened; neck not setose. Leaves 
many ` petiole channelled, 3-8 in. long; blade lanceolate, 3-7 in. long, 
reaching 1 in. or more in breadth, 12—15-nerved, membranous, slightly 
villous beneath. Peduncles 2-3, short, glabrous. Raceme very lax, 
E? long; bracts lanceolate, the lower above 1 in. long; pedicels short, 
2~3-nate, articulated above the middle. Perianth white, } in. long; 
Segments linear, Stamens nearly as long as the perianth, 
Upper Guinea. Niger Territory: Nupe, Baier, 1314 (ex Hua). 
Lower Guinea. French Congo; Ngoma, Lecomte, B104! 
9. C. scabrum, Baker. Rootstock tuberous, crowned with 
ovate scales; root-fibres many, slender. Leaves 6—8 to a stem; petiole 
3-4 in. long, channelled down the face; blade oblong-lanceolate, firm, 
scabrous, 6-9 in. long, 14-2 in. broad above the middle, narrowed very 
gradually to the base, not ciliated on the margin, with close raised 
densely pubescent ribs on the under surface. Peduncle very short. 
ceme dense, simple, oblong, 2 in. long; pedicels short, ascending, 
articulated above the middle, the lower geminate ; bracts small. Flowers 
not seen. Capsule subglobose, } in. long. 
Lower Guinea. Angola, Welwitsch, 3805! 
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