500 CXL. LILIACEZ (BAKER). [ Chlorophytum. 
low down; blade thin, glabrous, oblong-lanceolate, 6-9 in. long, 14-2 
in. broad at the middle, narrowed gradually to the acuminate apex and 
the base. Peduncle }—1 ft. long, naked or bearing a single small leaf. 
Raceme lax, } ft. long, usually simple; bracts lanceolate, the lower LA 
in. long ; pedicels articulated, the lower 3—4-nate, 4-1} in. long. Perianth 
greenish white, }-} in. long; segments 3-nerved in the keel. Anthers 
1 lin. long, as long as the filaments. Capsule oblong, 4 in. long. 
Lower Guinea. Angola: Golungo Alto, by wooded streams, Welwitsch, 3776! 
18. C. Orchidastrum, Lindl. in Trans. Hort. Soc. vi. 78. Root- 
fibres fleshy, cylindrical. Leaves many to a stem; petiole distinct, 6—9 
in. long; blade oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, membranous, 8-9 in. long, 
about 2 in. broad at the middle, narrowed gradually to both ends. 
Peduncle slender, 1 ft. or more long. Racemes many, very lax, 4—6 in. 
long, forming a lax rhomboid panicle; lower bracts lanceolate, 4-3 in. 
long; pedicels ascending, articulated at the middle, the lower 3-4-nate, 
ZA in. long. Perianth greenish, }-1 in. long; segments narrow. 
Anthers as long as the filaments. Capsule subglobose, } in. long.— 
Bot. Reg. t. 813; Roem. et Schultes, Syst. Veg. vii. 453; Kunth, 
Enum. iv. 603; Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xv. 325, partly. 
Upper Guinea. Sierra Leone: on Mount Gonkwi, near Ninia, Talla Hills, 
Scott-Elliot, 4995! and without precise locality, Don ! 
19. ©. petiolatum, Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xv. 326. Root-fibres 
long, cylindrical, thickened at the end. Leaves 4—6 to a stem; petiole 
distinct, slender, 6-8 in. long; blade oblong, cuspidate, membranous, 
glabrous, 6-7 in. long, 21-3 in. broad at the middle, cuneate or rather 
rounded at the base. Peduncle slender, leafless, 8—9 in. long. Racemes 3, 
lax, ascending, 4-5 in. long; bracts small, ovate, cuspidate ; pedicels 
short, ascending, articulated at the middle, the lower 3—4-nate. Perianth 
dull green, } in. long; segments linear. Anther linear, } in. long, as 
long as the filaments. Capsule } in. diam. 
Upper Guinea. Cameroons: Barombi, Preuss, 191! Cameroon Mountain, 
2000 ft., Mann, 2132! 
20. C. moniliforme, Rendle in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxx. 418. Root- 
stock tuberous, moniliform ; root-fibres few, fusiform. Produced leaves 
3 to a stem, membranous, glabrous, shortly ciliated, the lowest small, 
ovate, with a clasping base, the upper lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, 
3-5 in. long, 9-15 lin. broad, the uppermost with a distinct petiole 1 in. 
long. Peduncle 2—4 in. long. Raceme short, simple, 5-flowered ; bracts 
ovate, acuminate, white, scariose; pedicels short, solitary, articulated 
below the middle. Perianth nearly 4 in. long; segments lanceolate, 
3-nerved in the brown keel. Anthers } in. long, nearly as long as the 
filaments. 
Mozamb. Dist. German East Africa: Unyamwezi; Uyui, Taylor ! 
21. C. tetraphyllum, Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xv. 328. Root- 
fibres long, dense, bearing large tubers below the tip. Leaves 4-12 to 
