506 CXL. LILIACEZ (BAKER). | Chlorophytum. 
39. C. Kirkii, Baker in Gard. Chron. 1882, xvii. 108, Root- 
fibres densely tufted, cylindrical, not bearing tubers. Leaves about 
6 to a stem, thin, glabrous, lanceolate, 14 ft. long, 4—1 in. broad at the 
middle, narrowed gradually to the apex and clasping base. Peduncle 
shorter than the leaves, with a large leaf from the middle. Raceme 
lax, simple, 4-5 in. long ; bracts scariose, lanceolate, the lower }-1 in. 
long; pedicels short, ascending, articulated above the middle, the lower 
geminate. Perianth white, } in. long ; segments oblong, 3-nerved in 
the keel. Stamens nearly as long as the perianth; anthers ;'; in. 
long, shorter than the filaments. 
Mozamb. Dist. Zanzibar, cultivated specimen, Kirk ! 
Described from a plant that flowered at Kew in the summer of 1882! 
40. C. andongense, Baker in Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, Bot. i. 
260. Root-fibres many, long, spreading, fleshy, cylindrical, some bear- 
ing tubers. Produced leaves about 6 to a tuft, sheathing the base 
of the stem, oblong-lanceolate, membranous, glabrous, laxly ribbed, 
1-1} ft. long, 3 in. broad at the middle, pale and rather crisped at the 
edge. Peduncle terete, as long as the leaves. Racemes many, forming 
a lax panicle 1-2 ft. long; pedicels articulated at the middle, the 
lower 5-6-nate, finally 1 in. long; lower bracts lanceolate, 4 in. long. 
Perianth LA in. long; segments linear, white, with a 3-nerved green 
keel, spreading from the top of a basal cup. Anthers large, linear. 
ala oblong, 4-3 in. long.—C. longipes, Baker in Journ. Bot. 1878, 
40. 
Wile Land. Jur: Jur Ghattas, Schweinfurth, 1801! 2045! 
Lower Guinea. Angola: Pungo Andongo, Welwitsch, 8770! Teuscz ! 
Mozamb. Dist. German East Africa: Unyamwezi; Uyui, Taylor! British 
Central Africa: Nyasaland; Shire Highlands, in rocky places, Buchanan, 200! 
41. ©. vestitum, Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xv. 326. Root-fibres 
long, slender, not bearing tubers. Leaves many to a stem, firm, linear, 
closely ribbed, pubescent, 6-10 in. long, } in. broad, not petiolate. 
Peduncle slender, much shorter than the leaves. Raceme lax, 3-4 in. 
long, simple or forked at the base; bracts minute, ovate, cuspidate ; 
pedicels geminate, unequal, spreading, articulated at the middle, the 
longer 1-1 in. long. Perianth } in. long, greenish; segments oblanceo- 
late, 3-nerved in the keel. Stamens nearly as long as the perianth ; 
anthers oblong, shorter than the filaments. Capsule 4—4 in. diameter. 
$ Mozamb, Dist. Portuguese East Africa: Lower Zambesi, at Shupanga, 
irk } 
42. C. Fischeri, Baker. Root-fibres slender, not bearing tubers ; 
neck crowned with bristles. Leaves 3—4, short, firm, linear, densely 
pubescent. Peduncle slender, pubescent, 3-4 in. long. Raceme lax, 
simple, 2-3 in. long; pedicels short, solitary, articulated at the middle + 
bracts lanceolate, minute, membranous. Perianth 4 in. long ; segments 
linear-oblong, white, keeled with green. Stamens rather shorter than 
the perianth; filaments glabrous, longer than the anthers. Capsule 
