510 CXL, LILIACE& (BAKER). | Dasystuchys. 
15. DASYSTACHYS, Baker ; Benth. et Hook. f. Gen. Plant. iii. 789, 
Perianth polyphyllous, campanulate; segments oblong, subequal, with 
an obscurely l-nerved keel. Stamens 6, as long as or longer than the 
perianth ; anthers small, oblong, versatile ; filaments slightly flattened. 
Ovary sessile, globose, deeply 3-lobed, 3-celled; ovules few, superposed; 
style subulate, declinate; stigma capitate, minute. Capsule deeply 
3-lobed, loculicidally 3-valved. Seeds flattened; testa black ; albumen 
fleshy; embryo short, cylindrical.—Rootstock tuberous, with many 
slender root-fibres. Leaves radical, linear or lanceolate. Racemes 
many-flowered, dense, usually simple, subspicate; bracts persistent. 
Flowers small, white. 
Endemic in Tropical Africa, 
Stamens not exserted. 
Perianth Z in. long. e : 2 . 4 a L D. grains. 
Perianth + in. long, 
Leaves linear. 
Peduncle shorter than the leaves í : . 2. D. drimiopsis. 
Peduncle as long as the leaves . - 5 . 3. D. polyphylla. 
Peduncle longer than the leaves 4. D. crassifolia, 
Leaves lanceolate. 
Leaves 2—4 in. long 5. D. densiflora, 
Leaves 1 ft. or more long 6. D. decorata. ` 
Perianth 4 in. long, 
Peduncle short . ` i S : S . 7. D. marginata, ~ 
Peduncle long. 
Leaves 3-4 . 8. D. pleiostachya. 
Leaves 5-8. 
Leaves faleate, 6-9 in. long . e . . 9. D. falcata. 
Leaves straight, 2-23 ft. long c e - 10. D. aurea. » 
Perianth 4 in. long S i S . 11. D. campanulata. \ 
Stamens exserted., 
Perianth + in. long. 
Leaves linear Ý , S S ; i S . 12. D. debilis. 
Leaves lanceolate . : e e e . 13. D. Grantii. 
Perianth 4—4 in. long. 
Peduncle bearing 2-3 reduced leaves. S . 14. D. colubrina. 
Peduncle bearing several reduced leaves < . 15. D. papillosa. 
1. D. gracilis, Baker. Root not seen. Leaves 4-6, sessile, linear, 
erect, glabrous, thin, 4-5 in. long, }—4 in. broad. Peduncle slender, 
naked, as long as the leaves. Raceme dense, subspicate, cylindrical, 
1-1} in. long, }-} in. diam.; bracts subulate, persistent, as long as the 
flowers. Perianth campanulate, } in. long; segments linear-oblong, 
white, with a 1-nerved brown keel. Stamens shorter than the perianth. 
Style exserted. 
Nile Land, British East Africa: Taita ; at Mbuyuni, in dry sand, Scott-Elliot, 
6193! 
2. D. drimiopsis, Baker ex Benth. in Gen. Plant. iii. 789. Root- 
stock tuberous, with copious slender fibres ; old leaves not splitting into 
