552 CXL. LILIACEH (BAKER). [ Sealla. 
Mozamb. Dist. British Central Africa: in woods between Blantyre and 
Matope, Scott ! 
Also in Peninsular India and Ceylon. 
11. S. Schweinfurthii, Zngl. Jahrb. xv. 475. Bulb globose, 4—4 
in. diam. Leaves 3-6, erect, sessile, linear, 2—3 in. long, 4—4 in. broad, 
narrowed gradually from the middle to the base. Peduncle slender, 
2-3 in. long. Raceme lax, oblong, 1-14 in. long; lower flowers 
cernuous; central pedicels } in. long; bracts minute. Perianth cam- 
panulate, green, } in. long; segments linear-oblong. Stamens shorter 
than the perianth ; filaments pale. 
Nile Land. British East Africa: Jur; Jur Ghattas, Schweinfurth, 1898! 
12. S. gabunensis, Baker in Engl. Jahrb. xv. 476. Bulb oblong, 
about 4 in. diam. ‘Leaves linear, 6-7 in. long, } in. broad, Peduncle 
as long as the leaves. Raceme moderately dense, oblong, 1} in. long; 
pedicels very short; bracts broad, minute. Perianth greenish, p In. 
long; segments oblong. Stamens as long as the perianth ; filaments 
pale. 
Lower Guinea. Gaboon: Munda; near Sibange Farm, Büttner, 533! 
No specimen at Kew. 
13. S. laxiflora, Baker in Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, Bot. i. 250. 
Bulb globose, 1-1} in. diam. Leaves 3—4, oblanceolate, 4—5 in. long, 
3-} in. broad above the middle, narrowed gradually to the base. 
Peduncle as long as the leaves. Raceme cylindrical, very lax, 4—5 in. 
long; central pedicels LA in. long; lower cernuous; bracts minute, 
deltoid. Perianth campanulate, green, qs in. Jong; segments linear- 
oblong, spreading from below the middle. Stamens as long as the 
perianth. 
Lower Guinea. Angola: Loanda, on grassy bills, Welwitsch ! 
No specimen at Kew. 
14. S. Simiarum, Baker in Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, Bot. i. 249. 
Bulb ovoid 3-1 in. diam. Leaves 3—4, spreading, sessile, lanceolate, 
3-4 in. long, 3-4 in. broad above the base, glaucous green, spotted 
with purple towards the base. Peduncle 2-3in.long. Raceme oblong, 
rather lax, 1-1} in. long ; pedicels mostly cernuous, 4—4 in. long; bracts 
minute, deltoid. Perianth campanulate, -4 in. long, green, slightly 
tinged with purple; segments linear-oblong. Stamens as long as the 
perianth ; filaments purple. 
Lower Guinea. Angola: Pungo Andongo and Loanda, in jnundated sandy 
places, Welwitsch, 3821! 3822! French Congo: River Ogowe at Bangue, on rocks 
at the rapids of Oubanghi, Dybowski, 531! 
15. S. maesta, Baker in Saund. Ref. Bot. iii. App. 10. Bulb 
ovoid, 1-1} in. diam. Leaves 5-6, erect, lanceolate, sessile, 4—6 in. long, 
3—{ in. broad, tapering gradually to the point, with a few purple spots. 
Peduncles 2-3 to a bulb, nearly as long as the leaves. Raceme dense, 
