562 CXL. LILIACEZ (BAKER). [ Iphigenia, 
1. I. somaliensis, Baker in Kew Bulletin, 1895, 228. Stem 
1 ft. long, bearing several grass-like ascending linear, acuminate 
clasping leaves, the lowest 6-8 in. long, the upper gradually shorter. : 
Flowers few, produced singly on short erect pedicels from the axils 
of the upper leaves, Perianth-segments subulate, 4 in. long. Stamens 
shorter than the ovary. Ovary subglobose, 4 in. diam.; styles very 
short. 
Wile Land. British Somaliland: at Wadaba, Miss Edith Cole ! Mrs, E. Lort- 
Phillips ! 
2. I. bechuanica, Baker. Stem 4 ft. long, flexuose, with one leaf 
sheathing the lower third and 6-7 produced alternate superposed linear 
leaves, 4-5 in. long, } in. broad. Flowers solitary from the axils of the 
4 upper leaves on short cernuous or ascending pedicels. Perianth- 
segments linear, green, ascending, } in. long. Stamens not longer than 
the ovary. Ovary globose ; styles 3, short, subulate, falcate. 
Mozamb. Dist. British Central Africa : Ngamiland ; near Kwebe, Zugard, 81! 
3. I. Oliveri, Engl. Jahrb. xv. 467. Corm not seen. Stems 
8-12 in. long, flexuose, bearing a dozen or more ascending clasping 
narrowly linear leaves, the lowest 3-4 in. long, the upper gradually 
shorter. Flowers produced singly from the axils of most of the leaves, 
on cernuous pedicels }—? in. long. Perianth-segments subulate, in. 
long. Stamens less than half as long as the perianth-segments. Capsule 
obovoid-oblong, obtuse, emarginate, } in. long. 
Wile Land. British East Africa: at Taveta, 2000 ft., Johnston ! 
4, I. strumosa, Baker. Stem slender, erect, nearly 1 ft. long, 
with one long sheathing leaf in the lower part and 8—9 superposed, 
narrowly linear, erecto-patent on the flexuose upper part, the lowest 
3-4 in. Jong, J, in. broad, Flowers solitary from the axils of the 4-6 
upper leaves, on ascending pedicels, the lowest 1 in. long. Perianth- 
segments lanceolate, green, reflexing, 4 in. long. Stamens +} in. long; 
filaments dark brown, much dilated in the lower half. Ovary globose, 
shorter than the stamens; styles minute. 
Mozamb. Dist. British Central Africa: Ngamiland; at Kuebe, Lugard, 59! 
5. I. guineensis, Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xvii. 451. Corm 
globose, 4 in. diam.; outer tunics dark brown. Stem slender, 4-5 In. 
long, bearing 2—3 ascending linear-subulate leaves, the lowest 2-3 in. 
long, the others shorter. Flowers 2-3 from the axils of the uppermost 
leaf, on stiffly erect pedicels 14-2 in. long. Perianth-segments oblong- 
lanceolate, brownish-white, } in. long. Stamens } the length of the 
| erianth-segments. Ovary turbinate.—Melanthium guineense, Welw. 
2x Baker, Le 
Lower Guinea, Angola, Welwitsch, 1625! 1626! 
