52 THE PLANTS OF MILANJI, NYASA-LAND, 
ANTHERICUM (§PHALANGIUM) NYAS#, Rendle, sp. n. Foliis radicalibus plicatis, linearibus, 
acuminatis, apice pungentibus, rigidis, glabris, margine ciliolatis, 10-nerviis, quam 
scapus multo brevioribus ; scapo glabro, firmo, subterete, infra paniculam semipedali 
(vel minus), bibracteato; bracteis longe acuminatis; panicula laxa, ramis paucis 
ascendentibus ; bracteis subulatis, membranaceis; pedieellis ascendentibus, medio 
articulatis, inferioribus ternis; perianthii segmentis lanceolatis, albidis, semi- 
pollicaribus, 3-nerviis ; filamentis quam segmenta plus duplo minoribus, filiformibus, 
glabris; antheris viridibus; stylo filiformi; capsulis globosis, speciminibus nostris 
immaturis, seminibus in loculo pluribus. 
The stiff linear leaves vary in size up to 9 in. in length and 13 lines in breadth; the 
firm glabrous scape is 6 in. long or less; the panicle is generally 8 in. long, and T 2-4 
distant, ascending, laxly-flowered branches, 2—4 in. long; the pedicels are in groups 
of 3 in the lower part and 3-4 lines long; the white perianth-segments are 5-6 lines 
long and 13 lines broad, and have 3 well-marked green dorsal veins; the stamens are 
3 lines long, the anthers 1 line, the filiform style 35-4 lines; the few immature globose 
capsules 2-23 lines long. 
Hab. Milanji, 6000 ft., Oct. 
CHLOROPHYTUM BLEPHAROPHYLLUM, Schweinf. ex Baker, Journ. Linn. Soc. xv. p. 327. 
Hab. Zomba, Sept. 1891 (A. Whyte); Gallabat (Schweinfurth) ; Transvaal (Barnes). 
COMMELINA AFRICANA, Linn. Sp. Pl. p. 41. 
Hab. Zomba, Sept. 1891 (4. Whyte); S. Africa, Angola, Ins. Bourbon 
COMMELINA BAINESIL, C. B. Clarke, Monogr. Phaner. iii. p. 184; var. GLABRATA, Rendle, 
var. nov. 
Differs from the type in the almost glabrous character of the leaves and the slight 
pubescence of the internodes; the whole plant of C. Bainesii is described as “villoso- 
pubescens." 
Hab. Zomba, Sept. 1891. 
C. Bainesii occurs in S. Africa, Transvaal, Bechuanaland, and Angola. 
COMMELINA ALBESCENS, Hassk.; Schweinf. /Ethiop. p. 210. 
Hab. Milanji, 6000 ft., Oct., No. 112; Abyssinia, Arabia, Beloochistan, Scinde. 
ANEILEMA SINICUM, Lindl. Bot. Reg. t. 659. 
Hab. Milanji Station, Oct., No. 39; S. Africa, Angola, Madagascar, E. India, Java, 
China. 
ANEILEMA EQUINOCTIALE, Kunth, Enum. iv. p. 72. 
Hab. Milanji, Oct., No. 131; Zomba, Sept.; Abyssinia, Congo, Loango, Angola; 
