281 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 



(1895); Baker in PL Trop. Afr. vii. 412 (1898); De Wildeman in 

 PL Katang. ser. 4 (1902-8); Thornier in Blutenpfl. Afr. vi. 14S 

 (1908); Durand in Syll. Plor. Congol. (190. 1 )). Barbacenia iequa- 

 torialis Harms, /. c. 148 (1895). 



Mozamb. Dist. : East Africa; Taylor; Kassner 781! Hoist. 

 2455! Smith] Grenfell] 



29. V. elegaxs Oliver in Bot. Mag. t. 5803 (1869); Baker in 

 FL Cap. vi. 245-6 (1897). V. Talboti Balf. in Trans. Bot. Soc. 

 Edin. ix. 190 (1867). Talbotia el eg am Balf. torn. cit. 192. Xero- 

 phyta elegans Baker in Bot. xiii. 284 (1875). Hypoxis barbaceni- 

 oides Harv. ex Baker, /. c. 



Eastern Region: Natal, Wood 1114! 385! Gerrard 1555! 

 Sanderson 598 ! lltidatis 379 ; Cooper 2563 ! 



Yar. minor Baker in Fl. Cap. vi. 246 (1897). V. miniita Baker 

 in Hull. Herb. Boiss. ser. 2, iii. 667 (1903). Xerophyta minuta 

 Baker in J. Bot. xiii. 234 (1875). 



Natal, Gueinzius] 



30. V. stenophylla Baker in PL Trop. Afr. vii. 410 (1898). 

 Xeroplu/ta stenophylla Welw. ex Baker in Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2 

 (Bot.) L 265 (1878); Durand & Schinz, op. cit. 272; Kendle in 

 Welw. Cat. ii. p. 1, 36 (1899). 



Lower Guinea : Angola; Mossamedes, Welwitsch 1007 ! 1557! 



31. V. pinifolta Poisson, llecherch. Flor. Merid. Madagascar, 

 98 (1912). Xerophyta pinifolia Lam. Encvcl. ii. 392, t. 225 

 (1793); Willd. Sp. PL ii. 15 (1799); Pers. Svn. PL i. 346 (1805); 

 Poir, Ency. viii. 804 (1808) ; lloem. & Sch. Syst. vii. 287 (1829) ; 

 Baker in J. Bot. xiii. 235 (1875). Xeropliijta madagascariensis 

 Cmel. Syst. i. 530 (1796). 



Madagascar: Central, Commerson 605-6*7. Deans- Cowan ! 

 Scott Elliot 3030 ! 



32. V. sessilielora Poisson, /. c. Xeropliyta sessiliflora Baker 

 in J. Bot. xx. 271 (1882), and in Madagascar Plants, 99 (1912). 



Madagascar : Betsileo, Baron 13 ! 



33. V. spixulosa Poisson, /. c. Xerophyta spinulosa Iiidl. in 

 Journ. Linn. Soc. xx. 333 (1883). 



Madagascar: Ankafana, Deans- Cowan I 



34. V. pectin'ATA Poisson, /. c. Xeropliyta pectinata Baker in 

 J. Bot. xx. 270 (1882), and in Madagascar Plants, 99 (1876-90). 



Madagascar : Betsileo, Baron 15 ! 



35. V. DASYLTRioiDES Poisson, /. c. Xeropliyta dasi/lirioides 

 Baker in J. Bot. xiii. 234 (1875). 



Madagascar ; Central and South, Baron 642 ! 705 ! 974 ! 2106 ! 

 4126! 6948! Scott Elliot 1943! Barker] Deans-Cowan] Rilde- 

 brandt 3894 ! Hilsenberg fy Bojer. 



36. V. xeglecta Poisson, /. c. Xeroph>/fa neqlecta Roem. & 

 Schult. Syst. vii. 289 (1829) ; Baker in J. Bot. xiii. 235 (1875). 



Mauritius : Commerson. 



37. V. araeica Baker in Kew Bull. 342 (1894). Hooker, Icon. 

 Plant. 2364. 



Arabia : Hadramant, Lunt 205 ! 



