DESCKIPTIONS OF NEW AND LITTLE KNOWN LILIACE^. 825 



2.* Chlokophytum pusillum, Schiveinf, PL Afric. Cent. Exsic, 

 No. 2043. Leaves membranous, oblong, glabrous, 2-3 in. long, 

 1^-2 in. broad, crisj)ed at the margin, with a short broad petiole, 

 the main veins J^ in. a^Dart in the centre of the blade. Eaceme 

 very dense, subsi^icate, 1-2 in. long ; flowers from a node many ; 

 pedicels at most xV-i i^^- ^^^^j articulated at the tip ; lower 

 bracts ^^ in. long, lanceolate from a broad base, upper linear. 

 Perianth whitish ; segments lanceolate, ^ in. long. Stamens a 

 little shorter than the perianth-segments ; anther as long as the 

 filament. Style declinate. Capsule globose, deeply lobed hori- 

 zontally, ^ in. in diameter. 



North Central Africa, in the kingdom of Djur, Schwemfurth, 

 2043 ! Near C. Afzelii of Sierra Leone. 



5."^ Chlokophytum ciliatum. Baker, n. sp. Whole plant about 

 a foot high. Eootstock densely bristly at the crown ; root-fibres 

 fleshy, cylindrical. . Produced leaves 3-4, erect, lanceolate, without 

 any distinct petiole, but clasping the stem by their narrowed 

 base, half a foot long at the flowering time, an inch broad at the 

 middle, narrowed gradually to an acute point, subcoriaceous in 

 textm-e, turning black in drying, furnished with close distinct 

 ribs, the edge thickened and ciliated by short distinct bristly hairs. 

 Peduncle 3-6 in. long, with a small leaf at the middle. Kacemes 

 1-3, dense, the central one 2-3 in. long ; lower pedicels 3-4-nate, 

 ■|— I" in. long ; bracts deltoid. Perianth greenish white, ^ in. long. 

 Stamens falling a little short of the perianth- segments ; anther 

 Imear, as long as the filament. Capsule globose, deeply lobed hori- 

 zontally, f in. in diameter. 



North Central Africa, in the kingdom of Djur, Schweinfurthy 

 1521 ! Near C. hrei-iscapum and macrophyllum. 



11."^ Chlokophytum longipes. Baker, n. sp. Eootstock crowned 

 with a few bristles ; root-fibres very long, cyhndi'ical. Produced 

 leaves lanceolate, membranous, glabrous, 1-1^ foot long, 2 in. 

 broad at the middle, narrowed to an acute point and a short broad 

 petiole, the margin pale and rather crisped ; main veins 12 to 15 

 on each side of the mididb. Peduncle l-|-2 feet long, with only a 

 single small bract-like leaf. Panicle ample, 1-2 feet long, with 

 several simple ascending branches, the lowest sometimes a foot 

 long ; racemes very lax ; pedicels articulated at the middle, the 

 lower 5-6-nate, finally an inch long ; lower bracts lanceolate, 

 -| in. long ; upper deltoid. Perianth f-^ in. long, whitish ; 

 segments lanceolate, with 3 green ribs in the central third. 

 Stamens ^— ^ shorter than the perianth-segments. Style exceeding 

 the stamens. Capsule oblong, ^ in. long, deeply lobed hori- 

 zontally. Seeds black, discoid, 5-6 in a cell. 



North Central Africa in the kingdom of Djur, Schweinfurth, 

 1801 ! 2045 ! AUied to C. Orchidastrum, Lindl. 



22''' Chlokophytum micranthum. Baker, n. sp. Eootstock 

 densely crowned with fibres above an inch long ; root-fibres 

 slender. Produced leaves Imear, glabrous, 4-6 in. long, f in. 

 broad. Peduncle naked, as long as the leaves. Eacemes simi^le 



