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', Antholyza speciosa, C. H. Wright [Iridaceae-Ixieae] ; 

 A. watsonioidiy Baker, affinis, periantliii lobis ellipticis obtusis 



differt. 



Corvius subglobosus, tunicis membratiaceis reticulatis vestitus. 

 Caulis erectus, validus. Folia ensiformia, acuminata, 9 dm, 

 longa, 2-2-3 cm. lata; nervus centralis crassus, Spica ramosa, 

 circa 1-5 m, alta; spatbae herbaceae, virides, purpnreo-tinctae, late 

 lanceolatae, 6 cm. longae, 1-5 cm. latae. FerianthiuTn roseum; 

 tubus curvatus, 3 cm. longus, parte superiore 7 mm. diametro; 

 lobi subaequales, elliptici, obtusi, 3 cm. longi, 1-5 cm. lati. 

 Stamina periantbio breviora; antberae 1 cm. longae, obtusae, basi 

 sagittatae. Ovarium oblongum, trilobatum ; stylus filiformis, 



rami oblanceolati. 



Bbitish East Africa. Aberdare Mountains, 3050 m. Battis- 

 comhe 838. 



1528. Dracaena sessiliflora, C- H. Wright [Liliaceae- 

 Dracaeneae] ; species D, surculosaey LindL, affinis, inflorescentia 

 eessili floribusque baud pedicellatis differt. 



Caulis teres, levis, annulatus. Folia subopposita, elliptical 



utrinque attenuata, breviter petiolata, glabra, 15 cm, longa, 4 cm, 

 lata, Capituluvi terminale, multiflorum ; bracteae ellipticae. 



obtusae, 7 mm. longae. Calycis tubus 2-6 cm. longus, gracilis. 



rectus; lobi oblongi, obtusi, 7 mm. longi, 2 mm. lati. Stamina 

 exserta ; filamenta 5 mm. longa ; antberae oblongae, obtusae, 

 2*5 mm. longae. Ovarium ovoideum, obscure trisulcatum; stylus 

 filiformis, staminibus, aequilongus; stigma punctiforme. 



Tropical Africa. Sierra Leone; Heddle's Farm, common in 

 undergrowtb, C E, Lane-Poole 155. 



This species resembles D. surculosa, LindL, wbicb differs in 

 baying a lax inflorescence witb slender peduncle and pedicels. 

 The leaves appear to be whorled through the approximation of two 

 decussate pairs. * 



1529. Juncellus altus, Turrill [Cyperaceae-Scirpoideae] ; 

 /. pustutato, C. B. Clarke, affinis, sed glumis longioribus angus- 

 tioribus, nucibus biconvexis minoribus angustioribus dis- 

 tinguendus. 



Culmi erecti, usque ad 9 dm. alti, infeme teretes yel subteretes, 

 superne iiiconspicue trigoni, glabri, laeves, basi yaginis 

 membranaceis glabris 8 mm, latis obtecti. Folia setacea, apice 

 subacuta, usque ad 4-5 dm. longa et 1 mm. diametro, sulcata, 

 glabra, laevia. Inflorescentia terminalis, radiis 2-5 usque ad 

 8 era. longis vel spicis interdum fere sessilibus ; bracteae 2-3, foliis 

 similes, usque ad 2*2 dm. longae. Spiculae 4^9 aggregatae, 

 ambitu elliptico-lanceolatae, 0-5-1 -2 cm. longae, 3-5 mm. latae, 

 multiflorae; rbachis compressa, 1 mm. lata, glabra. Glumae 

 oblongo-oyatae, subobtusae, 3 mm. longae, 1*75 mm. latae, 

 longitudinaliter nervosae, castaneo-brunneae, glabrae. Stamina 

 3, filamentis 3 mm. longis, antberis linearibus 1-75 mm. longis. 

 Ovarium biconvexe elhpsoideum, 0-75 mm. altum, 04 mm. 

 diametro, glabrum; stylus cum ramis duobus 0-75 mm. longift 

 2-2 mm. longus, glaber. Nux subaequaliter biconvexe ellipsoldea,. 

 1-5 mm. alta, 1 mm. diametro, glabra, laevis, canescens. 



