102 HANDBOOK OF IRIDE.K. 



21. R. cHLOROLEucA Bakei' in Journ. Linu. Soc. xvi. 89. Ixia 

 chloroleura Jacq. Ic. t. 272. /. ochroleuca Valil. Trichonoivi rhioro- 

 JcHca and ochroleucd Ker. — Corm \ in. diam. Peduncle short, 1-2- 

 flowered. Leaves setaceous, much overtopping the flowers. Outer 

 spathe-valve \ in. long. Perianth whitish, with a yellow throat, 

 with a short tube and oblong segments ^-f in. long. Stamens 

 half as long as the segments. Style-branches overtopping the 

 anthers. 



Hab. Cape Colony ; south-western provinces. 



22. R. SPIRALIS Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xvi. 90. Trichonema 

 spiralis Burch. — Corm globose, ^ in. diam. ; outer coats crustaceous, 

 shining. Peduncle very short, 1 -flowered. Leaves 4-5, linear 

 convolute, 1-1 i in. long, much twisted spirally. Spathe-valves 

 under ^ in. long. Perianth whitish, tinged with lilac, Avith a short 

 tube aud obovate obtuse segments under ^ in. long. Stamens half 

 as long as the segments. Style-branches reaching to the top of 

 the anthers. 



Hab. Cape Colony ; karoo of the Middle Roggerld, Burcliell, 1356 ! 



23. R. sunLis Eckl. Topog. Verz. 19. R. obscura Klatt. — Corm 

 globose, i in. diam. ; outer tunics crustaceous. Stem short, 1-4- 

 flowered ; peduncles about an inch long. Elongated leaf 1, sub- 

 setaceous, half a foot long. Outer spathe-valve green, ^ in. long. 

 Perianth ^-^ in. long, with a short tube and narrow segments, the 

 inner whitish, the outer green outside. Stamens half as long as 

 the perianth. Style-branches not overtopping the anthers. 



Hab. Cape Colony ; south-western provinces. First gathered by Thunberg. 

 Is in herb. Banks, named Ixia pumila by Solander. 



24. R. MiNUTiFLORA Klatt, Erganz. 65. — Corm f in. diam. Stem 

 very short, 2-4-flowered ; peduncles under an inch long. Leaves 

 subsetaceous, spreading, 3-nerved. Spathe-valves I in. long. 

 Perianth pale lilac, J in. long, with a short tube and oblong- 

 lanceolate segments. Stamens more than half as long as the 

 segments. 



Hab. Cape Colony ; south-western district, Dretje, 538. Gathered also at 

 Mossel Bay by Rev. W. M. Rogers. 



25. R. CA3IER00NIANA Baker in Journ. Bot. 1876, 236. — Corm 

 globose, ^-\ in. diam. Peduncle simple, elongated or bearing 2-3 

 flowers on long erect pedicels. Leaves 4, erect, reaching a foot in 

 length. Spathe-valves lanceolate, ^-f in, long, both firm and 

 green. Perianth | in. long, lilac, with a pale throat, the subobtuse 

 segments veined with violet. Stamens more than half as long as 

 the segments. Style not overtopping the anthers. 



Hab. Cameroons, alt. 7000—9000 ft. Gathered by Mann in 1862, and 

 H. H. Johnston in 1886. Mount KiHmanjaro, 9000—10,000 ft. ; gathered by 

 Joseph Thomson in 1884. 



26. R. HiRsuTA Eckl. Topog. Verz. 19. R. nncinata Klatt. 

 Trichoncina hir.tutum Klatt. — Corm globose, h in. diam. Stems 

 short, simple or forked ; peduncles 1-2 in. long. Leaves setaceous, 

 very slender, 2-4 in. long. Spathe-valves ^-^ in. long. Perianth 



