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the central ones the largest, 4-4^ in. long, ^ in. broad. Umbel of 

 5 2-3-flowered rays ; bracts 5, linear-lanceolate, 2-4 in. long. 

 Perianth above an inch long ; outer segments oblong-spathulate ; 

 inner oblanceolate, spotted with pm'ple. Stamens shorter than 

 segments. Style exserted. 



Hab. Minas Geraes, near Barbacena, PoJil. 



8. A. APERTiFLORA Bakcr. — Flowering stem above 3 ft. long, its 

 leaves distant, linear, rigid, lanceolate, acuminate, ascending, at 

 most 1|— 2 in. long. Umbel of 4-5 long 4-5-flowered rays ; bracts 

 very minute, rigid, lanceolate. Perianth an inch long ; segments 

 oblanceolate-unguiculate, reflexing when expanded from half-way 

 down like a Martagon lily, the three inner narrower and more acute 

 than the three outer. Stamens distinctly shorter than the seg- 

 ments. 



Hab. Paraguay, between Villa Kica and Caaguazu, Balansa 528 ! 



9. A. Sellowiana Seubert in Mart. Fl. Bras. iii. 173. — Flowering 

 stem above a foot long. Leaves linear, rigid, reaching an inch 

 in length on the flowering stem, 3-4 in. on the sterile stem. 

 Umbel of 2-5 2-3-flowered branches ; bracts few, linear, rigid, 

 under an inch long. Perianth-segments an inch long, all oblan- 

 ceolate-unguiculate. Stamens distinctly shorter than the seg- 

 ments. 



Hab. South Brazil, Sello, Weir 439 ! 



10. A. zamioides Baker in Journ. Bot. 1877, 262. — Sterile 

 stem a foot or more long. Leaves lax, erecto-patent, sessile, 

 lanceolate, firm in texture, strongly veined, 4-5 in. long, |-1 in. 

 broad. Fertile stem 3-4 ft. long. Leaves distant, sessile, lanceo- 

 late, ascending, 2-3 in. long. Umbel of about 6 compound rays 

 G-8 in. long; bracts many, linear, 1|- in. long. Perianth l^^-li in. 

 long ; segments oblanceolate-unguiculate, ^-|- in. broad, yellow, 

 much spotted with claret-purple. Stamens an inch long. 



Hab. Brazil ; Province of Goyaz, Gardner 4009 1 



11. A. BRAsiLiENsis Sprcug. Syst. ii. 81. — Floweriug stem 3-4 ft. 

 long. Leaves remote, subcoriaceous, not resupinate, the central 

 ones the largest, oblong-lanceolate, 2 in. long, ^-^ in. broad. 

 Umbel of 5 1-3-flowered rays ; bracts 5, linear. Perianth IJ in. 

 long ; segments oblong-spathulate, reddish yellow, inner spotted 

 with brown. Stamens shorter than the segments. 



Hab. Central Brazil ; Provinces of Goyaz and Minas Geraes ; gathered by 

 Pohl and Sello. 



12. A. BuRCHELLii Baker in Journ. Bot. 1877, 262.— Sterile 

 stem 2 ft. long ; its leaves mainly confined to the upper half, 

 lanceolate, 3-4 in. long, f in. broad, moderately firm in texture, 

 glaucous beneath. Leaves of the fertile stem linear, erecto- 

 patent, 3-4 in. long. Umbel of 2-3 simple or forked rays 2-3 in. 

 long; bracts about 4, large, linear. Perianth about an inch long ; 

 segments all oblanceolate-unguiculate, \ in. broad. Stamens 

 about as long as the perianth. 



Hab. Central Brazil; Goyaz, BurchcU 6883—2 ! 



