Rate 23G4. 



VELLOZIA AEABICA, BaTcer. 



Amaryllidaceje. Tribe Yellozie.e. 



"^ . {Xerophyta) arabica, 7?rtA-er in Ketv Bulletin, ISQi, 342 ; herbacea, 

 acaulescens v. caules breves snepe fornians vestigiis fibrosis folioruiu 

 delapsorum fibrosis vaginaiites, foliis raclicalibus v. quasi radicalibus 

 anguste^ linearibus apicein versus attenuatis planis v. plus minus 

 conduplicatis patentibus recurvisve longitudinaliter striatis glabris 

 prope apicem marginibus setuloso-scabriusculis, pedunculis solitariis 

 unifloris gracilibus cum ovario et perianthii segmentis exterioribus 

 plus minus glanduloso-papillosis, segmentis perianthii oblongis v. ovali- 

 oblongig obtusiusculis, antheris 6 linearibus complanatis filamento basi 

 mappendiculato 3-6 -plo longioribus. 



Hab. Arabia ; Hadramaut, 4000 ft. alt., Lunt (Xo. 205). 



Badix fibrosa, fibris primariis elongatis ramulos breves laterales 

 emittentibus, Caides interdum |-1^ poll, longi. Folia 1-3 poll. 

 ^onga, ^\-:y poll. lata. Pedimndua l-2i poll, longtis. Flores albi v. 

 carnosi |-1 poll. diam. 



The nearest ally of this species is, I think, V. humilis, Baker, of 

 ».K Africa.— D. Oliver. 



Fig. 1. Apes of leaf. 2. Anthers, back and front views. 3. Ovary, style aud 

 '•♦'Sma. All enlarged. 



