Puate 1939.. 
ALOE KNIPHOFIOIDES, Baker. 
A. kniphofioides, Baker (sp. nov.) ; acaulis, foliis linearibus rigidulis 
. i i in racemum laxum sim- 
plicem elongatum dispositis, bracteis ovatis acuminatis, pedicellis 
ascendentibus bracteis subequilongis, perianthio pallide rubello tubo 
cylindrico, segmentis lineari-oblongis tubo triplo brevioribus, genitali- 
bus inclusis, 
. Pondoland, in damp grassy places on Mount Enkansweni, 
near the high road between the river Umtamerina and Emagusheni, 
alt. 4,000 ft., Dee. 1885, Tyson (2829). 
Folia pedalia vel sesquipedalia, 15-2 lin. lata. Racemus pedalis. 
- Perianthiwm 15-18 lin. longum. 
Pee 
This is a most distinct new species of Aloe, without any near alliance 
with anything already known.—J. G. Baker. 
Fig. 1. Portion of leaf showing recurved marginal teeth. 2. Longitudinal seetio: 
of flowers. 3. Stamen, front and back. 4. Transverse section of ovary. Enlarged. 
