Romulea.'] cxxxvi. iride^ (baker). 345 



Species 30-40, all nearly allied and similar in habit, many in South Africa, and 

 several in the Mediterranean Region. 



Style not overtopping the anthers. 



l*eduncle short, simple or branched. Perianth-seg- 

 ments oblong, acute . . . . . \. R. ramijiora. 

 Peduncle long, simple. Perianth-segments oblanceo- 

 late, obtuse. 



Perianth plain purple 2. R. camerooniana. 



Perianth conspicuously striped . . , . 3. R. campanuloides. 



Style overtopping the anthers . . . . . 4. R. Fischeri. 



1. R. ramiflora. Ten. Mem. 113. Corm globose, under J in. diam. ; 

 tunics tirm, castaneous. Leaves very slender, subterete, 5-0 in. long, 

 erect or arcuate, channelled down the face. Peduncle 2-3 in. long, 

 simple or branched, with a reduced leaf at the fork. Spathe-valves 

 equal, acute, \-\ in. long, green or brownish. Perianth plain purple, 

 J-^ in. long; segments oblong, acute. Stamens about half as long as 

 the perianth- limb. Style not overtopping the anthers. — Moggr. Cont. 

 Flora Mentone, t. 02. R. Linaresii, Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xvi. 

 87; Engl. Hochgebirgsfl. Trop. Afr. 172. 



"Stile Iiand. Abyssinia : Semen ; Mount Bachit, Schimper, 550 ! 

 Also in the Mediterranean Region. 



2. R. camerooniana. Baker in Journ. Bot. 187G, 236. Bulb 

 globose, ^-J in. diam. ; tunics brown, rigid, produced as fibres above its 

 neck. Leaves very slender, terete, 1 ft. long, channelled down the face. 

 Peduncle very slender, stiffly erect, 6-1) in. long, 1-fiowered. Spathe- 

 valves equal, about I in. long, both firm and green. Perianth | in. 

 long, plain purple with a white throat ; segments oblanceolate, obtuse. 

 Stamens more than half as long as the perianth limb. Style not 

 overtopping the anthers. — Baker, Handb. Irid. 102, ex parte ; Engl. 

 Hochgebirgsfl. Trop. Afr. 172, partly. 



Upper Guinea. Cameroons : Mountains at 7000-9000 ft., Mann, 2135 ! 

 Johnston, 19 ! 



'5. R. campanuloides, ffarnis in Engl. Jahrb. xix. Beihl. Xo. -17, 

 28. Jiulb globose, J— J in. diam., tunics brown, rigid. Leaves very 

 slender, subterete, erect, 1 ft. or more long, channelled down the face. 

 Peduncle slender, simple, stiffly erect, 6-9 in. long. Spathe-valve sub- 

 equal, green, lanceolate, acute, about J in. long. Perianth sessile, 

 funnel-shaped, j-| in. long ; segments oblanceolate, obtuse, distinctly 

 striped with dark lilac on a paler purple ground. Stamens half as long 

 as the perianth limb. Style not overtopping the anthers. — R. alpi/ia, 

 Rendle in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxx. 401. R. camerooniana, Baker, Handb. 

 Irid. 102, partly. 



IVKozamb. Sist. German East Africa : Kilimanjaro, 6000-10,000 ft., Thom- 

 son ! Volkens, 782 ! Taylor. 



4. R. Fischeri, Pax in Engl. Jahrb. xv. 150. Bulb globose, { in. 

 diam. Leaves subterete, channelled down the face, overtopping the 

 flowers. Peduncle slender, simple, 4-6 in. long. Spathe-valves lanceo- 



