354 cxxxvi. iRiDE^ (baker). [Lapeyroitsia, 



12. L. odoratissima. Baker in Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, Bot. 

 i. 273, t. ^^j{J,Ji(/s. 2-0. Conn ovoid, ^ in. diam. ; tunics rigid, nearly 

 black, reticulated. Produced basal leaves 2, linear, erect, moderately 

 firm, i- ft. long, ^-J in. broad. Stem simple, very short. Spike dense, 

 simple, many-fiowered ; spathe-valves linear, green, herbaceous, the 

 outer 8-5 in. long. Perianth white, very fragrant ; tube cylindrical, 

 4-5 in. long; segments lanceolate, very acute, IJ-lJ in. long. Fila- 

 ments very short; anthers linear, J in. long. — Handb. Irid. 173. 



I^oixrer Guinea. Angola : Huilla ; subtemperate region, among bushes iu 

 sandy and stony pla.es near LopoUo, Welivitsch, 1551 ! 



13. L« cyanescens, Baker in Trans. Linn. Soc. s&r. 2, Bot. i. 272. 

 Corm globose, 1 in. diam. ; tunics coarsely cancellate. Produced basal 

 leaves 4, linear, rigid, erect, strongly nerved, 1-lJ ft. long, J-^ in. 

 broad. Stem 1^- ft. long including the inflorescence, branched from the 

 middle, acutely angled. Panicle very long ; spikes 1-2-flowered ; spathe- 

 valves green, rigid', lanceolate, the outer 1 J in. long. Perianth white, 

 tinged with violet ; tube slender, 4-5 in. long ; segments oblong, 1 in. 

 long. Stamens half as long as the perianth-limb ; anthers large, linear. 

 —Handb. Irid. 172. 



^Lourer Guinea. Angola : Huilla ; subtemperate region, hills near Humpata, 

 in spongy })laces, WeUvitsch, 1553 ! 



14. L. littoralis. Baker in Traiis. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, Bot. i. 272. 

 Corm not seen. Stem much branched, 3 in. long, furnished with 2 

 linear, firm, glabrous leaves below the inflorescence ; rhachis acutely 

 angled, flexuose ; branches 1-3-flowered ; spathe-valves lanceolate, green, 

 subequal, 1 in. long. Flower not seen. Capsule obovoid-oblong, ;J-Jin. 

 long. — Handb. Irid. 172. 



Xio-wer Guinea. Angola : Mossamedes, on sandy hills by the seashore, Wel- 

 witsch ! 



No specimen in the Kew Herbarium. 



15. L. holostachya, Baker in Kew Bulletin, 1894, 391. Corm 

 ovoid, i in. diam. ; tunics of matted fibres, dark brown. Produced 

 leaves 4-5, contiguous, erect, thin, linear, glabrous, the largest 6-8 in. 

 long, \-l in. broad. Stem slender, simple, 1 ft. long. Flowers 4-5, in 

 a very lax simple erect spike ; spathe-valves green ; outer the longest, 

 lanceolate, \-h in. long. Perianth lilac ; tube slender, erect, 1 in. long ; 

 segments lanceolate, half as long as the tube. Stamens just exserted 

 from the tube. Style-branches spreading, \ in. long. 



nXozamb. I>ist. British Central Africa : Urungu ; Fwambo, Carson, 14 of 

 1893 collection \ 



1('>. La. cruenta. Baker, Handh.Irid. 173. Corm ovoid, with finely 

 reticulated fibrous brown tunics. Leaves about 6 in a distichous basal 

 rosette, linear, thin, glabrous, \-\ ft. long. Flowers 3-12 in a lax 

 secund spike: outer spathe ovate, green, \-\ in. long. Perianth pale 

 red ; tube slender, cylindrical, 1-1 1 in. long ; segments of the limb 

 oblong, \~\ in. long, the three lower with a dark spot at the base. 



