Gladiolus.] cxxxvi. iride^ (baker). 369 



long, ^J in. broad, with a thick stramineous midrib and edges. Stem 

 moderately stout, terete, 1 J ft. long, bearing 1 reduced leaf. Spike lax, 

 few-flowered ; spathe-valves green, lanceolate, the lower 2 in. long. 

 Perianth bright yellow, 3-3 J in. long ; tube narrowly funnel-shaped, 

 curved at the apex ; upper segments cucullate, suborbicular, cuspidate, 

 1 in. broad, as long as the tube ; lower smaller. Stamens shorter 

 than the upper segments. — Handb. Irid. 214 ; Engl. Hochgebirgsfl. 

 Trop. Afr. 176. 



Mozaxab. I>lst> German East Africa: Mount Kilimanjaro; last zone of 

 vegetation below the perpetual snow. New ! Vol/cens, 975 ! 



May be an extreme form of G. quartinianus. 



28. G. splendidus, Rendle in Joum. Linn. Soc. xxx. 406. Pro- 

 duced stem-leaves 4, rigid, linear, with thickened stramineous midrib 

 and edges, the lowest 2 ft. long, \ in. broad. Stem robust, 3-4 ft. long 

 including the spike. Spike simple, lax, secund, above 1 ft. long, 7-8- 

 flowered ; spathe-valves lanceolate, 3 in. long in the lower flowers. 

 Perianth bright crimson, above 4 in. long ; tube funnel-shaped, curved, 

 under 2 in. long ; dorsal segment suborbicular, 2 J in. long, 20 lin. 

 broad ; lateral rather narrower and shorter ; 3 lower much smaller. 

 Stamens 1 in. shorter than the upper segment ; anthers linear, above 

 ^ in. long. 



IWIozamb. X>ist. German East Africa : Mount Kilimanjaro, above Morang, 

 ascending to 10,000 ft., Taylor. 



29. G. multiflorus, Baker in Trans. Linn. Soc. se)\ 2, Bat. i. 269. 

 Corm globose, 1-1 J in. diam.; tunics of fine crisped matted fibres. 

 Produced leaves 4-5, ensiform, glabrous, moderately firm, the lower 

 9-12 in. long, J-| in. broad. Stem moderately stout, terete, 1-1 J in. 

 long, with 1-2 reduced sheathing leaves. Spike simple, dense, sub- 

 secund, 1 ft. long ; spathe-valves rigid, lanceolate, imbricate, the lower 

 1 in. long. Perianth bright purple, 1^ in. long; tube curved, slender 

 dilated at the apex, half as long as the limb ; upper segments oblong, 

 obtuse ; lower as long, but narrower and unguiculate. Stamens nearly 

 as long as the perianth-limb. — Handb. Irid. 221 ; Engl. Hochgebirgsfl. 

 Trop. Afr. 177. 



Ijonver Guinea. Angola : Huilla ; temperate region, in woods at Monino, 

 Welwitsch, 1538 ! 



30. G. spicatuSy Klatt in Linncea, xxxv. 377. Corm medium- 

 sized. Produced basal leaves 4-5, ensiform, moderately firm, 1-1 2 ft. 

 long, J-J in. broad. Stem 2 ft. long, moderately stout, terete, bearing 

 2-3 reduced sheathing leaves. Spike dense, secund, 8-9 in. long; 

 spathe-valves lanceolate, rigid, greenish-brown, the lower 1 in. long. 

 Perianth bright red-purple, 1 J in. long ; tube curved, narrowly funnel- 

 shaped, I in. long ; upper segments oblong, obtuse, nearly twice as long 

 as the tube, J in. broad ; lower as long, obovate-unguiculate. Stamens 

 distinctly shorter than the Hmb ; anthers linear, -} in. long. — Baker, 

 Handb. Irid. 221. 



Upper Guinea. Niger Territory : Nupe ; near Jeba on the Kworra, J?ar<er.' 



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