390 cxxxvn. amaryllide^e (baker). [Hcemanthus.. 



Upper Guinea> Cameroons, Braun. 

 No specimen at Kew. 



10. H. gennariamis, ./. Braun d' Schumann in Mitth. Deutsch. 

 Schutzgeh. ii. (1889) 145. Bulb globose, 1 in. diam. Leaves about 7 to 

 a tuft, produced direct from the bulb, long-petioled, oblong, 8-10 in. 

 long, narrowed to the base, membranous when dried ; transverse 

 veinlets oblique. Peduncle long, central, unspotted. Umbel 4 in. 

 diam. ; spathe- valves lanceolate ; pedicels 1-1 J in. long. Perianth-seg- 

 ments, spreading, 5-nerved, 1 in. long, 5 times the length of the tube. 

 Filaments longer than the perianth-segments. 



upper Guinea. Cameroons, Braun. 

 No specimen at Kew. 



11. H. rotularis, Baker in Gard. Chrrni. 1877, vii. 656. Bulb 

 globose, 1 in. diam. Leaves springing directly from the bulb ; petiole 

 slender, 4-5 in. long ; blade oblong, acute, 8-9 in. long, 3-3|- in. broad ; 

 main veins 10-12 between the edge and the midrib, the inner \ in. 

 apart ; cross veinlets horizontal. Peduncle slender, J ft. long. Umbel 

 dense, 3 in. diam. ; spathe-valves about 8, lanceolate, l|-2 in. long ; 

 pedicels \-\ in. long. Perianth bright red ; tube \ in. long ; segments 

 lanceolate, 5 -nerved, twice as long as the tube. Filaments as long as 

 the perianth-segments. — Baker, Handb. Amaryllid. 65. 



Upper Guinea. Niger Territory : Lagos ; Yoruba, in forests. Barter^ 3416 1 



12. H. cinnabarinus, Decaiane in Flore des Sabres, t. 1195. Bulb 

 globose, 1 in. diam. Leaves about 4, produced direct from the bulb, 

 contemporary with the flowers; petiole 6-9 in. long; blade oblong, 

 cuspidate, 6-9 in. long, 3 in. broad, narrowed to the base; main veins 

 9-10 between the midrib and edge ; transverse veinlets oblique. 

 Peduncle slender, J-1 ft. long. Umbel dense, 3-4 in. diam. ; spathe- 

 valves many, lanceolate, 1 J in. long ; pedicels J-1 in. long. Perianth 

 bright crimson ; tube \-\ in. long ; segments lanceolate, laxly 5-nerved, 

 I in. long. Filaments bright red, 1 in. long; anthers oblong, ^V in. 

 long.— Hook, in Bot. Mag. t. 5314; Floral Mag. n.s. t. 245; Baker, 

 Handb. Amaryllid. 64. 



Upper Guinea. Gold Coast, Burton Sf Cameron ! Lagos, Moloney ! Yoruba, 

 Millson,%Q\ Rowland! Cameroons: Ambas Bay, Mann, 1^91 Rio del Rey, Jokn- 

 ston ! Cameroon mountain at 4000 ft., Mann, 1341 ! 



13. H. angolensis, Welw. ex Baker in Journ. Bot. 1878, 194. 

 Bulb globose, 1 in. diam., with a short neck. Leaves 3-4, produced 

 direct from the bulb ; petiole 6-7 in. long, dilated at the base ; blade 

 oblong, cuspidate, J-1 ft. long, 4 in. broad, rounded at the base ; main 

 veins 8-9 between the midrib and edge ; transverse veinlets fine, close, 

 oblique. Peduncle short, 1 ft. long, arising from the centre of the 

 leaves. Umbel dense, 4-5 in, diam. ; pedicels 1-1 J in. long ; spathe- 

 valves deciduous. Perianth bright crimson ; tube J in. long ; segments 

 linear, 3-5 nerved, J in. long. Filaments about 1 in. long ; anthers 

 oblong, Jj^ in. long. — Baker, Handb. Amaryllid. (5 5. 



X.ower^ Guinea. Angola: Golungo Alto, 1000-2400 ft., Welivitsch, 4008! 



