396 cxxxvii. AMARYLLIDE.E (baker) [CHnum, 



many in an umbel; spathe-valves 4 in. long; pedicels erect, 1^-1 J in. 

 long. Perianth-tube straight or slightly curved, 4— 4^ in. long ; segments 

 linear, ascending, many-nerved, much tinged with red, half as long as 

 the tube. Filaments red, as long as the perianth-segments. 



nXozamb. Blst. British Central Africa : Boruma, on the River Zambesi, 

 Menyharth, 690 ! 



8. C. belkianiun, Schinz in Bull. Herb. Boiss. iv. App. iii. 47. 

 Leaves ensiform, about 15 in. long, IJ in. broad, narrowed to the tip, 

 scabrous on the margin. Peduncle robust. Flowers many in an umbel, 

 pedicellate. Perianth-tube straight, erect, 4-4J in. long ; segments 

 spreading, lanceolate, above 2 in. long, \ in. broad. Filaments nearly 

 as long as the perianth-segments. 



Iiower Guinea. German »South-west Africa : Hereroland, Belck, 60d. 



No specimen at Kew. 



0. C. sub^cemuuxn, Baker in Gard. Chron. 1881, xvi. 180. Bulb 

 large, globose. Leaves lorate, erect. Peduncle moderately stout, 

 1|-2J ft. long. Flowers 10-15 in an umbel; pedicels sometimes 

 1-1 J in. long ; spathe-valves large, ovate-lanceolate, reflexing. Perianth- 

 tube slender, cylindrical, 4-5 in. long, curved before the flower expands ; 

 segments lanceolate or linear, greenish-white, with a faint tinge of 

 purple, half as long as the tube. Filaments bright red, under 2 in. long ; 

 anthers linear, J in. long. Style overtopping the anthers. — Baker, 

 Handb. AmarylHd. 84. 



nXozaxiil). Blst. Portuguese East Africa : Zambesi Delta ; Kongoni River, 

 Kirk, 317 ! Lower Zambesi ; Shupanga, Kirk ! 



10. C. purpurascens. Herb. Amaryllid. 250. Amphibious. Bulb 

 ovoid, stoloniferous, 2 in. diam. Leaves many to a bulb, suberect, 

 moderately firm, waved, bright green, strap-shaped, 1 J-3 ft. long, 1 J in. 

 broad at the middle. Peduncle slender, shorter than the leaves. Flowers 

 4-G subsessile in an umbel ; spathe-valves lanceolate, 2-3 in, long. 

 Perianth- tube slender, tinged with purple, 5-6 in. long; segments 

 lanceolate, spreading, half as long as the tube. Filaments purple, nearly 

 as long as the perianth segments ; anthers, linear, J-f in. long. Style 

 overtopping the anthers. — Baker in Bot. Mag. t. 6525 & Handb. 

 Amaryllid. 84, ex parte. 



Upper Guinea. Lagos : Ayesane, Millen, 174 of 1893 collection ! Niger 

 Delta : Bonny, Kalhreyer, 57 ! 



Iiower Guinea. Corisco Island, Mann, 1878 ! 



11, C. natans,,i?aA;er. Aquatic. Bulb small, narrow-ovoid, sending 

 out many long root fibres. Leaves as many as 20 to a bulb, submerged, 

 strap-shaped, membranous, waved, 3 ft. long, 1-1 J in. broad at the 

 middle. Inflorescence, perianth and stamens as in C. pitrpurascena, 

 Herb., but stouter. 



Upper Guinea. Sierra Leone : near Franziga, Scott-Elliot, 4732 ! near 

 Kurusu, Scott-Elliot, 5542 ! Gold Coast, Burton Sf Cameron ! Fernando Po, " in 

 fresh-water streams," Mann, 1416! Niger Deltas in running water "just above 

 the influence of the sea," Kirk! 



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