Kniphqfia.] CXL. LiLiACEiE (baker). 453 



long, lax in the lower part, dense upwards; pedicels short; bracts 

 acuminate, {-^ in. long. Perianth IJ in. long, constricted above the 

 ovaiy, often curved ; lobes short, ovate. Stamens f the length of the- 

 perianth. Style exserted. 



wrile I.and. Gallaland : Arusa Distr. ; Sheikh Mahomed, Donaldson Smith. 

 No specimen in the Kew Herbarium. 



10. K. zombensis. Baker in Kew Bulletin, 1893, 158. Leaves 

 many, ensiform, subcoriaceous, 1-2 ft. and more long, j in. broad 

 low down, smooth on the margin, not strongly keeled. Peduncle long, 

 stout. Raceme dense, 3-4 in. long; pedicels very short; bracts 

 linear, white with a distinct brown keel, the lower | in. long. Perianth 

 cylindrical, narrowed towards the base, 1 in. long ; lobes small, 

 ovate. Stamens hot exserted. Style finally exserted. Capsule globose, 

 J in. diam. 



Mozamb. Bist. British Central Africa: Nyasaland; abundant on the slopes 

 of Mount Zomba, Buchanan, 161 ! Mount Malosa, 4000-6000 ft,, Whyte ! and with- 

 out precise locality, Buchanan, 664 ! 



11. K. Kirkii, Baker in Gard. Chron. 1887, ii. 712. Leaver 

 numerous, ensiform, acutely keeled, reaching a length of 5-0 ft. and a 

 breadth of 2-2J in. above the base, nearly smooth on the edges. 

 Peduncle moderately stout, 4 ft. long. Raceme dense, 4-5 in. long ; 

 pedicels short, deflexed ; bracts oblong, obtuse, the lower J in. long. 

 Perianth slender, cylindrical, orange or tinged with red, 1^-1^ in. long; 

 lobes small, ovate. Stamens and style as long as the perianth. 



IM[ozaint>> I>l.Ht> Zanzibar (?), cultivated specimen. Kirk ! 

 Described from a living plant sent by Sir John Kirk in 1884 to Kew, where it 

 flowered in November 1887. 



12. K. densiflora, Engl. Hochgehirgsfl. Trop. Afr. 1G3. Caudex 

 thick, woody, 4-8 in. long below the rosette of leaves. Leaves 

 numerous, ensiform, 16-20 in. long, nearly 1 in. broad low down, 

 serrulate on the margin. Peduncle stout, 2-3 ft. long. Raceme denize, 

 8-12 in. long; pedicels short, deflexed ; bracts ovate-lanceolate, \-\ in. 

 long. Perianth funnel-shaped, \ in. long, slightly constricted above 

 the ovary, \-\ in. diam. at the throat. Stamens and style much 

 exserted. Capsule subglobose, smooth, \-\ in. diam. 



irile Iiand. Abyssinia : Urahut; Mount Erareta, Schimper, 701 ! 



13. K. foliosa, Hochst. in Flora, 1844, 31. Rootstock short, with 

 many cylindrical fibres. Leaves numerous, ensiform, lJ-2 ft. long, 

 1-lJ in. broad above the dilated base, acutely keeled, scabrous on the 

 margin. Peduncle stout, erect, as long as the leaves. Raceme very 

 dense, ^-1 ft. long ; pedicels very short, deflexed ; bracts ovate, acute, 

 the lower \ in. long. Perianth subcylindrical, bright yellow or tinned 

 with red, J in. long; lobes small, ovate. Stamens and style much 

 exserted. — Baker in Joum. Rot. 1874, 4; Bot. Mag. t. ♦1742. K. 



