Aloe.] CXL. LiLiACE^ (baker). 467 



43. A. Schoelleri, Schweinf. in Bull. Herb. Boies, ii. App. ii. 107. 

 Subacaulescent. Leaves about 10, densely rosulate, lanceolate, li-2 ft. 

 long, 5-6 in. broad low down, § in. thick, glaucous, recurved, irregularly 

 slightly repand; marginal teeth 30-35 on a side, robust, reddish. 

 Peduncle 2-3 ft. long. Raceme simple, dense, 6-10 in. long ; pedicels 

 J in. long ; bracts large, ovate. Perianth in a young state cut more 

 than half-way down. 



Nile land. Eritrea : Kohaito Plateau, 8400-8700 ft., Schweinfurth, 158 ! 



44. A. Schweinfurthiiy Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xviii. 175. 

 Leaves ensiform, 1-1 J ft. long, 2 in. broad low down, narrowed gradually 

 to a long point ; marginal teeth close, large, deltoid, tipped with brown. 

 Peduncle stout, compressed, branched, 2 ft. long. Racemes cylindrical, 

 moderately dense, the end one 6-9 in. long ; lower pedicels J-i in. long ; 

 bracts small, ovate or lanceolate. Perianth pale red, 10-12 lin. long; 

 tube short, campanulate. Stamens as long as the perianth. 



Nile Xfand. British East Africa : Niamniam ; at Makporru Hill, Schweinfurth, 

 ser. iii. 167 ! 



45. A. littoralis. Baker in Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, Bot. i. 263. A 

 shrub 6-10 ft. high, with a usually simple trunk, as thick as a man's 

 arm, rarely thicker. Leaves densely rosulate, unspotted, ensiform, 

 acuminate, 2-3 ft. long, 2-2J in. broad low down ; marginal teeth 

 spreading, horny, deltoid, -^ in. long. Peduncle panicled, 4-5 ft. long, 

 including the inflorescence ; racemes cylindrical, moderately dense, 1 ft. 

 long ; pedicels \-\ in. long ; bracts ovate-lanceolate, rather longer than 

 the pedicels. Perianth 1 in. long ; tube very short. Stamens as long 

 as the perianth. — Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xviii. 174. 



Jbo-wer Guineas Angola : Loanda ; frequent through the coast region, WeU 

 witsch, 3727 ! 



46. A. crjrptopoda. Baker in Journ. Bot. 1884, 52. Leaves ensi- 

 form, 1 J-2 ft. long, 3 in. broad low down ; marginal teeth deltoid, 

 crowded, spreading, medium-sized. Peduncle forked, moderately stout, 

 terete. Racemes cylindrical, J-1 ft. long; pedicels ascending, lower 

 J-J in. long; bracts ovate, as long as the pedicels. Perianth bright 

 red, 1 in. long; tube very short. Stamens as long as the perianth. 

 Capsule oblong-trigonous, under 1 in. long. 



ncozamb. Dist. Portuguese East Africa : banks of the Zambesi, opposite Sena, 

 KirJc, 96 ! Nhaoridue, on sterile rocky hills, Menyharth, 1238 ! 



47. A. abyssinica. Lam. Ency'c. i. 8G {excl. syn.). Caudex short, 

 simple. Leaves densely rosulate, ensiform, deep green, often spotted when 

 young, 1 J-2 ft. long, 3-4 in. broad low down ; marginal teeth large, deltoid, 

 tipped with brown. Peduncle branched, lJ-2 ft. long; racemes dense, 

 oblong, 3-4 in. long ; lower pedicels J-1 in. long ; bracts small, ovate. 

 Perianth yellow, 1 in. long ; segments twice as long as the oblong tube. 

 Stamens about as long as the perianth. Capsule oblong-trigonous, 1 in. 

 long, obscurely stipitate.— Roem. & Schultes, Syst. Veg. vii. G95 ; Sahn- 



