Anthericum.] cxl. liliace^ (baker). 485 



23. A. purpuratum, Rendle in Joum. Linn. Soc. xxx. 413. 

 Leaves linear, subrigid, glabrous, 1 ft. long, J in. broad. Peduncle 

 naked, flattened, about as long as the leaves. Eaceme simple, i ft. 

 long ; pedicels short, articulated at the middle, lower geminate ; bracts 

 small, purple, ovate, acuminate. Perianth h in. long; segments linear- 

 lanceolate, purple at the base and on the keel. Stamens nearly as long 

 as the perianth ; anthers linear, J in. long ; filaments flattened, spotted 

 with crimson. 



Xrile Iiand. British East Africa: Taita Mountains, Gregory ! 

 No specimen at Kew. 



24. A. uyuiense, Rendle in Joum. Linn. Soc. xxx. 415. Root- 

 fibres slender ; neck crowned with short bristles. Leaves 5 to a 

 stem, linear, glabrous, the longest 20-22 in. long, 2J-4 lin. broad. 

 Peduncle naked, shorter than the leaves, flattened upwards, not winged. 

 Raceme simple, 4 in. long ; rhachis not flexuose ; pedicels short, ascend- 

 ing, articulated below the middle, lower geminate ; bracts small, ovate- 

 acuminate. Perianth J-| in. long ; segments linear-oblong, 5-nerved 

 in the purple keel. Stamens as long as the perianth ; anthers linear, 

 above ^ in. long ; filaments flattened, glabrous. 



nCozamb. 3>lst. German East Africa : between Uyui and the coast, Taylor ! 

 No specimen at Kew. 



25. A. monophyllum. Baker in Joum. Bot. 1878, 324. Rootstock 

 a globose tuber crowned with many fine bristles ; root-fibres slender. 

 Stem slender, angled, pubescent, h in. long, with a sheath at the base 

 and a single lanceolate glabrous coriaceous leaf 6-9 in. long, with a 

 clasping base from the middle. Raceme simple, moderately dense, 

 l-o in. long ; rhachis pubescent ; pedicels ascending, articulated at the 

 middle, \-\ in. long, all solitary; bracts lanceolate or linear from a 

 broad base, the lower J in. long. Perianth J-^ in. long ; segments 

 linear-oblong, with a 3-nerved brown keel. Anthers linear, J in. long, 

 as long as the glabrous filament. 



mile Iiand. British East Africa : Jur ; Jur Ghattas, Schweinfurth, 1793 ! 



26. A. caulescens. Baker in Joum. Linn. Soc. xv. 303. Root- 

 fibres fleshy, cylindrical. Root-leaves about 3, lanceolate, membranous, 

 glabrous, not ciliated on the margin, the longest 1 ft. long, |-1 in. broad. 

 Stem long, slender, bearing 3-4 large leaves of similar texture. Racemes 

 very lax, the lower J ft. long, forming a panicle 1 ft. long ; pedicels 

 ascending, J-| in. long, articulated at the middle, the lower ;;-4-nate ; 

 bracts minute, ovate, cuspidate. Perianth J in. long ; segments linear, 

 with a 3-nerved green keel. Stamens distinctly shorter than the 

 perianth ; anthers minute, oblong, much shorter than the glabrous 

 filaments. Capsule globose, \ in. long. 



Upper Guinea. Niger Territory : Nupe, Barter, 1515 ! 



27. A. triphyllum, Baker. Rootstock tuberous, fibres slender, 

 wiry. Produced leaves about 3, with a long sheathing base and a sub- 

 coriaceous glabrous lanceolate blade 4-6 in. long, ^-h in. broad at the 



