40G CXL. LiLiACELE (baker). [Chlm^ophytum. 



a stem, linear, 6-8 in. long, \ in. broad, narrowed into a short petiole, 

 glabrous on the upper surface, hairy on the conspicuous ribs beneath. 

 Peduncle pubescent, 2 in. long. Raceme nearly as long as the peduncle, 

 1 5-1 6-flowered ; bracts ovate, acuminate, the lowest lanceolate, f in. 

 long; pedicels solitary or geminate, articulated belov/ the middle. 

 Perianth f in. long; segments lanceolate, 3-5-nerved in the keel. 

 Anthers J in. long, as long as the filaments. 



Mozamb. Slst. German East Africa : Unyamwezi ; Uyui, Taylor! 



No specimen in the Kew Herbarium. 



2. C. ramiferum, Rendle in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxx. 421. Root- 

 stock stout, finely setose at the crown ; root-fibres long, fusiform below 

 the tip. Leaves 7-9 to a stem, membranous, linear, 1 ft. or more long, 

 6-8 lin. broad, narrowed into a petiole 2-3 in. long. Peduncle leafless, 

 8-10 in. long. Racemes 3-4, lax, forming a panicle nearly 1 ft. long ; 

 bracts ovate, cuspidate, 4-5 lin. long ; pedicels 3-nate, articulated near 

 the apex. Perianth \ in. long ; segments lanceolate, 5 -nerved in the 

 brown keel. Stamens nearly as long as the perianth; anthers 1-1 J lin. 

 long, shorter than the filaments. 



IMEozaxub. Bist. German East. Africa : between the coast and Uyui, Taylor ! 

 No specimen in the Kew Herbarium. 



3. C. Afzelii, Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xv. 323. Root-fibres 

 cylindrical, fleshy. Leaves with a distinct petiole 2-5 in. long, and a 

 thin glabrous lanceolate blade 5-6 in. long, 1-1^ in. broad at the middle, 

 narrowed gradually to the apex and base. Peduncle 1-2 in. long. 

 Raceme dense, simple, oblong, 2-3 in. long ; pedicels very short, ascend- 

 ing, articulated near the apex, the lower 3-4-nate ; bracts small, deltoid - 

 cuspidate. Flowers not seen. Capsule obovoid,"emarginate, J in. long, 

 \ in. diam. 



Upper Guinea. Sierra Leone : under trees, at Wallia, Scott-Elliot, 4642 I 

 and without precise locality, Afzelius ! Don ! Barry ! 



4. C. misenim, Rendle in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxx. 420. Root-fibres 

 short, tuberous at the tip. Leaves 4, lanceolate, ciliated on the edge, 

 4-5 in. long, 8 lin. broad, narrowed into a petiole 1\ in. long. Peduncle 

 5-6 in. long. Raceme simple, 3-4 in. long, dense in the upper part, 

 lax downwards ; pedicels short, 3-nate, articulated above the middle ; 

 bracts lanceolate, acuminate, the lower J- J in. long. Perianth \ in. 

 long ; segments oblong-lanceolate, 2-3-nerved on the keel. Anthers 

 very small ; filaments flattened. 



Mozamb. I>isti> German East Africa : between the coast and Uyui, Taylor ! 

 No specimen in the Kew Herbarium. 



5. C. alismsefolium. Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xv. 324. Root- 

 stock oblique, cylindrical ; root-fibres few, long, slender, bearing tubers 

 at the end. Leaves 4-6 to a tuft ; petiole distinctly channelled. 3-4 in. 

 long; blade thin, glabrous, lanceolate, 4-6 in. long, | in. broad low 

 down, narrowed gradually to the acuminate apex, rather rounded at the 



