Chlorophytum.^ cxl. liliace^ (baker). 497 



base. Peduncle short, slender. Raceme very lax, usually simple, 4-G 

 in. long ; bracts lanceolate, the lower \-\ in. long ; pedicels very short, 

 articulated at the middle, the lower 2-3-nate. Perianth white, \ in. 

 long; segments narrow, 3-nerved in the keel. Anthers small, oblong. 



Upper Guinea. Cameroons : Bipinde, Zenker, 866 ! Batanga, Bates, 321 ! 



Iiower Guinea. Gaboon : banks of the Gaboon River, Mann, 1030 ! on rocks in 

 the river bank at Mfoa, 85 miles east of Gaboon, Bates, 524 ! Island of Ndjole, 

 Ogowe River, Thollon, 722 ! 



6. C. Holstii, Engl. Pfl. Ost-Afr. C. 140. Root-fibres long, wiry, 

 spreading, branched. Leaves about 6 to a tuft ; petiole 3 in. long ; 

 blade moderately firm, lanceolate, glabrous, 4-5 in. long, ^-| in. broad 

 at the middle, narrowed gradually to the base and apex. Peduncle 

 slender, glabrous, angled, deeply sulcate, shorter than the leaves. 

 Raceme simple, lax ;' bracts lanceolate, lower \ in. long ; pedicels very 

 short, lower fascicled. Perianth \ in. long ; segments linear-oblong. 

 Anthers small, oblong, as long as the filaments. 



Mozamb. Blst. German East Africa : Usambara ; Amboni, Holstt 2674 ! 



7. ChrevipeSy Baker. Rootstock oblique ; root-fibres wiry. Leaves 

 many to a stem ; petiole slender, J ft. long ; blade membranous, glabrous, 

 lanceolate, J ft. long, 1 in. broad at the middle, narrowed gradually to 

 the base and acute apex. Peduncle slender, Q-'^ in. long, bearing 1-2 

 empty bracts. Raceme simple, very lax, finally 8-9 in. long; bracts 

 small, ovate or lanceolate ; lower pedicels 2-3-nate, \ in. long, articulated 

 at the middle. Perianth \ in. long; segments linear. Capsule \ in. 

 long, \ in. diam. 



MIozamb. Dist. Portuguese East Africa : Makua ; Narauli Hills, Last I 



8. C. bracteatum, Hua, Contr. Fl. Congo Fran<^. Lil. 21. Root- 

 stock short, oblique; root-fibres thickened; neck not setose. Leaves 

 many ; petiole channelled, 3-8 in. long ; blade lanceolate, 3-7 in. long, 

 reaching 1 in. or more in breadth, 12-15-nerved, membranous, slightly 

 villous beneath. Peduncles 2-3, short, glabrous. Raceme very lax, 

 J ft. long ; bracts lanceolate, the lower above 1 in. long ; pedicels short, 

 2-3-nate, articulated above the middle. Perianth white, \ in. long ; 

 segments linear. Stamens nearly as long as the perianth. 



upper Guinea. Niger Territory' : Nupe, Barter, 1314 (ex Sua). 

 JtO'weT Guinea. French Congo ; Ngoma, Lecomte, b104 ! 



9. C. scabrum. Baker. Rootstock tuberous, crowned with 

 ovate scales; root-fibres many, slender. Leaves '6-8 to a stem ; petiole 

 3-4 in. long, channelled down the face ; blade oblong-lanceolate, firm, 

 scabrous, 6-9 in. long, lJ-2 in. broad above the middle, narrowed very 

 gradually to the base, not ciliated on the margin, with close raised 

 densely pubescent ribs on the under surface. Peduncle very short. 

 Raceme dense, simple, oblong, 2 in. long; pedicels short, ascending, 

 articulated above the middle, the lower geminate ; bracts small. Flowers 

 not seen. Capsule subglobose, J in. long. 



Iiower Guinea. Augoln, Welwitsch, 3805 ! 

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