534 CXL. LiLiACE^ (baker). [Albiica. 



red-brown keei. Stamens all perfect ; anthers linear-oblong ; filaments 

 linear, 5-6 times the length of the anthers. Style subulate, twice the 

 length of the ovoid-oblong ovary. Capsule ovoid, above J in. long. 



zrile Ziand. British East Africa : Niamniam ; at the River Boddo, near Abu 

 Samat's Seriba, Schweinfurth, ser. iii„ 168. 



No specimen at Kew. 



19. Ae chlorantha, Welw. ex Baker in Trails. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, 

 Bot. i. 251. Bulb globose, IJin. diam. ; outer tunics membranous, 

 brown. Leaves several, ensiform, 1^-2 ft. long, above 1 in. broad 

 low down, tapering gradually to a long point. Peduncle 2-3 ft. long. 

 Raceme moderately dense, cylindrical, 1 ft. long ; pedicels very short ; 

 bracts lanceolate, acuminate, the lower 1 in. long. Perianth about 

 1 in. long ; segments linear-oblong, yellow, with a broad green keel. 

 Stamens all fertile ; anthers oblong, J in. long ; filaments linear-subulate. 

 Style subulate, J in. long. 



l^o-wer Guinea. Angola : Pungo Andongo ; banks of the River Cuanza, Wei- 

 witsch, 3835 ! 



20. A. angolensis, Welw. ex Baker in Saund. Ref. Bot. t. 336. 

 Bulb large, ovoid ; outer tunics membranous. Leaves 6-8, suberect, 

 ensiform, 2-3 ft. long, 1 in. broad low down, narrowed gradually 

 from the middle to the apex. Peduncle stifily erect, reaching a length 

 of 5-6 ft. Baceme cylindrical, dense upwards, 1-1 J ft. long; pedicels 

 short, erecto-patent, the lower \-^ in. long ; bracts linear from an ovate 

 base, 1-1 1- in. long, protruding beyond the buds. Perianth 1 in. or 

 more long ; segments linear-oblong, yellow, with a broad green or red- 

 brown keel. Stamens all fertile ; anthers oblong ; filaments subulate 

 from a lanceolate base. Style slender, J-| in. long. — Baker in Trans. 

 Linn. Soc. ser. 2, Bot. i. 251 ; Journ. Linn. Soc. xiii. 290 ; Engl. Hoch- 

 gebirgsfl. Trop. Afr. 166. A abyssinica, Baker in Gard. Chron. 1872, 392. 



ItO-wer Guinea. Angola : Huilla ; in meadows near Lopollo, Welwitsch, 

 3836 ! and without precise locality, Antunes ! Malange, Buchner ! Pungo Andongo, 

 3Iechow ! 



Soutli Central. Lunda, Fogge, 433, 



21. A. Bainesii, Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xiii. 290. Leaves 

 linear, lJ-2 ft. long, 1 in. broad low down, channelled down the 

 face. Peduncle stout. Raceme moderately dense, 15-18 in. long; 

 pedicels ascending, lower 1 in. long ; bracts lanceolate-sufculate, 

 protruding beyond the buds ; lower as long as the pedicels. Perianth 

 1-1 J in. long ; segments oblong, pale yellow, with a many-nerved red- 

 brown keel. Stamens all fertile ; anthers small, oblong ; filaments 

 lanceolate-subulate, | in. long. Style subulate, 8-9 lin. long. 



MCozamb. 3>ist. British Central Africa : Ngamiland ; between Kobis and 

 North Shaw Valley, Baines ! 



22. A. Schinzii, Baker. Bulb globose, 2-3 in. diam. Leaves 4, 

 erect, lanceolate or linear, sheathing the lower part of the stem, the 

 outer one the largest, 6-8 in. long, 1 in. broad at the middle. 



