Urginea,'] cxl. liliacile (baker). 539 



1-2 ft. long; pedicels rigid, spreading or erecto-patent, articulated at 

 the apex, the lower |-1 in. long; bracts smaU, lanceolate, spurred. 

 Perianth campanulate, \ in. long; segments oblong, with a 1 -nerved 

 red-brown keel. Stamens rather shorter than the perianth ; anthere 

 small, oblong ; filaments slightly flattened. Capsule globose, acutely 

 angled, ^ in. diam. — Fl. Cap. vi. 470; Ornithoyalum altissimum^ Linn, 

 f. Suppl. 11)9; Kunth, Enum. iv. 357; 0. giyanteum, Jacq. Hort. 

 Schoen, t. 87; Drimia altissima, Gawl. Bot. Mag. t. 1074. 



Upper Guinea. Sierra Leone: near Kafogo, Scott-Elliot, 5537 ! Niger Terri- 

 tofy : Nupe ; between llorin and the Niger, Barter, 3432! 



Jaoyir&v Guinea, Loango : near Ponta Negra, Soyaux, 117! 



IMCozamb. Dlst. British Central Africa : Urungu ; Fwainbo, 5000, Carson ! 

 Nyasaland ; Magomero, Meller ! Shii-e Valley, at the foot of Mpimbe Hill, Kirk ! 

 between Elantyre and Matope, in woods, 2300 ft., Scott ! Mount Mlanje, Whyte ! 

 Zomba, and vicinity, 2500-3500 ft., Whyte I Shire Highlands, Buchanan ! 



Also in South Africa. 



1). U. pauciflora. Baker. Bulb oblong, 1 in. diam.; outer tunics 

 white. Leaves not developed with the flowers, not seen. Peduncle 

 slender, stiffly erect, 2 J in. long. Flowers 2-3, approximate; pedicels 

 short, ascending; bracts small, lanceolate, not spurred. Perianth campa- 

 nulate, \ in. long; segments linear-oblong, white with a 1-nerved broad 

 brown keel. Stamens shorter than the perianth ; anthers linear-oblong, 

 a line long; filaments flattened, \ in. long. Style not exserted. 



Upper Guinea. Sierra Leone : near Wallia, on the River Scarcies, in dry, bare, 

 and burnt places, Scott-Elliot, 4580 ! 



10. U. Johnstoni, Baker. Bulb and leaves not seen. Peduncle 

 erect, 1 in. long. Raceme corymbose, 15-20 flowered, 1^-1 J in. 

 long; pedicels erecto-patent; lower h in. long; upper growing gra- 

 dually shorter; bracts minute, lanceolate, not spurred. Perianth 

 campanulate, J in. long; segments linear-oblong, white with a very 

 distinct 1-nerved brown keel. Stamens shorter than the perianth ; 

 anthers oblong, minute ; filaments linear. Style not exserted. 



ZiOwer Guinea. Angola : near the River' Cunene, Johnston I 



11. U. brachystachys. Baker in Engl. Jahrh. xv. 474. Bulb 

 globose, 3 in. diam. Leaves unknown, not contemporary with the 

 flowers. Peduncle very short. Raceme congested, globose; pedicels 

 above J in. long ; bracts minute, deltoid. Perianth \ in. long ; 

 segments Unear-oblong, white with a 1-nerved red-brown keel 

 Stamens shorter than the perianth ; anthers minute, oblong. 



Mozamb. Dist. German East Africa : Unyamwezi ; at Kakoma, on dry, burnt 

 ground, Bohm, 62 ! 



No specimen at Kew. 



12. U. Bragse, Ungl. PJl. Ost-Afr. C. 142. Bulb large, oblong. 

 Leaves contemporary with the flowers, rigid, grey-green, narrowly 

 linear, with a slightly involute margin and 5-7 prouunent pilose ribs. 



