552 - cxL. LiLiACE^ (baker). [ScUlci. 



lUCozamb. Dist. British Central Africa : in woods between Elantyre and 

 Matope, Scott ! 



Also in Peninsular India and Ceylon. 



U.S. Schweinfurthii, Engl. Jahrh. xv. 475. Bulb globose, J-j 

 in. diam. Leaves 3-G, erect, sessile, linear, 2-3 in. long, \-\ in. broad, 

 narrowed gradually from the middle to the base. Peduncle slender, 

 2-3 in. long. Raceme lax, oblong, 1-1 J in. long; lower flowers 

 cernuous; central pedicels J in. long; bracts minute. Perianth cam- 

 panulate, green, \ in. long ; segments linear-oblong. Stamens shorter 

 than the perianth ; filaments pale. 



Wile Ziand. British East Africa : Jur ; Jur Ghattas, Schweinfurth^ 1898 ! 



12. S. gabunensis. Baker in Engl. Jahrh. xv. 476. Bulb oblong, 

 about \ in. diam. Leaves linear, 6-7 in. long, \ in. broad. Peduncle 

 as long as the leaves. Paceme moderately dense, oblong, 1 J in. long ; 

 pedicels very short ; bracts broad, minute. Perianth greenish, -^^ in. 

 long ; segments oblong. Stamens as long as the perianth ; filaments 

 pale. 



Iio-wer Guinea. Gaboon: Munda; near Sibange Farm, Bilitner, 533! 

 No specimen at Kew. 



13. S. laxiflora. Baker in Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, Bot. i. 250. 

 Bulb globose, 1-1 J in. diam. Leaves 3-4, oblanceolate, 4-5 in, long, 

 J-J in. broad above the middle, narrowed gradually to the base. 

 Peduncle as long as the leaves. Eaceme cylindrical, very lax, 4-5 in. 

 long ; central pedicels J-J in. long ; lower cernuous ; bracts minute^ 

 deltoid. Perianth campanulate, green, ^V in. long; segments linear- 

 oblong, spreading from below the middle. Stamens as long as the 

 perianth. 



l«o'wer Guinea. Angola : Lnanda, on grassy bills, Welwitsch ! 

 No specimen at Kew. 



14. S. Sixniarum, Baker in Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, Bot. i. 240. 

 Bulb ovoid |-1 in. diam. Leaves 3-4, spreading, sessile, lanceolate, 

 3-4 in. long, J-J in. broad above the base, glaucous green, spotted 

 with purple towards the base. Peduncle 2-3 in. long. Baceme oblong, 

 rather lax, 1-1 i in. long ; pedicels mostly cernuous, |-J in. long; bracts 

 minute, deltoid. Perianth campanulate, j\t in. long, green, slightly 

 tinged with purple ; segments linear-oblong. Stamens as long as the 

 perianth ; filaments purple. 



JmO-wbt Guinea. Angola : Pungo Andongo and Loanda, in inundated sandy 

 places, Welwitsch, 3821 ! 3822 ! French Congo : River Ogowe at Bangue, on rocks 

 at the rapids of Oubanghi, Dyhoivski, 531 ! 



15. S. maesta. Baker in Sound. Ref. Bot. iii. Ajyp. 10. Bulb 

 ovoid, 1-1^ in. diam. Leaves 5-6, erect, lanceolate, sessile, 4-6 in. long, 

 \—\ in. brOad, tapering gradually to the point, with a few purple spots. 

 Peduncles 2-3 to a bulb, nearly as long as the leaves. Raceme dense. 



