Coynmeliaa.^ cxliii. commelinace.e (clarke). 51 



Mozaxub. Dist. Zanzibar, Bqjer ' Gerruau East Africa : Kilimanjaro ; at 

 Marangu, 5000 ft., VolJcem, 2270 ! Usambara ; Tanga ; Hoist, 2079a ! 



The plant above described is Schimper, 1686, which A. Richard took as the 

 type of his C. latifoUa, and Hasskarl as the type of his C. saqittifoUa. Tlic natue 

 latifoUa is misleading, for the leaves cannot be called broad, though (as Remlle 

 observes) they vary so greatly in width that they might be called polymorphous. 

 The species must not be called C. latifoUa, Hochst., as Hochstctter meant by that 

 C. henghalensis, Linn., and issued various plants under that name. Scliweiufurth 

 and K. Schumaan, in the places above cited, included probably C. cnaeata, tlie species 

 following, which is very closely allied to C. latifoUa. 



35. C. cuneata, C. B. Clarke. Nearly glabrate excepb tlie . sparsely- 

 hispid spathe. Stern 1 8 in. long, with long internodes, sabei-ect at the 

 base ; roots thick. Upper leaves 4 J by J in., lanceolate, ciineate at the 

 base, almost into a quasi-petiole. Peduncle at the end of the branches ; 

 spathes, flowers, capsule, and seeds as of C. latifoUa. 



XMIozamb. Bist. British Central Africa : Nyasaland ; Kondowc to Karonga, 

 2000-6000 ft., Whyte ! Kavali, Carson ! 



The spathe, with the strongly exserted lower eyme-stalk, appeai-s identical with 

 that of C. latifoUa. There is, however, no example of C. latifoUa that has the 

 upper leaves like those of C. cuneata. 



36. C. spectabilis, C. B. Cla.rke in DC. Monoyr. Phait. iii. 175. 

 Very hairy. Stem erect, 3-10 in. long, almost woody at the base with 

 thick roots. Leaves 4 by J in., oblong, dilated at the base, haiiy on 

 both surfaces. Peduncles scattered, exserted |-1J in. from the leaf- 

 sheaths. Spathes J~l by \\ in., very broadly ovate, with triangular 

 tip, very hairy ; margins free to the base or very nearly so. Flowers 

 numerous, blue. Capsule immature, probably nearly as of C. huilhnsis. — 

 Durand ifc Schinz, Conspect. Fl. Afr. v. 428 ; Rendle in Cat. Afr. PI. 

 Welw. ii. 78. 



Zko-wer Guinea. Angola: Hnilla ; in woods near tlie River Monino, 3S00- 

 5500 ft., Welwitsch, 6594 ! 



Var. j8 ramosa, C. B. Clarke in DC. Monogr. Phan. iii. 175. Less liairy. Stem 

 2 ft. long, decumbent, rooting at the nodes, mucli branched. Spatlies rather smaller, 

 scarcely I in. long. Flowers bright dark hina {Welwitsch)^ not sky 1)lue. — Rendle 

 in Cat. Afr. PI, Welw. ii. 78. 



Kower Guinea. Angola : Pungo Andongo ; in sandy marshes between 

 Quibanga and Guinga, Welivitsoh, 6629 ! 



37. C. Cecilae, C. B. Clarke. Hairy. Stem up to 18 in. long, 

 repeatedly branched towards the top, with internodes 2-3 in. long. 

 Leaves 3J by J in., broadly triangular-oblong, hairy, densely fringed on 

 the margins, sessile, rounded and much dilated at the base, sometimes 

 1 in, broad. Peduncles scattered towards the ends of the branches, white- 

 hirsute, exserted 1-2 in. from the leaf-sheaths. Spathes 1 by IJ in., 

 broadly ovate- triangular, brown-purple, white-hirsute, not distinctly 

 striate, margins free to the base or very nearly so. Flowers numerous, 

 blue, rather large. Capsule not seen. 



XlSozamb. Blst. Matabeleland : Gwelo, Hon. Mrs. Eceli/n Cecil 130! 



