Chlorophytum] XI, LILIACEA, 55 
almost covered from the base to the middle with the lanceolate-linear, 
erecto-patulous, channelled, obtusely keeled, glaucous, long-sheathing 
leaves, simple or once branched, cylindrical, ending in a simple (or with 
a small basal branch) spike. Flowers white, very shortly stalked, 
provided at the base with two alternating white petaloid bracts, 
with a concave base, the inner cuplike. Perianth-segments equal, a 
splendid white, apex spotted with green on the outside, conniving into 
a tube up to maturity. Stamens with very thinly membranous 
flattened filaments slightly dilated at the base, as long as the perianth, 
anthers exserted at maturity and soon dropped, lanceolate-linear, sub- 
obtuse, attached in the emarginate base, introrse. Ovary lobed-trique- 
trous, ovules numerous obovate, subangled, horizontal. Style filiform, 
somewhat oblique; stigma a small head. Very rare in deep-grassed 
meadows near Sansamanda on the river Cuanza. 30 April 1857. 
No. 3785. 
10. C. faleatum Engl. Hochgebirgsfl. Trop. Afr. p. 161 (1892); 
Durand & Schinz, lc., p. 350. 
Dasystachys falcata Baker, tc. Anthericum? falcatum Welw. 
ex Baker, lc. 
Hoiitta.—A herb with a moniliform tuber, leaves distichous, long- 
sheathing, plicate, glaucescent, subfleshy, channelled, obtusely carinate, 
falcate, lanceolate, acute with an undulate margin, scape central, 2 ft. 
long, cylindrical, bearing at the top a 2 to 4 in. dense spike. Perianth- 
segments subequal, thinly membranous, white, apex apiculate, sub- 
cucullate. Filaments of stamens filiform, rather thick; anthers 
sagittate, basifixed. Style declinate, ascending, gradually passing into 
the thinly papillose stigma. Ovary lobes obtuse, furrowed on the back. 
Here and there on the high rocks (5500 ft.) of Morro de Lopollo. In 
fl. Jan. 1860. 
Bumso.—Open woods composed of “ Unteate’’ (Copaiba Mopane 
O. K.) between Bumbo and Bruco. In fr. Oct. 1859. No. 3792. 
11. C. colubrinum Engl., Zc, p. 162; Durand & Schinz, Zc., 
p. 349. 
Dasystachys colubrina Baker, i.c., p. 256, t. 35, figs. 5-10. 
Anthericum ? colubrinum Welw. ex Baker, J.c. 
Hviiita.—Flowers whitish or streaked with purple. Plentiful, but 
seen only in the place mentioned, in rocky pastures bearing short 
herbage at Empalanca at about 5500 ft. high. In fl. and immature fr. 
Jan, 1860. No. 3784. 
12. C. campanulatum Engl., /.c., p. 161; Durand & Schinz, l.c., 
p. 349. 
Dasystachys companulata Baker, l.c., figs. 1to4. Campylandra 
dasystachys Welw. ex Baker, .c. 
Hvitia.—Flowers white. In deeply herb-grown meadows between 
Lopollo and lake Ivantdla. In fl. and fr. March 1860. No. 3783. 
13. C. sp. 
Punco ANDonGo.—An acaulescent herb, with densely fibrous root, 
and glaucous stiff thick and leathery leaves, longitudinally striate 
beneath. Sandy places on the river Cuanza, Feb. 1857. Co. Carp. 
1047. 
