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NOYITATES AFRICAN AE 
teriores (circa in media spica) 2-5 cm. longae, 0-7 cm. latae, interiores 
parum breviores angustioresque ; perianthii tubus superne infundibuli- 
formis, apicem versus genuflexus, gracilis, 2 — 2-7 cm. longus, 0-15 cm. 
diam. (circa medio), segmentis obovato-spathulatis, subacutis, summo 
1-6 — 2 cm. longo, circa 0-9 cm. lato, lateralibus circa 1-45 cm. longis, 
circa 0-65 cm. latis, 3 inferioribus aequalibus, circa 1-35 cm. longis, 
0-5 cm. latis, basi ad 0-35 cm. coalitis; stamina stylusque circa 3/4 
segmenti summi attingentia, antheris linearibus, 0-85 cm. longis. 
Cape Province: South-Western Region; Caledon Div., Caledon, 
fl. Oct. 1852, Pappe, 461. 
Allied to G. Guthriei, Bob f., but differs in being entirely glabrous, 
in the differently shaped spathe valves, the nodding flowers, and in 
the subacute uppermost segment. 
Described from a single dried specimen. 
Gladiolus acuminatus, Bob f. (§ Eugladiolus), G. leptosiphoni Bob f., affinis 
sed perianthii colore et tubo longiore, segmentis inferioribus diverse 
formatis, subaequalibus valdeque acuminatis bene distinguitur. 
Cormus ignotus, caulis erectus, subflexuosus, teres, glaber, simplex 
vel rarius 1-ramosus circa medium, 18 — 29 cm. longus (sine spica) ; 
folia basalia 1 — 2, erecta, stricta, plana, linearia, acuta vel acuminata, 
saepe apice rubida, glabra, laminis 7 — 26 cm. longis, 0-1 — 0-15 cm. 
latis; folia caulina 1 — 2, laminis ad 8cm. longis; ramus floriferus 1, 
erecto-patens, subflexuosus, teres, glaber, 2 fl., 6 — 7 cm. longus; spica 
terminalis secuncla, axi substricto vel flexuoso, tereti, glabro, 2-5 — 
16 cm. longa, 1 — 8 fl., floribus suberectis ; spathae valvae oblongae 
vel oblongo-lanceolatae, tenue nervosae, saepissime apice rubidae, 
exteriores (circa in media spica) acutae, 1-7 — 2-3 cm. longae, circa 
0- 5 cm. latae, interiores obtusae, bidentatae, parum breviores angus- 
tioresque exterioribus ; perianthii tubus erectus, strictus, nisi circa 
medium subgen uflexus, 2 — 2-9 cm. longus, circa 0-2 cm. diam. infra 
flexum, 0-4 — 0-6 cm. diam. supra flexum, segmentis pallide viridi- 
flavidis, nonnunquam linea media viridi percursis, ovato-lanceolatis, 
valde acuminatis, subaequalibus (summo parum longiore latioreque), 
1- 3 — 2-3 cm. longis, 0-6 — 1-4 cm. latis ; stamina circa dimidium seg- 
mentorum attingentia, stylus 1/2 — 3/4 (vel ultra) segmentorum attin- 
gens ; antheris linearibus, 0-6 — 0-8 cm. longis. 
Cape Province : South-Western Region ; exhibited at the Caledon 
Wild Flower Show, Sept. 1915, 1916. Said to come from the neigh- 
bourhood of Caledon. (Bolus Herb. No. 14793.) 
Allied to G. leptosiphon, Bob h, but well distinguished by the colour 
and the longer tube of the perianth, and by the differently shaped, 
subequal, very acuminate lower segments. 
It has a fragrant scent. 
