NOVITATES AFRICANS 
Pillansia, L. Bolus, nov. gen. [Irideae — Ixieae] ; ad Watsoniam proxime 
accedit sed floribus in eymosam paniculam dispositis, perianthii tnbo per- 
breve, staminibus equilateralibus, multis cormis persistentibus differfc. 
Perianthium regulare gamophyllum, segmentis bubo duplo longioribus ; 
stamines equilaterales, parum infra medium tubi inserti, filamentis inter se 
liberis; styli rami bifidi, staminibus alternantes, ovulis numerosis. 
Species 1, Templemanni. 
P. Templemanni, L. Bolus. Plerba perennis glaberrima, axillis saepius 
intus mucosis, 0'9 — 120 met. alta ; cormi persistentes, ad 20 superpositi, 
depresse globosi, vetustiores mudi striati, juniores fibrosis tunicis dense tecti, 
c“ 2'5 cm. diam.; caulis ex axilla folii persistentis anni prioris exoriens, 
subfistulosus, interne compressus, angustissime alatus, superne teretis exalatus, 
basi 3 — 4 vaginis foliaceis ad 20 cm. longis vestitus, folio evoluto solitario 
erecto rigido, laxe contorto, lineari, apicem versus gradatim attenuato, crebre 
inconspicueque nervato, ad 1‘20 met. longo, 1 cm. lato, sursum 2—3 vaginis 
distantibus foliaceis, sensim in bracteas chartaceas abeuntibus, ornatus ; flores 
speciosi solitarii, terminales in ramis primariis, secundariis, tertiariis et 
quartanis, cyinosam paniculam laxiusculam, 25 — 40 cm. longam, ramulis 
adscendentibus vel suberectis, 4 — 9 cm. longis, formantes ; spathae basi ramu- 
lorum parvae subsquamiformes, eis sub floribus dimidio inferiore herbaceis, 
margine chartaceis, 0‘8 — 1 cm. longis, exterioribus ovato-triangularibus acutis, 
interioribus latioribus, apicem versus ampliato-rotundatis ; perianthii tubus 
cylindricus, sursum parum dilatatus, 0’7 cm. longus, segmentis inter se similibus, 
ovalibus obtusis, sub apice apiculatis 2'5 cm. longis ; stamines 2'4 cm. longi, 
antheris linearibus, basi sagittatis, 0 - 8 cm. longis ; stylus filiformis, ramulis 
truncatis. Tritonia Templemanni, Baker, Hav.db. I rid. 193. Flor. Cap. VI. 124. 
Cape Colony: South-Western Region ; Caledon Div., on ridges on 
western side of Palmiet River valley, fl. Nov., N. S. Pillans, 2242. 
Perianth regular gamophyllous, the segments twice as long as the tube; 
stamens equilateral, inserted a little below the middle of the tube, the 
