| Antholyza aethiopica, Linn. (A. ringens, Andr.). Corm large, globose: st. branched, 3-4 ft.: Lvs. several, sword-shaped, 1 in. broad and 1-1½ ft. long: spikes 6-9 in. long, rather dense; fls. 1½-2 in. long, red-yellow; stamens reaching to the tip of the upper segm.: seeds turgid, not winged. Cape. B.M. 561. Var. minor, Lindl. (A. bicolor, Gasp.). Dwarf: Lvs. narrow: fls. red at top, pale yellow below. B.R. 1159. Var. vittigera, Baker, (var. ringens, Nichols.). Tall as the type: fls. bright yellow, striped red. B.M. 1172. Var. immarginata, Baker. Fls. red, with dull yellow. | | Antholyza aethiopica, Linn. (A. ringens, Andr.). Corm large, globose: st. branched, 3-4 ft.: Lvs. several, sword-shaped, 1 in. broad and 1-1½ ft. long: spikes 6-9 in. long, rather dense; fls. 1½-2 in. long, red-yellow; stamens reaching to the tip of the upper segm.: seeds turgid, not winged. Cape. B.M. 561. Var. minor, Lindl. (A. bicolor, Gasp.). Dwarf: Lvs. narrow: fls. red at top, pale yellow below. B.R. 1159. Var. vittigera, Baker, (var. ringens, Nichols.). Tall as the type: fls. bright yellow, striped red. B.M. 1172. Var. immarginata, Baker. Fls. red, with dull yellow. |