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Hab, in territorii Capensis lapiilosis supra flieriuas ad 

 monlem Zwarteberg. Eckl. et Zeyh.! 



Fruticwlns a basi ramosag, Terosimilitur rix pede al- 

 tior, ramis ereetis Tel adscendeutibiis , teuaibus, tcretibus, 

 siiperne piibcrnlis; ramiilis sparsis erecfis stibanj^nlatU^ ad 

 Icntom pubcsi'cntibiis. Folia sparsa (rarissime hinc iude 

 opposita), approximata, patenlissima, breviter petiolata, gla- 

 berrima, itnnaria vei aiigusta liueari-IaiiReolata, obliisins- 

 €nia, basi in petiolum angtistatn^ margiae rovoliita, ita ut 

 tota pagiua inferior sit obfecta, margine ipso glandiilis im- 

 pressis crennlato , supra convcxa laeria vel, exsiccatioup, ru- 

 gosa, saepins epidcrmide rdaxata membrauaceo - ci»c(a, sub- 

 tiis nvtiUo paliidiora, uervo lato depresso perciirsa, 3 — 7 

 liii. longa- Pctioli piano - convex! , glabrinscali, % lin. longi. 

 i^/ore« ill ramnlornm apice terni — qnini in corymlium erectiim 

 conferti. Fedicelli o folioruin suinmoriim axiUis solitarii, 

 erccti, filiformes, subangulati, glaberrimi, sub antbcsi pol- 

 licem fere longi. Bracteolao panlo supra basin pedicellornia 

 altcrnae vel varius snboppositae, subulatae, glabrae, vix liu. 

 longac. Calijix sesquiliueam lougus, glabcrriinns, extus glan- 

 tlulis impressis rugnlosus, profaude 5-ildns; laciuiis orato- 

 lauccolalis, acnminatis, patulis, apice siibcomplicato subre- 

 cnrvo. Corolla carnoa (?), extus inicnsius colorata, pafen- 

 tissJma, glaberrima, Pptala ovnlia, basi in nnguom caiycem 

 aeqnautem angiisiatfl, apice rotrindata nee mucroniilata, in- 

 tegprriina, iinincrvia, 4 liu. longa. Stamina petalornm uu- 

 gnes vix adaeqnantia, filamentis ciliatls. Filamenta sterilia 

 stamina acqnaatia, fiUformiaj villosa. 



Similis et affinis quidem Ad, serpyllaceae^ eed multis 

 Botis diversa, ut de specie propria diibitare vix liceat,' — 

 Adenandra marginata vera, ad quam forsan AAivtermedia 

 Eclfl. et Zeyh. (1. c. n. 782.) luihi ignola pertiuct, calyci- 

 uis laciuiis obtnsis dcmum rellexis facillime dignosoitur. 



