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leviior convexuj Jorso valde convexa apice leviter carinatu^ marginibus et 



carina suI)Cornibus, glabra^ 

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glanco-viridia vol argenteo-viridia. 



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Allied to ili. ;im)/n^iu?n, N.E.Br., differing by its siniiller size and more 

 acute leaves, of which the edges are more distinctly lioriiy than are those of 

 3L necopnmm. The whole appearance oE the two plants Avhen seen side by 

 side is entirely difierent although not easy to express in words- Al. duale is 

 also less hard}^ or more delicate than M. necopiniun, 



M. NECOPINUM, JV. E.Br. Planta 3-4 cm. alta, basi rauiosa, dioica. Folia 



siupe 4, inter (hi in 2 

 10-10 mm. lata, 6-9 mm. crassa, basi crassiora, deltoidea vel deltoideo- 

 oblonga, obtusa, supra plana, subtus valde convexa, apice ob.scure carinata, 

 glabra, albida. rcJunculns inclusus, bibructeatiis. Calyx exscrtus, t>-lobus ; 

 tubus obconico-campanulatut', 4 mm. longus, 5 mm. diametro ; lobi 2-4 mm. 

 longi, ovad vel ovato-oblongi, obtusi, pallide virides, niembranaceo-margimiti. 

 Corolla 14-18 nim. diametro ; tubus nullus ; petala numerosa, 2-3 seriata, 

 Q-^ mm. longa, |-| mm. lata, linearia, obtusa, lutca. Stamina numorosa, 



vol 6, basi connata, subpatula, 15-25 mm. louga, 



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allide lutca. Stigmata ad tuberculum reducta. — M.teniicidare \^\\^^^\x^\y. 



Misc. p. 24 ; & Syuop. p. 205. 



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' South Africa. Locality unknown, Masson^ FiUansl 



This very distinct species was first placed by HaworLh as a variety o£ 

 M. iestkulare, Ait., and afterw^ards as a variety of M. odophjllum, Haw., from 

 both of ^vhich it widely differs. From the former by its much narrower 

 differently shaped leaves and smaller flowers, and from the latter by its 

 ratlier hrner and broader leaves being as thick as or much thicker at the 

 base than at the apical part, the reverse being the case in M. odophjUum ; it 

 is also a larger plant than the latter. 



M. PoLE-EvANSiI, N. E. Br. Planta acaulis, solitaria, usqtie ad 3-4 cm. 

 alta, 4-5 cm. lata et 3-4 cm. crassa, pyriformis, apice convexa vel leviter 

 emarginata, fissura angustissima vix ad medium bi^jartita vel in foliis duobus 

 divisa, glabra, sub lente minutissimc granulata, ])allide subluteo-alba. Florcs 

 ignoti. Capsula 18-25 mm. diametro, anibitu elliptica, apice leviter con- 

 vexa, circa 15-locularis. Semina numerosisslma, minuiissima, subgloboso- 

 obovoidea, minute tuberculata, pallide brunnea. 



PiiiESKA DiV. Locality unknown, McLeod ! 



Described from photographs, drawings, and material kindly sent to me by 



Dr. Pole Evans, aflor whom T have much pleasure in naming this vcrj 



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libtinct species, which is perhaps more nearly allied to M. lapidiforme, I\IarI. 



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i il/. testmdare, k\L than to any others. Its two leaves, however, are 

 more than hal£-glcbose and not at all angular as they are in the former^ and 

 are not so long nor so much spreading as in the latter, their flat faces being 



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