22 CONTRIBUTION TO THE FLORA OF GAZALAND. 
numero florum valde variis; bracteis ad basin pedicellorum sitis ovatis 
pedieellis nune flore brevioribus nunc longioribus, quam iis А. natalensis, 
E. G. Baker, brevioribus ; sepalis ovatis margine ciliatis ; petalis oblongis 
(sec. е]. detectorem) viridi-albis quam sepalis 4-5-plo longioribus ; staminum 
connectivo ultra есаѕ in laminam petaloideam persistentem dilatato, fila- 
mentis liberis; ovario ovoideo superne in stylum cire. 5-plo longiorem et 
filiformem contracto ; capsula coriacea glabra ovoidea extus reticulata. 
Chirinda Forest; in fl. Sept., n. 2119 ; in fr. Oct., n. 2119 a. 
A large shrub with smooth bark and greenish-white flowers, not uncommon 
in Chirinda. Superficially these remind one of clusters of Convallaria. 
Folia 2:0-72 ст. longa, 13-35 mm. lata. Foliorum petiolus 2-3 mm. 
longus. Racemi 15-20 mm. longi.  Bractez ad basin pedicellorum circ. 
1:5 mm. longi. Pedicelli 4-5 mm. longi. Sepala circ. 1:5 mm. longa. Petala 
сте. 5-6:5 mm. longa. Capsula 13-14 mm. longa, 10-11 mm. lata. 
Allied to A. natalensis (Engler), E. G. Baker, nov. comb., and А. elliptica, 
Oliver. 
* Petala circ. 5-6°5 mm. longa. 
T Pedicelli circ. 1 em. longi. 
А. natalensis (Engler), Е. С. Baker. Natal, Pondoland. 
Tt Pedicelli cire. 4-5 mm. longi. 
A. convallarioides, E. б. Baker. Gazaland. 
** Petala angustiora et longiora cire. 9 mm. longa. 
A. elliptica, Oliver. Rovuma River. 
The noticeable features of this shrub are the racemes of greenish-white 
flowers resembling a Convallaria and the free filaments of the stamens. The 
pedicels are pubescent, subtended at the base by bracts. N. 1110 from 
Chirinda Forest is probably also this species, but it is only in fruit. 
ALSODEIA (Petalandra) Gazensis, И. G. Baker, sp. nov. 
Frutex ramulis novellis fusco-tomentellis ; foliorum petiolo mediocri, lamina 
ehartaeea oblongo-obovata apice subacuminata basi rotundata vel cuneata 
margine dentata costa superne impressa nervis lateralibus utrinque 11-18 
prope marginem adscendentibus et connexis nervis secundariis inter 
primarios transversis; inflorescentia paniculata, pedunculis pedicellisque 
fusco-tomentellis, bracteis lanceolatis acutis ; sepalis imbricatis ovatis extus 
fusco-pubescentibus ; petalis (sec. cl. detectorem) flavis ovato-lanceolatis dorso 
medio puberulis basin versus angustatis et margine ciliatis quam sepalis 
distincte longioribus ; tubo stamineo margine libero inter antheras leviter 
lobato ; antheris filamento brevi insidentibus, connectivo ultra thecas in 
laminam petaloideam persistentem dilatato ; ovario superne in stylo attenuato. 
Hab. Chirinda Forest, 3700—4000 ft.; in fl. Oct, n. 132 ; in fr. Dec., 
n. 6500. 
