28 CONTRIBUTION TO THE FLORA OF GAZALAND. 
Hipiscus (Ketmia) SwyNnerronu, А. G. Baker, sp. nov. 
Саше herbaceo + fuseo vel cinereo-hirsuto et pilis longis её patentibus 
consperso ; foliis longiuscule petiolatis, petiolo fuseo- vel subeinereo-hirsuto, 
usque ad medium palmatim 5-lobatis diseoloribus subtus dense cinereo- 
tomentosis lobis oblongis vel ellipticis margine crenatis vel erenato-serratis ; 
floribus axillaribus, pedunculis striatis pilis longis et patentibus instructis 
apicem versus articulatis quam calyce 2-3-plo longioribus; involucri phyllis 
circ. 8 linearibus hirsutis calveis tubo subequilongis ; calycis tubo quam 
laciniis breviore extus fusco- vel rufo-tomentoso segmentis lanceolatis striatis ; 
petalis (sec. с]. detectorem) albis; styli ramis apice in stigmata capitata 
dilatatis; 'apsula extus hirsuta apice apiculata quam calyce paullo breviori 
vel eum subeequante loculis circ. 6-spermis, seminibus angulato-subreniformibus 
glabris. 
Hab. Sabi River at about 1000 ft. А herb with white flowers trailing 
along the ground near the water. 
Folia 3:0-3:5 ст. longa, foliorum petioli 3-0-5-0 ст. longi. Pedunculi 
39-45 em. longi. Involueri phylla 5-7 mm. longa. 'alyeis tubus 5 mm. 
longus, lacini: 9-13 mm. longee. Petala 3:0—3:5 em. longa. 
This plant. is certainly allied to М. Sehinzii, Gürke, from Amboland, and 
H. physaloides, Guill. & Perr., but differs in the shape of the lobes of the 
leaf, which are much narrower at the base and not at all triangular; and 
Mr. Swynnerton says the flowers are white, while those of М. Schinzii, Gürke, 
are yellow with a purple base. 
Н. MICRANTHUS, Linn. fil. Suppl. 308. 
Madanda Forest at about 400 ft. ; in fl. & fr. Dec. ; n. 2052.  Chirinda, 
Lower Buzi, 200 ft. (forma); in fl. & fr. Dec. ; n. 2051. 
Distrib. Widely distributed in the Tropics. 
H. sHIRENSIS, Sprague $ Hutchinson in Kew Bull. 1907, 47. 
Kuramadzi, River Jihu, 2000 ft. Chirinda outskirts, 8700-4000 ft. ; 
n. 298. А very tall herb with bright red flowers. 
Distrib. Nyasaland. 
H. aossvriNUs, Thunb. Prodr. Fl. Cap. 118. 
Wooded glen near Chirinda, 3500 ft. ; in fl. July ; n. 2058. A very tall 
herb. Petals glossy white ; anthers orange-yellow. 
Distrib. South Africa, Mozambique District, Nyasaland. 
H. xararrrius, Harvey in Harvey $ Sond. Fl. Сар. ii. 587. 
Madanda Forest at about 400 ft. ; in fl. Dec. ; n. 2054. А herb. 
Distrib. Natal. 
Н. жтнюрсоз, Linn. Mant. ii. 253. 
Northern Melsetter, 5000-6000 ft. ; in fl. Oct. :. n. 6222. 
Distrib. South Africa, Mozambique District, Uganda. 
