SPENCER MOORE: GAMOPETAL.E. 17 
GAMOPETAL.E. 
By Spexcer Moore, В.Зе., F.L.S. 
RU BIACE A. 
!EPHALANTHUS NATALENSIS, Oliver in Hook. Te. Pl. t. 1381. 
Heights overlooking Lusitu River, 4000 ft. ; in fl. Sept. ; n. 645. 
Distrib, Natal and Transvaal. 
The fruits are edible and make an excellent jam, the flavour being between 
that of raspberry and gooseberry. 
ADINA MICKOCEPHALA, Hiern in Oliver, Fl. Trop. Afr. ii. 40. 
Upper Inyamadzi near Chirinda, 3300 ft. ; in fl. Dec. ; n. 26. 
Distrib. Nubia to Nyassaland and Angola, Swaziland, Madagascar. 
Chindao name, * Mowana.” A handsome, tall evergreen tree with wide 
and straight shaft, growing exclusively along the banks of streams and rivers. 
Roots bitter, commonly chewed by the natives as a remedy for colic, or 
drunk in the form of an infusion with water. 
CRossorrERYX. KorscHyana, Fenzl in Nov. Stirp. Dee. 45. 
Madanda forests at about 400 ft. ; in fl. Dec. ; n. 1399. 
Distrib. 'Tropieal Africa. 
PENTAS PURPUREA, Oliver in Trans. Linn. Soc. xxix. (1873) 83. 
Kurumadzi River, Jihu, 2000 ft. ; near Chirinda, 3800 ft.; in fl. Feb., April, 
June ; nos. 274, 1152, 2143. 
Distrib. Tropical East Africa. 
Chindao name, “ Munyamshawa.” The roots are said to be crushed into a 
gruel for pains in the stomach. 
OroMERIA DILATATA, Шет in Oliver, Fl. Trop. Afr. iii. 50. 
Kurumadzi River, Jihu, 2000 ft. ; Upper Buzi, 3000 ft. ; fl. & tr. Nov., 
Dec. ; nn. 355, 2144. | 
Distrib. В.Ю. tropical Africa. 
A fairly tall herb with red flowers, found in swamps and on the banks of 
streams. 
PENTODON DECUMBENS, Hochst. in Flora, xxvii. (1844) 552. 
Open woods at Beira and Boka-Inyamita, Lower Buzi ; in fl. & fr. Dec. ; 
nn. 758, 1893. 
Distrib, Eastern tropical Africa. 
