88 CONTRIBUTION TO THE FLORA OF GAZALAND. 
novellis dense et appresse strigoso-pubescentibus costis secundariis utrinque 
3-4 paullulum arcuatis facie superiore fere evanidis, stipulis parvulis basi latis 
inferne connatis subito in acumen breve rigidum exeuntibus extus strigoso- 
pubescentibus intus glabris, floribus 5-meris pro rata minimis paucis (nonnun-: 
quam usque ad 5) ex axillis fasciculatim ortis, pedicellis gracilibus calycem 
excedentibus pubescentibus, ovario depresse globoso hispidulo calycis limbo 
campanulato triente inferiore indiviso breviore, calycis lobis anguste lineari- 
oblongis obtusiuseulis, corollæ campanulate lobis deltoideis acutiusculis extus 
pilosis tubo glabro æquilongis, staminibus corollæ faucibus villosis insertis 
subinclusis antheris ambitu ellipticis apice mueronulatis, stylo subincluso 
glabro, stigmate subgloboso utrinque truncato longitrorsum suleato. 
Hab. Portuguese East Africa, Madanda forests, at about 400 ft.; in fl. 
Dec. ; n. 552. 
Folia 2-3:5 em. long., 1-2 em. lat.; petioli 1-2 mm. long. Эйри 3 mm. 
long. Pedicelli summum 3 mm. long. Flores lutescenti-virides. Ovarium 
0*6 mm. long. Calycis limbus totus 1:2 mm. long., lobi 0:9 mm. long. Corolla 
in toto 3 mm. long. ; tubus 1:5 mm. long., cirea 2 mm. lat. ; lobi 1:5 mm. 
long. Antherw subsessiles, 0-75 mm. long. Stylus fere 2 mm. long. Stigma 
0*5 x 07 mm. 
Close to C. telidosma, S. Moore (Plectronia telidosma, К. Schum.), known 
to me by description alone : this has still smaller leaves, subulate stipules, 
solitary flowers with even smaller corollas divided only one-third of the way 
down, and exserted stamens. 
CANTHIUM Livipum, ZZiern, in Oliver, Fl. Trop. Afr. iii. 144. 
Madanda forests at about 400 ft. ; in fl. Dec.; n. 2154. 
Distrib. Zambesia. 
A large shrub with trailing branches. 
CANTHIUM SWYNNERTONIL, S. Moore, sp. nov. 
Frutex vel arbuscula spinis (anne semper?) alternis patentibus sat validis 
onustus, ramulis divaricatis subteretibus juvenilibus summum obscure pube- 
rulis, foliis petiolatis lanceolatis obtusis basi gradatim angustatis membranaceis 
utraque facie glabris costis secundariis utrinque 4-5 ad medium vix dicho- 
tomis inde cum finitimis arcum valde latum referentibus, stipulis inferne 
connatis e basi lata subito in aeumen breve exeuntibus extus glabris intus 
basi villosulis, floribus 5-meris parvulis in fasciculis axillaribus paucifloris 
ordinatis raro. pedunculo communi perbrevi suffultis, pedicellis flores exce- 
dentibus minute puberulis, ovario subgloboso microscopice puberulo calycis 
limbum glabrum fere adusque basin in lobos late deltoideos obtusos vel acuti- 
usculos partitum excedente, corolle faucibus villosis exemptis glabræ tubo 
urceolari quam lobi lanceolato-oblongi obtusi paullo longiore, staminibus 
