130 CONTRIBUTION TO THE FLORA OF GAZALAND 
PRIMULACE, 
ANAGALLIS HaxNrixaTONII, Baker in Kew Bull. 1901, 127. 
Chipetzana River, 3000 ft. ; in fl. & fr. Dec. ; n. 357. 
Distrib. South-East tropical Africa. 
MYRSINEJZ. 
Mesa LANCEOLATA, Forsk. Fl. zEgypt.- Arab. p. evi. 
Near Chirinda, 3500 ft., Northern Melsetter, 5000-6000 ft. ; in fl. & fr. 
April, Sept., Oct. ; nn. 142, 172, 669, 6074. 
Distrib. North and Tropical Africa, Madagasear, Arabia. 
Chindao name, “ Ndwatwa." Roots and leaves said to be boiled and the 
infusion drank for colie and other pains. 
N. 669 1s the narrow-leaved form of this very variable species ; from its 
general features Mr. Swynnerton thinks this cannot be conspecific with broad- 
leaved forms. 
EMBELIA NYASSANA, Gilg in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. ххх. (1901) 96 
Near Chirinda, 3700 ft. ; n. 120. 
Distrib. Nyasaland. 
MYRSINE AFRICANA, Linn. Sp. Pl. 196. 
Melsetter at 6000 fi. ; Mt. Pene, 7000 ft. ; Chimanimani Mts. at 1000 ft. ; 
in fl. Sept. ; nn. 633, 6153 a, 6154 a. 
Distrib. Azores, Tropical and South Africa, Arabia to China. 
RAPANEA UMBRATILIS, ©. Moore, sp. nov. 
Arbuscula ramis superne foliosis inferne ramulorum florigerorum cica- 
trieibus frequenter instruetis cortice griseo-brunneo longitrorsum rimoso 
cireumdatis, foliis pro rata parvis oblongo-oblanceolatis obtusissimis raro 
obtusis basi in petiolum manifestum prima juventute ferrugineum cuneatim 
angustatis pergamaceis utrinsecus glabris punetis resinosis sparsis indutis, 
inflorescentiis umbellatis sepissime 1-3-floris ex ramulis brevissimis ortis, 
pedicellis incrassatis calyce sepissime longioribus juxta basin microscopice 
ferrugineis, calycis fere omnino glabri segmentis obovatis obtusissimis, 
corolle adusque 2 divise lobis oblongis obtusis patentibus, antheris sessilibus 
quam petala paullo brevioribus, stigmate comparate magno cylindrico- 
pileato. 
Hab. Melsetter, in a densely wooded glen at 6000 ft. ; in fl. Oct. ; n. 6163. 
Folia sæpius 3°5-4 em. long. haud raro 4°5 em. rarissime 5 сш. aitin- 
gentia, 1°3—1°8 em. lat., in sicco grisea ; costa media supra impressa subtus 
optime eminens ; costulie utrinque. 8-10, parum aspectabiles ; petioli crassi, 
