156 CONTRIBUTION TO THE FLORA OF GAZALAND. 
АСАХТНАСЕ М. 
PsEUDOCALYX AFRICANUS, S. Moore, sp. nov. 
Seandens, ramis robustis subteretibus fulvo-tomentosis dein glabris, foliis 
petiolatis oblongo-ovatis breviter euspidulatis et obtusis vel apice obtusissimis 
basi rotundatis margine undulatis vel obscure denticulatis coriaceis supr: 
pilis stellatis scabriuseulis subtus praesertim secus nervos stellato-pubescenti- 
bus, racemis terminalibus folia excedentibus multifloris validis fulvo-tomentosis 
folia floralia normalibus consimilia nisi minora gerentibus, pedicellis quam 
bracteole paullo brevioribus reflexis, bracteolis inferne connatis subrotundatis 
obtusissimis ut pedicelli persistenter arcte ferrugineo-tomentosis intus 
strigoso-puberulis, calyce cupuliformi longitudine ovarium semicequante extus 
fulvo-tomentoso intus glabro nitenteque, corolla extus dense stellato-fulvo- 
pubescentis tubo calycem subsequante superne parum amplificato limbi lobis 
2 posticis obovatis obtusissimis quam antici inter xe fere :equales plane 
majoribus, antheris juxta medium tubum insertis subinclusis subsessilibus 
longitrorsum hispidulis, pollinis granis normalibus, ovario ambitu rotundo 
compresso fulvo-tomentoso, stylo exserto glabro, stigmatis lobis lineari-oblongis 
parum excavatis, fructu ignoto. 
Hab. Chirinda Forest at 3800 ft. ; in fl. May ; n. 97. 
Foliorum limbus 8-14 em. long., 5-8 сш. lat. ; costee secundaria utrinque 
circa 6, apertissime arcuate, ut costulæ utrobique preesertim vero pagina 
inferiore perspicuæ, supra in sicco olivaceo-brunneus subtus pallidior ; folis 
floralia state juvenili utrinque fulvo-tomentosa, 0:5—5 ст. long. Pedicelli 
summum 1:2 ст. long. Bracteole 1:5 ст. long., egre totidem lat., pars 
connata 6 mm. long. Flores extus dilute punicei intus sordide albescentes. 
Calyx 2 mm. alt. Corolla tubus cirea 1:4 ст. long. ima basi 0-6 cm., 
faucibus 1:1 em. diam., intus superne ut lobi facie interiore pilis hispidulis 
decurvis copiose munitus ; lobi postici 1:3 x L:3 cem., antici 6 х4—5 mm. Fila- 
menta crassiuseula, 1:5 mm. long. ; antherarum loculi inter se æquales, 9 mm. 
long., juxta apicem parum attenuati. Ovarium 4x 4 mm. ; stylus 1:8-2 cm., 
stigmatis lobi 2 mm. long. 
Closely allied to the only species hitherto known, viz. P. saccatus, Radlk., 
a native of Madagascar, thus marking an interesting extension of the genus 
to the African continent. From P. saccatus it can. be distinguished, among 
other features, by the relatively broader leaves, the long terminal racemes, 
the broader bracteoles, and the much smaller corolla. 
THUNBERGIA ALATA, Boj. ex Sims, Dot. Mag. t. 2591. 
Outskirts of Chirinda, 3700-4000 ft. ; Chipete forest patch, 3800 ft. ; in 
В. Jan., May; nn. 353, 452. 
Distrib. Tropical Africa, Natal. 
