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crenatis crenellis mediocriter altis pergamaceis utrobique dense cano- 
tomentosis, spicastris simplicibus validis e verticillastris numerosis sessilibus 
plurifloris dense confertis compositis, bracteis amplis ovatis vel ovato-oblongis 
acutis vel acuminatis tomentosis coloratis, floribus mediocribus subsessilibus, 
calycis anguste campanulati tomentosi sub fructu parum aucti lobis tubum 
excedentibus inter se subsequalibus lanceolatis acutis tribus posticis quam antici 
altius connatis, corolle puberulie tubo calycem breviter excedente inferne 
cylindrico sursum curvato faucibus obliquis inflatis labio postico 4-lobo lobis 
subiequalibus abbreviatis deltoideis obtusis conduplicatis labio antico postico 
sub:iequilonzo alte eymbiformi, filamentis sat longe exsertis erassiusculis. 
Hab. Chimanimani Mountains at 7000 ft.; in fl. Sept.: n. 2010. 
Caulis foliis orbus 7-14 ст. long., 5-7 mm. diam. Folia nune 8-10 x 
45-57) em., nune. circa 3-4 Xx 25-3 cm., tomento отіхео vel dilute griseo- 
brunneo ; crenelle вере 2 mm. alt., 8—5 mm. long. ; costa media crassissima, 
costee ordinis secundi costuleque paginae inferioris prominentes ; petioli dum 
adsint 5-7 mm. long. tomentosi. Spicastrum adhuc vix profecto evolutum 
18 em. long., corollis pansis exclusis 1:5 em. lat. Bracteæ solemniter 6-8 mm. 
long., pedicelli d mm. Flores purpurei. Calyx sub anthesi 5 mm. long., tubus 
2 mm. ; labium posticum 3 mm. long., hujus lobi 2 mm. ; lobi antici fere 
mm. long. Calyx fructescens 7 mm. long. ; tubus 3 mm., labium posticum 
i mm. long. Corolle tubus 5-6 mm. long., inferne vix 2 mm. lat., ore 
45 mm.; labium posticum 4 mm. long., hujus lobi circa 1 mm.; labium 
anticum 4:5 mm. long. Nuculie late ovoideæ, leves, 1 mm. long. 
А very distinct species, somewhat of the habit of Coleus comosus, 
Hochst. 
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PLECTRANTHUS HOSLUNDIOIDES, Bak. in Fl. Trop. Afr. у. 418. 
Near Chirinda; Chipetzana River, at 3000 ft.; in fl. April, May; nn. 445, 
1989. . 
Distrib, German East Africa. 
Coteus ($ Dissitiflori *) SwyxNERTONII, S. Moore, sp. nov. 
Herba elata caule erecto satis valido superne ramoso ad nodos aliquantulum 
tumido minute puberulo mox glabro, foliis amplis ovatis apice cuspidato- 
acuminatis ipso obtusis e basi latissima in petiolum longum subito cuneatim 
angustatis margine prominenter serrato-crenatis tenuiter membranaceis supra 
pilis brevibus albis appressis subsparsim instructis subtus costis minute 
puberulis exemptis glabris, floribus іп racemos compositos caulem ramulos- 
que terminantes sæpeque folia excedentes glanduloso-pubescentes digestis, 
bracteis subulatis puberulis quam pedicelli filiformes glanduloso-pubescentes 
brevioribus, calycis sub anthesi campanulati sparsim glandulosi lobo postico 
* Sectio nova. Flores solitarii nec in verticillastros dispositi, racemum simplicem vel 
compositum referentes, Calycis lobus posticus acuminatus, quam ceteri summum paullulum 
major. Calyx fructescens decurvus, ore villoso instructus. 
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