184 CONTRIBUTION TO THE FLORA OF GAZALAND. 
МОХТМТАСЕ Ж, 
XYMALOS MONOSPORA, Baill. in Bull. Soe. Linn. Paris, i. (1887) 650. 
Chirinda Forest, 3700-4000 ft.; Chimanimani Mts. at 7000 ft.; in fl. 
June, Sept.; nn. 663, 1112. 
Distrib, Tropical East Africa, South Africa. 
LAURINE®. 
Cassytha filiformis, Linn., a parasite of wide distribution throughout the 
tropics, is the only representative of this order in the collection. 
PROTEACEAE. 
PROTEA MADIENSIS, Oliver in Trans. Linn. Soc. xxix. (1875) 143. 
Melsetter at 6000 ft.; Chimanimani Mts. at 7000 ft.; in fl. Sept., Oct. ; 
nn. 629, 6097. 
Distrib. Uganda to Rhodesia. 
Chindao name, “ Chirapadzungu " ; ** Sugar-bush ” of settlers. 
P. uHEHENSIS, Mngl, Bot. Jahrb. xxviii. (1900) 380. 
Near Chirinda, 3800 ft. ; in fl. Feb. ; n. 190. 
Distrib. German East Africa. 
Chindao name, “ Chirapadzungu” ; *Sugar-bush " of settlers. A shrub 
with white flowers common in the short open veld. Flowers particularly 
attractive to Cinnyris kirkii. The woody base remaining after the falling of 
the seeds is made by the natives into a button, polished and worn round the 
neck. 
PROTEA SwyNNERTONII, S. Moore, sp. nov. 
Frutex magnus ramis validis pilosis ultimis crebro foliosis dense piloso- 
pubescentibus, foliis sessilibus late oblongis angusteve oblongo-obovatis 
obtusissimis basin versus sensim angustatis basi ipsa subrotundatis levissime 
amplexicaulibus pergamaceis utrobique dense appresse piloso-pubescentibus, 
capitulis pro rata parvis ternis sessilibus campanulatis, involucri eirca 7-serialis 
bracteis exterioribus intermediisque gradatim acerescentibus late ovatis obtusis 
vel obtusissimis согіасеіѕ paucis intimis longioribus spathulato-oblongis 
obtusissimis coriaceo-scariosis bracteis omnibus dorso appresse pubescenti- 
velutinis, floribus ex involucro breviter eminentibus extus dense ferrugineo- 
villosis dilute puniceis labio inferiore anguste eymbiformi apice trifido quam 
superius plane majore, antheris subsessilibus anguste linearibus appendice 
brevi obtusa crassiuscula onustis, ovario longe ferrugineo-setoso-villoso, stylo 
exserto superne attenuato crassiusculo glabro. 
Hab. Common on grassy mountains about Melsetter at 6000 ft.; in fl. 
April ; n. 1411. 
