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36. T. flavescens, Hochst ex A. Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1. 82 (1847) ; Mast. in 
Oliver, Fl. Trop. Afr. i. 255 (1868); К. Schum. in Engl. Pilanzenw. Ost- 
Afr. C. 264 (1895). 
T. monoica, Hochst. et Steud. ex A. Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1. 82. 
A shrub 2:4 m. high or less. Stems hirsute-pubescent or roughly pubescent. 
Leaves ovate-orbicular or suborbicular, rounded, truncate or cordate at the 
base, more or less acuminate to the apex, more or less angular, sometimes 
slightly trilobed, coarsely or finely doubly serrate, 7-nerved at the base, in a 
young state tomentose, afterwards becoming harshly pubescent on the upper 
surface. Stipules linear-lanceolate, acute, nearly 1 em. long, densely hirsute 
outside. Buds tomentose or tomentellous. Stamens 20-22. Ovary 2-3- 
celled, cells divided by false septa. Fruit ovoid, stellate-pubescent ; prickles 
incurved-ascending, stellate-pubescent, terminated by a single slightly falcate 
spinule or by several spinules. 
From Arabia to German East Africa:—Arabia: Wadi Djara, Lhrenberg! 
Mt. Sidr, G. Fischer, 144! Mt. Sedder, Schimper, 761! Nubia : sea-coast 
about 21? E., Bent! Ssoturba Mts., Jebel Schellat, Schweinfurth, 2481 ! 
Eritrea: Haichello Kokob, north of Aerur, Schweinfurth § Riva, 155! 
Abyssinia: Dschadscha, 1500 m., Schimper, 102! near Mai Mezano, Schimper 
(sect. 3), 1442! Modat Prov., near Adeganna Schimper (sect. 2), 1020! 
in the mountains below Djeladjeranne, Schimper (sect. 3), 1794! plain 
of Hamedo, 1260 m., Schimper, 852! without precise locality, Schimper, 
78! Аш, near Keren, Steudner, 1142! 1144! Habab, in shade, 2000 m., 
Hildebrandt, 5401 541! Gibba, Rohlfs & Stecker! Galla Highlands ; Boran 
Country, Sidimum, Zllenbeck, 2240! — Djehle, Ællenbeck, 2125! Somaliland 
and Harar: Kumbi, mountain plateau, about 1200 m., Ællenbeck, 1128! 
Somaliland; Widaba, Miss Edith Cole! British East Africa: Ukambani ; 
near Kibwezi and Makindu, on sunny, dry, stony grass-steppe with scattered 
bushes, 1000 m., Schegler, 33! Мю Ndei, Scott Elliot, 6210! Le, 1100 m., 
Delamere! Makindu Hiver, Aüssner, 576! German East Africa: near 
Dschalla Sea, 1000 m., Volkens, 1784! Grass-steppe below Marangu, Volkens, 
2145! north-east end of Kidero Mt., Jaeger, 519! without precise locality, 
Fischer, 202! Masai-land: camp on the Ngare ol Osogwan River, Merker, 
638! Masai steppe, about 1000 m., Uhlig, 351! Lake Kibibi, Gregory ! 
Schimper states that the flowers open about 3 o’clock in the afternoon, and 
are then visited by innumerable bees. 
According to Scheffler, the flowers are much visited by a small beetle. 
See Pl. 17. fig. 8, fruit and prickle. 
37. T. trigona, nob., sp. nov. 
Frutex ramis teretibus furfuraceo-tomentellis pilis paucis patentibus simpli- 
cibus inspersis. Folia suborbicularia basi cordata, apiee rotundata vel 
