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Corolla 6-7-mera (raro 9-mera іп G. spatulifolia). 
Calycis tubus ultra loborum insertiones produetus, .... 
Calycis tubus non ultra loborum insertiones productus, 
Calycis lobi non filiformes; calyx et corolla fere glabra vel 
breviter pubescentia. 
Folia levia, 
Folia late obovato-cuneata, nervis lateralibus + flabel- 
latis ... 
eene 8, cornuta. 
I" зева. .... 9 
spatulifolia, 
Folia arcte reticulata; fructus ellipsoideus, ssepe 
+ obtusus vel utrinque angustatus .......... 10. ternifolia. 
Folia laxe reticulata; fructus oblongo-ellipsoideus, 
+ stipitatus ,... 
eere ases nnns Lll. lutea. 
Folia scabrida. 
Corolle tubus quam lobi vix duplo longior ........ 12. triacantha. 
Corolle tubus quam lobi triplo longior. ............ 13. Goetzei. 
Calycis dentes filiformes; calyx et corolla magis minusve 
tomentosa, 
Folia scabrida; fructus 3-4 сш, longus, multicostatus 
‚. 14. Aqualla. 
Folia lævia ; fructus 6-9 сш. longus, ecostatus 
I4 n 15. erubescens. 
1. GARDENIA SUBACAULIS, Stapf et Hutchinson (sp. nov.). 
Sufrutex subacaulis, uniflorus. Folia sessilia, oblanceolata, basi longe 
attenuata, usque ad 15 em. longa et 7 em. lata, coriac а, apice rotundata, 
utrinque scabrida, marginibus undulatis, nervis lateralibus utrinque 9—14 
patulis. prominentibus, venis arete anastomosantibus utrinque conspicuis ; 
stipule late ovate, obtuse, circiter 4 mm. longe, согіасеге, extus parce 
pilosw. Beceptaculum oblongum, circiter 1 cm. longum, puberulum. Сау 
tubulosus, 6—9-lobus ; tubus 8-10 mm. longus, extus fere glaber, intus 
parce pubescens; lobi oblongi vel lineares, obtusi, incrassati, a latere 
compressi, interdum subfoliaeei, in tubo decurrentes, 2:5-8 mm. longi. 
Corolla alba, demum flava ; tubus 4-8 cm. longus, medio 3-4 mm. diametro, 
extus minute pubescens, intus superne pubescens ; lobi 6-8, oblique obovati 
vel elliptici, 2-3-5 em. longi, 1-2 ст. lati, supra basin parce pubescentes. 
Antherw 11-12 mm. long, incluse. Stylus 45-8 em. longus, supra medium 
tenuiter pubescens, apice incrassatus, ineequaliter 6-lobatus, lobis latis 
obtusis circiter 2 mm. longis. Ovarium placentis 6. Fructus ambitu ellip- 
ticus, circiter 5 em. longus, medio 3 em. diametro; pericarpium fibroso- 
lignosum, 2 mm. crassum. Semina matura ignota. 
Northern Rhodesia, and throughout Nyasaland:— Broken Hill, Aüssner, 
2020 feet (Herb. Mus. Brit.)! Kondome to Karonga, 2000-6000 feet, 
Whyte! plains near South Rukuru, 4000 feet, MeClounie, 114! Upper 
Loangwa River, Nicholson ! Mt. Malosa, 4000-6000 feet, Whyte! Namasi, 
