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oblongis vel ovatis basi infundibuliformibus 5-12 mm. longis, petiolis seepe 
in tubo breviter decurrentibus. Corolle alb: tubus cylindricus, 4-8 em. 
longus, medio 3-4 mm. diametro, extus glaber, intus superne pubescens ; 
lobi 8 (raro 9), oblique obovati vel obovato-oblongi, 2:5—4:5 cm. longi, 1:9— 
9:5 em. lati, glabri. Antherw medio affixee, 22-28 mm. long, 4-5 mm. 
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exsertæ. Stylus 5'5-9 ст. longus, a medio pubescens, sursum multo 
densius vestitus ; stigmatis lobi obovato-oblongi, 6—7 mm.longi. Ovarium 
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placentis 3-5. Fructus ellipsoideus, 4-5°5 cm. longus, 275-35 em. 
diametiens, albidus ; pericarpium durum, fibris lignosis crassiusculis creber- 
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rimis. Semina æ, lenticularia, maiora 6-7 mm. diametro, nigra. 
South Africa from Port Elizabeth to Natal:—Cape Colony, without 
precise locality, Masson! (Herb. Mus. Brit.). Port Elizabeth Div., Kraka- 
kamma, Harvey, 556! Somerset Div., Bowkie! Bathurst Div., between 
Theopolis and Port Alfred, Burchell, 4121. East London Div., in woods 
near the mouth of Buffalo River, Leighton in herb. Norm. Aust. Afr. no. 99! 
Natal: Inanda, Wood, 439! near Durban, Wood, 20! (Herb. Mus. Brit.). 
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Without precise locality, Cooper, 2467! Gerrard, 50! Cult. in Hort. 
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Burchell, 149 ! Hort. Malcolm (1191) ! (Herb. Mus. Brit.). 
6. G. SAUNDERSIÆ, N. E. Brown, т Kew Bull. 1906, p. 104. 
South East Africa :—Gazaland ; Lebombo Mountains, Saunders! Delagoa 
Вау; Rikaltu, Junod, 218 ! 
Т. С. AsPERULA, Stapf et Hutchinson (sp. nov.). 
Frutex vel arborescens, spinis validis (ramis commutatis). Rami juniores 
pubescentes, demum fere glabri. Folia lanceolato- vel elliptico-oblonga, 
rarius subobovata, sessilia, 4—6°5 em. longa, 2-3 em. lata, obtusa vel subaeuta, 
tenuiter coriacea, utrinque puberula, nervis lateralibus utrinque 8-10 obliquis 
intra marginem arcuatis, utrinque prominentibus, venis conspicuis ; stipulæ 
scariose, 2 mm. long, pubescentes. Receptaculum oblongo-obconicum, 
5-10 mm. longum, brevissime pubescens. Calyx tubulosus, 6-9-lobus ; 
tubus sepe superne uno latere fissus, 9-12 mm. longus, extus brevissime 
pubescens, intus infra medium appresse tomentosus ; lobi subfoliacei, oblongi 
vel spatulati, obtusi, ad 15 mm. (raro 20) longi et ad 4 mm. lati, interdum 
parte coaliti. Corolla alba, suaveolens ; tubus cylindricus, 4—6 em. longus, 
medio circa 3 mm. diametro, extus parce longe pilosus, intus fere glaber ; 
lobi 6-9, oblique obovati, 2-3 em. longi, I-1:5 em. lati, Antheræ 1-2 em. 
infra faucem inserte, medio affixze, 10-13 mm. longs. Stylus 45-8 ст. 
longus, supra medium pubescens, infra medium fere glaber; stigmatis lobi 
exserti, complanati, oblanceolati, obtusi. Ovarium placentis 6. Fructus 
pyriformis, durus (fide Swynnerton). 
