FLORA or iTABAaASCAT?. 473 



ovatls obtusis crenatls petiolo supra basin insertis, pedunculo elongato, 

 floribus paucis in pauiculam coryuibosara ilispositis, pedicellis elongatis 

 flexuosis, calyce laxo lute campanulato dentibus late deltoideis cuspidatis, 

 corollae rubrse tubo arapulteformi medio constricto segmentis brevibus 

 ovatis, stylis elongatis. 



A glabrous fleshy perennial with elongated flowering-stems. 

 Leaves opposite, iu distant spreading pairs, which grow gradually 

 smaller upwards ; petiole patent, dilated at the base, lower 

 above an inch long ; blade l|-2 in. long, truncate or slightly 

 cordate at the base, crenate all round the margin. Panicle 4-5 in. 

 in diam. ; main branches arcuate; flowers in fascicles, subtended 

 by minute bracts ; pedicels | in. long. Calyx broadly eampanu- 

 late, I in. in diam. Corolla bright red, above an inch long. 

 Stamens and styles reaching to the throat of the corolla-tube. 



Baron 3429! Near Kitchingia miniata^ Baker. 



DiCORTPHE llETUSA, U. Sp. 



Z). ramulis gvacilibus sursum parce lepidotis, stipulls parvis deciduis, 

 foliis breviter petiolaiis oblongis rigide coriaceis glabris obtusis vel retnsis, 

 floribus 2-4 in capitula terminalia breviter pcdunculatis aggregatis, bvac- 

 teis minutis, calycis tubo infundibulari dense lepidoto, segmentis ovatis 

 tubo triplo brevioribus, petalis purpurascentibus patulis, fructu scabro 

 infra medium bifido. 



A much-brauched erect shrub or small tree. Petiole ^^^ in. ; 

 blade l|-3 in. long, |-1| in. broad, firm in texture, green and 

 glabrous on both surfaces, the main veins of the underside fine 

 and iadistiuct ; stipules oblanceolate, \ in. long, similar in tex- 

 ture to the leaves. Peduncle very short. Flower-calyx 5 in. 

 long, plicate in the lower third of the tube, clothed with brown 

 lepidote indumentum. Petals dark purple, obtuse, protruded 

 -^ in. beyond the calyx. Anthers exserted a little from the calyx- 

 Fruit I in. long, with a short pedicel, and protruded gin. heyond 

 the enveloping base of the calyx. — Baron 4408 ! 



DiCORTPHE GFATTERI^FOLrA, n. sp. 



D. ramulis gracilibus sursum parce lepidotis, stipulis parvis lanceolatis, 

 foliis breviter petiolatis ovatis vel oblongis obtusis rigide coriaceis utriaque 

 viridibus glabris, floribus 3-4 in capitula terminalia breviter pcduncu- 

 latis aggregatis, bracteis parvis linearibus, calycis tubo oblongo dense 

 lepidoto segmentis ovatis tubo 3-4 plo brevioribus, petalis oblongis, ovario 



tomentoso. 



An erect shrub or small tree, with slender branchlets, thinly 



lepidote towards the tip. Stipules ^ in. long; petioh 



LINN. JOUBN. — BOTAXT, TOL. XXII. 2q 



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