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(7.) Stapelta (§ Orbea) variegata, Linn. Sp. PL i. 217, 

 ed. 3, i. 316; Thunh. Fl. Cap. ii. 170; Jaeq. Stap. t. 39, bona; 

 Bene, in DC. Prod. viii. 659. 



Hab. in montium lateribus ad Leuweberg, prope Kafferkeuls 

 rivier et alibi, vulgaris (Thunberq). 



Specimens of this plant, both living and in spirits, collected 

 on the Lion Mount ( = Leuweberg) near Cape Town, were sent to 

 Kew by Sir Henry Barkly. These agree exactly with Thunberg's 

 specimen and with Jacquin's figure above quoted. 



(8.) Brachystelma caudatum. — Stapelia caudata, Thunb. 

 Flor. Cap. ii. 171. — Brachystelma crispum, Or ah. Phil. Journ. 

 1830, 170 ; Pot. Mag. 3016 ; Dene, in DC. Prod. viii. 647. 



Hab. Africa australis. 



Thunberg's description of the corolla, " Corolla plana, purpurea, 

 intus squamosa," is so erroneous, that without seeing his speci- 

 men it would be impossible to identify it. The specimen, which 

 is extremely well dried, shows that the corolla has a short tube 

 and a rotate limb, the lobes of which are long and narrow with 

 very revolute margins ; the tips of the lobes are dull greenish, 

 the basal part and tube yellowish spotted with dark purple- 

 brown. By "intus squamosa," I suppose is meant the sparse 

 pubescence on the apical half of lobes, consisting of minute rather 

 thick hairs. Thunberg's specimen exactly agrees with Brachy- 

 stelma crispum. Grab., as figured in the ' Botanical Magazine/ 

 t, 3016 ; except that the leaves are slightly narrower and less 

 undulated, there is no other difference. 



Stapelia (§ Orbea) pla^iflora, Jacq. Stap. t. 40 ; Dene, in 

 DC. Prod. viii. 659. 



Hab. Africa australis. 



This is the only other Stapelia in Thunberg's herbarium, and 

 the only one not mentioned in his ' Flora Capensis.' As it is 

 identical with Jacquin's plant, it needs no further comment here. 



Sarcocobon, N. E. Br., gen. nov. * 



Calyx 6-partitus, basi intus 5-squamatus, segmentis angustis, acutis. 

 Corolla cam panulata, quinquifida; lobis latisovatis. Corona duplex, 

 subsessilis ; exterior 5-loba, lobis longis, angustis, basi breviter conna- 

 tis, alte bifidis ; interioris lobi 5, ligulati, coronae exteriore antherisque 

 basi adnati, apice membranacei obtusi vel emarginati liberi incura- 



* The two following genera do not belong to Thunberg's Herbarium. 



