448 MISS L. 8. GIBBS ON THE 
BRACHYLÆNA RHODESIANA, S. Moore, sp. nov. 
Arbuseula a basi ramosa, ramulis foliosis, tomentellis, deinde 
glabrescentibus ; foliis pro rata mediocribus, oblongo-oblanceo- 
latis, integris, apice obtusis sepius obtusissimis, basin versus in 
petiolum brevem sensim angustatis, ehartaceis, supra griseo- 
araneosis mox glabrescentibus, subtus subtiliter tomentosis, 
costis secundariis utrinque 5-7, angulis variis insertis, fac. sup. 
subplanis, fae. inf. prominentibus; capitulis mediocribus, in 
panieulis thyrsiformibus ramulos terminantibus brevibus (sc. 
quam folia brevioribus et 9) vel longioribus et g subtiliter 
tomentosis digestis, masculis circa 23 femineis 10-flosculosis : 
pedunculis propriis satis abbreviatis ; involucri campanulati 
phyllis utriusque sexus 6-7-seriatis, exterioribus perbrevibus, 
ovatis vel ovato-oblongis, interioribus longioribus, sensim angus- 
tatis, omnibus obtusis neenon margine ciliolatis ; floseulis exsertis ; 
corollis omnibus 5-lobis; staminibus exsertis; fll. g stylis 
sursum incrassatis, biramosis, fll. fem. exsertis; acheeniis parvis, 
cylindrieis, appresse pubescentibus, quam  pappus biseriatus 
scabridus sordidus multo brevioribus.—4A. B. huillensz, O. Hoffm., 
mihi descriptione solummodo cognita optime distinguenda 
propter folia obtusa vel obtusissima nee aeuminata, capitula 
plurifloseulosa (illa sp. memorati modo 3-floseulosa), corollas 
minores, achenia parva. B. rotundata, S. Moore, preeterquam 
folia basi rotundata involuerum plane dispar ostendat. 
Hab. Matopo Hills, kopjes. Sept. 72. 
A small tree 4 m. high. Leaves 4-5-5 em. long, 1:5-2:5 em. 
broad, in the dry state yellowish-brown above and pale yellow- 
grey below; petioles 4 mm. long, tomentose; male panicles up 
to 8 em. long and 3-4 em. in diameter; female 3 by 2 em. 
Proper peduncles seldom reaching 5 mm. long; male heads 7 by 
6 mm., female 1 em. by 7 mm.; outermost involucral leaves 
1-1 mm. long, intermediate 14 to 2} mm., innermost nearly 4 mm. 
long; male corollas 5 mm. long, their revolute lobes 23 mm.; 
female corollas 4 mm. long with lobes only 2 mm.; male style- 
arms lanceolate, 4 mm. long, female ovate-lanceolate, i mm.; 
achenes about 3 mm. long, pappus 6 mm., but of the male flowers 
only 4 mm. 
A handsome shrub or small tree, with silvery leaves and 
yellow flowers. Generally flowers after throwing off the leaves, 
but in shade the leaves were found persisting, especially on the 
d plants. 
