BOTANY OF SOUTHERN RHODESIA. 467 
LonANTHACEX. 
LonawrHus DREGEI, Eckl. et Zeyh., forma suBCUNEIFOLIA, 
Engl. in Bot. Jahrb. xx. (1894) p. 104 ex descript. 
Matopo Hills, general. Fl. Oct. 181. 
Distrib. Abyssinia, East Tropical Africa, Mozambique District, 
Transvaal, Natal. 
A most striking plant, the leaves being so tomentose as to 
appear quite white. The flowers are also very pilose, with green 
petals and yellow hairy tube. 
I could not determine the host plant. 
Lorantuus Kravusstanus, Meissn. 
Matopo Hills. Fl. Oct. 274. 
Distrib. Natal. 
A plant with smooth and shining leaves and tufts of brilliant 
orange-red flowers, growing on a tall tree, but I could not 
determine what species. 
LonaANTHUS ($ Tapinanthus) ZAMBESICUS, sp. nov. 
L.ramulis novellis atque foliorum petiolis breviter pilosis; foliis 
oppositis vel sub-oppositis, ovatis obtusiusculis subcoriaceis, 
nervis lateralibus utrinque 4, patentibus, utrinque prominenti- 
bus; umbellis sessilibus, 5—7-floris ; floribus sessilibus ; bractea 
obliqua, pilosa, basi 3 calyculum amplectente, ciliolata, calyculo 
breviter eupuliformi; ovario usque ad j adnato piloso-ciliato ; 
perigonii breviter pilosi tubo inferiore ovoideo, superiore elongato 
infundibuliformi, ultra medium  unilateraliter fisso, laciniis 
lineari-lanceolatis, apice incrassatis; filamentis crassis, linearibus, 
in dentem brevem exeuntibus; stylo pentagono, superne incras- 
sato, et infra stigma obovoideum attenuato.—Sp. L. Schwein- 
furthii, Engl., affinis, differt internodiis longioribus, umbellis et 
floribus sessilibus, braetea obliqua, perigonio superiore longiori. 
Hab. Victoria Falls, parasitie on tree on banks of river. Fl. 
and Fr. Sept. 140. 
The internodes are about 4:5 mm. long, the petioles 6 mm. 
long and slightly winged, the leaves are from 6-9-5 em. long and 
4°5-5°5 em. broad; the braet is 2 mm. long and the calyculus 
2 mm. long, the free edge surrounding the base of the lower 
perigonium being 1 mm. long; the lower perigonial tube is 5 mm. 
long and 4 mm. broad, and is followed by the upper one 3 cm. 
long and very attenuated at the base, the segments are l cm. 
