470 MISS L. 8. GIBBS ON TIIE 
pilosis; staminibus 18, filamentis lanatis; receptaculo piloso; 9 
sepalis lanceolatis, subacutis, dense pilosis lepidotis; petalis 
nullis; ovario squamuloso tomentello; stylo semel dichotome 
diviso. 
Sp. Crotoni macrostachidi, A. Rich., affinis, differt petiolo et 
racemis brevioribus, bracteis unifloribus et staminibus 18. 
Hab. Victoria Falls, islands and banks of river. Fl. Sept. 
109. 
A tree about 9 m. high, the leaves densely pubescent with a 
greyish stellate tomentum sparsely lepidote; the leaves are 
9 em. long and +6 em. broad, elongated at the apex; the petiole 
is 2 em. long, densely tomentose, and the very caducous stipules 
are 5 mm. long; the raceme is 14 em. long; the 9 flowers are at 
the base of the spike, almost sessile ; the pedicels of the g are 
3 mm. long; the bracts are 5 mm. long; the sepals of the ¢ are 
over 4 mm. long (in both sepals and petals the veins are brown) 
and 14 mm. broad; the petals are 5 mm. long and 1 mm. broad ; 
filaments 6 mm. long and anthers 1 mm. long; the sepals of the 
9 are 34 mm. long and 1 mm. broad, the ovary is 4 mm. long, 
and the dichotomous style 4 mm. long. 
ACALYPHA PEDUNCULARIS, Meissn. 
Matopo Hills, veld, general. Fl. Oct. 227. 
Distrib. Kunene District, Rhodesia, South Africa. 
A herbaceous perennial, flowering at about 20 em. high. A 
typical veld plant, sending up single erect shoots. 
ACALYPHA ZAMBESICA, Muell. Arg. 
Matopo Hills, veld, general. Fl. Oct. 225. 
Distrib. South Zambesi District. British Central Africa, 
Nyassaland and Mozambique District, Rhodesia. 
An erect, much-branched, herbaceous perennial, not ‘5 m. high. 
Rather striking owing to the long red stigmas of the 9 spikes. 
U RTICACEE. 
Ficus SoNDERI, Miq. 
Matopo Hills, kopjes, general. Fr. Oct. 26. 
Distrib. Rhodesia (Baines, Herb. Kew.), Transvaal, Natal. 
A large tree, with spreading crown; young branches and 
leaves very hairy, deciduous. The bracts are conspicuous, being 
red, very pilose and caducous. The fruit is edible, 
