528 DR. O. STAPF—PLANTE NOVJE 
longa, 7 mm. lata, 3-nervis, apice marginibus spinulosa, tenuiter 
pilosa; bracteolæ 2, 16 mm. longæ, 2 mm. latæ, spinulosæ. 
Sepala 2 antica usque ad apicem connata, 1 em. longa, ovata, 
apice obtuse triangularia; sepalum posticum 15 mm. longum, 
ovatum, apice acuta triangulari. Flores omnino A. arborei, 
Forsk., sed e Dawe albi. 
Uaanpa. Buddu, alt. 3400 feet, Dawe, n. 237 ; Elgon District, 
Sir Evan James. 
Brrrisa East Arrica, C. F. Elliott, n. 244. 
In the neighbouring species, 4. arboreus, Forsk., A. eminens, 
C. B. Clarke, A. montanus, T. Anders., the two interior sepals 
are long, with lanceolate linear tips. 
RB) 
MUusACEX. 
Musa fecunda, Stapf, sp. nov. ; affinis M. Ensete, J. F. Gmel., 
differt labio exteriore infero coroll (tepalis quinque connatis) 
latiore apiee breviter obtuseque 3-dentato, intus ad tertiam 
partem laciniis 2 tenuissime subulatis longis additis, labio inte- 
riore (supero) 3-lobo, lobo intermedio subulato lateralibus late 
rotundatis hyalinis, ceterum firmulo. 
Truncus spurius, ventricosus, humilis, basi eireumferentia 2 m. 
Flores (teste Dawe) oblonga vel oblanceolato- oblonga, ultra 4 m. 
longa, costa ssepe rubra. .Bractec inflorescentiam subtendentes 
oblong, obtuse, 40-45 em. longs, 25 em. late, costa infra 
medium folii totam latitudinem oecupante sursum cito attenuata ; 
bractez interflorales lanceolato-oblongx, subaceuminat:e, acumine 
lato obtusissimo, circiter 40 cm. longs, 12 cm. latz. Flores 
numerosissime. — Aecepfaculum anguste clavato-cuneatum, cir- 
citer 5 em. longs, 0:6-0:75 cm. diametro, glauco-pruinosum, 
lentieellosum. Labium eaterius (inferum) lineari-oblongum, 
apice obtuse 3-dentatum, intus ad tertiam partem laciniis 2 
tenuissime subulatis 2-2:5 em. longis, totum 5 cm. longum, 
5-6 mm. latum ; labium interius (superum) 3-lobum, 15-18 mm. 
longum, lobo intermedio subulatum, lateralibus late rotundatis 
hyalinis, ceterum firmulum. Stamina 5; antherw 2:5 em. longe 
filamentis paulo longiores. Stylus cum stigmate oblique globoso 
3:3 em. longus. Jnfructescentia cernua, ovoidea, fructibus nume- 
rosissinis (ad 418 zeste Dawe). Bacce 5-13-sperma. Semina 
depresso-globosa circa 15 mm. longa lataque, umbilico excavato. 
Toro, lsunga, 1500 m., Dawe, 521. 
