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IX. Verbenaceae novae Austro-africanae 
ab H. H. W. Pearson descriptae. 
(Ex: Transact. South Afric. Phil. Soc., XV, pt. 4 [1905], p. 175—182.) 
1. Lippia pedunculata Pearson, l. c., p. 175. 
Fruticulus rectus ramis subteretis, striatis, hispido-scabridis. Folia 
opposita, brevissime [2 mm] petiolata, ovata vel elliptico-ovata, basim 
attenuata, apice obtusa vel subacuta, crenato-serrata, rugosa, supra 
hispidulo-scabrida, infra in nervis hispido-scabrida, profuse glandulifera 
[3—5 em longae, 1—1,5 cm latae]. Spicae tum globosae, denique cylin- 
dricae, axillares, solitares geminataeve, pedunculis longis tenuibus hispidis 
suffultae. Bracteae oblongae, basim truncatae, apice subito acuminatae 
vel caudato-acuminatae, utrinque praesertim marginibus hispidae, flores 
haud superantes [3—4,5 mm longae, 2—2,5 mm latae|. Calyx perspicue 
2-lobatus, 4-nervatus, extus dense molliterque villosus, intus glaber [1,5— 
2 mm longus]: lobi vix tubo aequantes, 2-nervati, plus minusve perplexe 
2-dentati. Corolla extus supra medium villosa, intus in faucibus puberula 
|4—5 mm longa]. 
Kalahari Region: Transvaal; without precise locality, J. H. MeLea 
in Herb. Bolus. 
L. pedunculata has affinities both with .L. scaberrima and L. asperi- 
folia, being apparently more closely allied with the former. The most 
marked characters which separate it from L. scaberrima are found in the 
4-toothed calyx, the smaller bracts, the more pronounced hairiness, and 
the comparatively smoother surface of the whole plant. From L. asperi- 
folia it differs in the 4-toothed calyx, the larger bracts and spikes, and 
the less hairy, rougher, and larger leaves. 
2. Bouchea caespitosa Pearson, l. c., p. 178. 
Planta parva [circiter 4 em alta] lignosa, caespitosa, pubescentia 
hispidulosa denga reflexa vestita. Radix lignosa, recta, altissima. Folia 
opposita, conferta, petiolata [petiolo 0,75—1,25 em longo], triangulari-ovata, 
obtuse 7—9-serrata -pinnatifidave, basim attenuata, apice obtusa [2,5—3 em 
longa, circ. 1,5 cm lata], subcoriacea, nervis lateralibus principiis obscuris 
6—8 utrinque, dense hispidula. Spica terminalis, conferta, pauciflora 
[1 em longa] Braeteae lineares, obtusae hispidulae [3—4 mm longae]; 
bracteolae setulosa, hispidulae [2 mm longae]. Flores sessiles. Calycis 
tubus (in fructu) gibbosus, minute subaequaliterque 5-dentatus, extus hispi- 
dulus, intus glaber [7—9 mm longus]. Fructus ex coccis cohaerentibus 2 
constatus, oblongus, posteriore paullo arcuatus, anteriore areola excavata 
instruetus [4—5 mm longus]. 
Western Region: Lesser Namaqualand: l'us, 2800 ft, Schlechter 
11425, in Herb. Bolus. 
