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complanata vel convexiuscula, laevia, subtus costa prominule, margine 
incrassata recurva glanduloso-impressa. Umbella 6—9-flora, 1,5—2 cm 
diametro, floribus albis (fide Burchell) (sicco carnei); pedicelli 5—6 mm 
longi, nudi, patenter puberuli. Calyx circiter 3 mm longus, fuscus, extra 
puberulus, lobis obtuse longe triangularibus dorso carinato-convekiusculis 
margine ciliolatis. Petala haud unguiculata, elliptica, obtusiuscula, 4 mm 
longa, 1,3 mm lata, intra inferne puberula. Stamina 4 mm longa, gla- 
berrima; staminodia lanceolata, 1,7 mm longa, medio albo-puberula, ce- 
terum glabra, glandula apicale notata. Stylus filiformis, 4,5 mm longus, 
cum ovario glaber. 
Coast Region. Uniondale Div.; Long Kloof; mountain-sides near 
the west bank of Wagenbooms River, March, 11th, 1814, Burchell, 
4928! (Herb. Kew.). 
Superficially A. Taskerae bears a considerable resemblance to A. baros- 
maefolia Eckl. and Zeyher, but the clawless petals prohibit its inclusion 
in the § Eu-Agathosmae; it therefore constitutes one of the § Barosmo- 
petalae, allied to B. gnidioides Schlecht., from which it is distinguished 
by its relatively shorter, more obtuse leaves, which are epunctate on the 
lower surface, the thickened recurved impresso-glandular margins, the 
shorter pedicels, and shorter and obtuse calyx-lobes. Tbe plant is named 
in compliment to Miss N. Tasker whose assistance in proof-reading has 
materially facilitated the work. 
51. Agathosma punctata Sonder, |. c., p. 417. 
(A. Meyeriana Presl, Bot. Bemerk. 32 [1844].) 
Central Region. Willowmore Div.; Aasvogel Berg, 600—900 m, 
August, Drège, 7125! 
52. Agathosma mucronulata Sonder, l. c. 
Central Region. Willowmore Div: Zwanepoels Poort Berg, 900 — 
1200 m, August, Drege, 7123! (Herb. Kew. and Brit. Mus.). Burchell’s 
specimens (no. 4999) from a rocky hill near Haarlem and Avontuur 
(Uniondale Div.) March, 14th, 1814, may be a glabrous-leaved variety 
but in the absence of fully matured flowers, this remains speculative. 
53. Agathosma spinosa Sonder, l. c. 
Coast Region. Uniondale Div.; on mountains of Lange Kloof, Bo- 
wie, 29! (Herb. Brit. Mus.) 
54. Agathosma squamosa Sonder, l. c., p. 418. 
Central Region, Worcester Div.; on hills near Touws River Rail- 
way Station (in Karroo), 900 m, Dec. 1885, Bolus, 7358! 
A specimen in the Brit. Museum collected by Francis Masson, but 
without information as to precise locality. A species of considerable 
rarity. 
55. Agathosma Martiana Sonder, l. c., p. 416. 
Coast Region. Humansdorp Div.; north side of Kromme River 
(near Wagenboom's Station) March 7, 1814, Burchell, 4851! (Herb, 
Kew.) 
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