302 xxxil. GEKANiACEiE (oliver). [Impatiens. 



13. I. Rothii, Hook.f. Herbaceous, glabrous. Leaves alternate, 4-5 

 in. long, 2 in. broad, on petioles \-\ in. long, broadly lanceolate or ovate- 

 or oblong-lanceolate, serrate ; nerves diverging. Flowers 3-6, umbelled at 

 the end of stiff, stout, common peduncles 3-6 in. long. Bracts large. Pe- 

 dicels \-\ in. Sepals broadly ovate-oblong. Standard suborbicular, acute. 

 Wings large, broad, pendulous, auricled. Lip trumpet-shaped, gradually 

 narrowed into a stout ascending spur. 



Nile Land. Abyssinia, Ankober, in wet, shady places (August), Both ! 

 Flowers very imperfect, perhaps a form of the following. 



14. I. tinctoria, Rich. Fl. Abyss, i. 120. Herbaceous, glabrous, 

 branched ; roots tuberous. Leaves alternate, shortly petioled, narrow ob- 

 long-lanceolate, serrate ; nerves very oblique, almost parallel to the margin. 

 Flowers large, white, 3 or more umbelled at the apex of a stout peduncle 

 3-4 in. long. Bracts large, i in. broad, oblong. Pedicels \~\ in. Sepals 

 large, broad, oblong-cordate. Standard | in., orbicular, acute. Wings broad, 

 large, pendulous, undulate, subspathulate. Lip broadly conic, tapering into 

 a long, straight, pendulous spur, together 3 in. long. Capsule oblong-clavate. 

 — l.flagellifera, Hochst. in Schimp. PI. Abyss. 



Mile Land. Abyssinia, mountains of Sana and Tigre, Dillon ! Schimper I 

 The root is used to stain the hands and feet of a reddish colour. Vernacular name, 

 "Enssesella" (A. Rich. I.e.). 



15. I. abyssinica, Hook.f. Herbaceous, glabrous. Leaves alternate, 

 3-4 in., on stout petioles of 1 in., ovate-lanceolate, serrate ; nerves diverging. 

 Flowers umbelled at the top of stout peduncles 3-5 in. long. Bracts rather 

 large, % in. Pedicels }-% in. Sepals dimidiate-ovate. Standard concave, 

 orbicular, acute. Wings pendulous, broad. Lip small, short, suddenly con- 

 tracted to a slender, curved, ascending spur, 1-1£ in. long. 



Nile Land. Abyssinia, Ankober, in wet places (July), Roth I 



Very similar in foliage to /. Rothii, but the lip and spur quite different. Possibly both 

 are forms of /. tinctoria. 



16. I. Walleriana, Hook. f. Herbaceous, glabrous. Leaves alter- 

 nate, 2-3 in., petioles \-\\ in., broadly ovate-acuminate, coarsely serrate, 

 ciliate at the base ; nerves diverging. Flowers 2-3, umbelled at the apices 

 of slender peduncles 1-2 in. long. Bracts small, narrow. Pedicels £-1 in- 

 Sepals lanceolate. Standard oblong-orbicular, acute. Wings large, broad. 

 Lip very small, tapering at once into a slender ascending spur, with a swollen 

 apex, \\ i». long. Capsule short, swollen in the middle. 



Mosaxnb. Distr. Moramballa, 2000 ft., on stones in streams (Dec), Dr. Kirk ! and 

 Mr. H.Waller! x ' 



17.1. filicornn, Hook.f. in Journ. Linn. Soc. vi. 6. Herbaceous, glabrous, 

 a foot or more high. Stem below rooting at the nodes. Leaves alternate, 

 2-3 in. long, on long slender petioles 1-3 in. long, broadly ovate or ovate- 

 oblong, yery shallowly crenate with cilia in the crenatures ; nerves diverging. 

 Flowers small, light purple, numerous, umbelled at the apex of long slender 

 3-6 in. peduncles, which are scarred by the fallen bracts. Bracts imbricate, 



