Dirichletia. | LXX. RUBIACEZ (HIERN). 51 
Corolla tube 1-1}in. long. Leaves acuminate-acute. 
More or less pubescent . . . . 1. 1 ee ee we ee 1D. pubescens. 
Glabrous . i 2. D. glabra. 
Corolla-tube } in. long. Leaves obtuse, not acuminate . . . . 3. D. glaucescens. 
1. D. pubescens, Klotzsch in Bericht, Berlin, 1853, p.495. A bush 
of 1-7 ft. high ; stem 3 in. thick. Young parts and lower side of the 
leaves more or less pubescent. Leaves elliptical, narrowed at both ends, 
1-3 by 4-1 in.; veins rather conspicuous ; stipules setose. Calyx-limb 
about 3-1¢ by 3-2 in., vaguely 3-lobed or nearly or quite entire. 
Corolla-tube 1-14 in. long. Anthers included or exserted.—Klotzsch 
in Peters, Mossamb. Bot. t. 48. 
Mozamb. Distr. Tette, Peters! Kirk! ; between Lupata and Tette. Kirk / 
2. D. glabra, Klotzsch in Bericht. A glabrous shrub, 4-5 ft. high. 
aves ovate-lanceolate, mostly acuminate-acute, wedge-shaped at the 
e, chartaceous; 2-3 by 8-1 in.; lateral veins slender, inconspicuous; 
petiole about } in. long ; stipules of 3 linear-subulate segments, shorter 
than the petiole. Flowers 14 in. long. Dilated calyx-limb oval-ovate, 
shortly and obtusely acuminate, 1-1} by 4-? in. Anthers included. 
Stigma exserted.—Klotzsch in Peters, Mossamb. Bot. t. 47. 
Mozamb. Distr. Querimba Island and mainland, Peters / 
3. D. glaucescens, Hiern. A glaucescent bush with patent gla- 
brous branches. Leaves ovate-elliptical, mostly obtuse at the apex 
and narrowed at the base, 3-2 by 4-2 in.; veins inconspicuous ; 
supules with 3 setose teeth. Calyx-limb 4-2 by }-3 in., with one short 
rounded tooth on each side. Corolla-tube } in. long. Anthers (in 
our specimen) exserted. ° 
Mile Zand. Somali Coast, Tola River, Kirk! 
Owers in April. 
13. OLDENLANDIA, Plumier, Nov. Pl. Amer. Gen. p. 42, t. 36, 
fig. inf. (1703) ; Hedyotis, Pentodon and Oldenlandia, Benth. et 
Hook. f. Gen. Pl. ii. 56-58. 
Calyx-tube globose obovoid turbinate or obconic-oblong; limb 
small, regular, deeply 4- or rarely 5-lobed, rarely with alternating 
: ns persistent. Corolla salver-shaped funnel-shaped campanulate or 
"rotate, membranous; tube straight or somewhat curved; throat 
re Tous or bearded; limb 4. or rarely 5-lobed, regular ; lobes nearly 
ard anceolate ovate oval or oblong, obtuse or acuminate, valvate 
ayy bad. Stamens 4 or rarely 5, inserted at or rather below the 
-% Oat of the corolla, exserted or included, glabrous ; anthers oblong 
‘near, fixed at the back near the base; filaments short. Disk 
re y; conspicuous. Ovary 2-celled; style filiform, included or 
Oe entire or with 2 short linear branches, glabrous; ovules 
* *rous. Capsule dehiscing longitudinally at or from the apex or 
°ccous or tardily dehiscent, small, membranous or coriaceous. 
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