332 LXXIII. COMPOSITE (OLIVER AND HIERN). [ Epaltes. 
2. B. gariepina (garipina), Steetz in Peters Mossamb. Bot. p. 451. 
Snffruticose, scabrid-puberulous or subglabrous and glaucescent, much- 
branched, probably 1-3 ft. high or more ; branches more or less alate, 
rather slender, subterete, striate. Leaves linear-oblong or -lanceolate, 
acute or mucronate, somewhat or scarcely narrowed towards a decur- 
rent sessile base, entire or callose-serrulate, 1-24 in.long by 3-4 in. 
wide or larger; upper less. Capitula campanulate or campanulate-ob- 
long, subturbinate at the base, 4 in. wide, on short pedicels, crowded 3-6 
together, at the extremities. Scales of involucre multiseriate, ap- 
pressed, imbricated, coriaceous ; innermost linear or oblong, acuminate, 
often purplish-tipped ; outer lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, acute, suc- 
cessively shorter. Receptacle free, elevated, centre concave cupuliform. 
—E. alata, Steetz 1.c. p. 452. E. wmbelliformis, Steetz 1. c. p. 452. t. 
49, Hthulia ? gariepina, DC. Prodr. v. p. 18. Hthulia alata, Sond. in 
Linnea, xxiii. p. 60. Litogyne glabra, Harv. Thes. Cap. ii. p. 35, t. 159. 
L. scabra, Harv. Fl. Cap. iii. p. 48. 
Wile Land. Cordofan, Kotschy! (probably E. Kotschyi, Sz. Bip. in Schweinf. 
and Aschers. Enum. p. 284). 
Mozamb. Distr. Zambesi, Dr. Kirk! Dr. Stewart! Sena, Dr. Peters! 
Occurs also in South Africa and, according to Dr. F. W. Klatt, in Mauritius. 
31. SPHHRANTHUS, L.; Benth. et Hook. f. 
Gen. Pl. ii. 294, 
Capitula heterogamous few- (3-7 usually in Tropical African 
species) flowered, collected on a plane convex ovoid or elongate com- 
mon receptacle, in dense hemispherical ovoid or globose heads. Scales 
of involucre few (3-10), subequal, often cymbiform or conduplicate, 
subtended by a scale of common axis (axial scale). Pistillate florets 
2-5 or more ; corolla tubular, often slightly narrowed to the minutely 
3-dentate mouth ; hermaphrodite (or sterile) florets 1 or 2-3; corolla 
tubular, 5-dentate. Anther-tails short, cohering in pairs, apical con- 
nective ovate. Style strongly papillose, undivided or shortly bifid. 
Achenes subterete or slightly compressed, oblong or narrowed below ; 
pappus 0.—Herbs with alternate, lanceolate oblong or linear, dentate 
or denticulate, decurrent leaves. Heads singly terminating the stem 
and numerous branches ; capitula small, closely packed. 
A small genus of the Old World Tropics. 
S. africanus, L. Sp. Pl. 1314, remains obseure and doubtfully Tropical African. 
8. angustifolius, DC. is also doubtful. d 
See Spheranthus, sp. nov.? aff. S. pedunculari, Oliv. in Journ. Linn. Soe. Lond. 
xv. p. 91 (1876). 
Hermaphrodite florets 2-3 in each capitulum. 
Heads of capitula ovoid-oblong. Leaves not decurrent . 1 
Heads of capitula ovoid-oblong. Leaves decurrent 2. §. 
Heads of capitula subglobose. Leaves decurrent. 
Glabrous or nearlyso 2. 2. 2. ww... 8, 8. suaveolens. 
Hirsute or hoary-tomentose cee eh ee ew OS. 
ee enna florets solitary, one in each capitulum (Oligo- 
