O72 LXXXVII. GENTIANEZ (BAKER AND BROWN). [Swertia. 
Leaves flat, distinctly or abruptly narrowed at 
the base into a very short petiole ; plants 
9-18 in. high. 
Leaves oblong or ovate-oblong, about 23 
times as long as broad. : . 24. 8. Whyter. 
Leaves lanceolate, 4-6 times as long as broid. 
Corolla-lobes 33-5 lin. long, 14-25 lin. 
broad . : : i , . 25. S. usambarensts. 
Corolla-lobes 2-23 lin. long, 1-14 lin. broad 26. S. Wmint. 
Leaves longitudinally folded, 2—6 lin. long, 
sessile, but distinctly rounded in at the 
base, narrowly ovate-lanceolate or linear- 
lanceolate. 
Plant 24-5 in. high ; corolla-l bes 14-2 lin. 
broad, elliptic to obovate-oblong . 27. S. curtioides. 
Piant 4-9 in. high; corolla-lobes 1 lin. 
broad, narrowly oblong. . 28. S. Manni. 
Leaves flat or longitudinally folded, 4-2 in. 
long, sessile, linear, scarcely or not at all 
narrowed at the base. 
Inflorescence corymbose or corymbose-panicu- 
late, branches not parallel with the stem. 
Plant 3-1 ft. high; corolla-lobes not 
complicate-acute at the apex . . 29, S. stellariotdes. 
Plant 14-2 ft. high; corolla-lobes with 
complicate-acute spreading tips . 30. S. Sharpet. 
Inflorescence long and narrow, with 
branches parallel to the stem or with 
axillary flowers along a simple stem . 31. S. pleurogynoides. 
**Flowers 4-merous; pants 14-3 in. high. (See 
also 26, S. Emini). 
Sepals very acute. : : c : . 32. S. tetrandra. 
Sepals obtuse or subobtuse ‘ : : . 33. 8. intermizta. 
1, S. Johnsoni, V. £. Br. Plant probably perennial, perhaps 
attaining to 2 ft. in height. Leaves in several distant pairs, not 
crowded at the base, ?-1 in. long, 2—3 lin. broad, lanceolate or linear- 
lanceolate, acute, sessile. Inflorescence a narrow panicle 3-7 in. long, 
-about 14 in. broad with 3-4 distant pairs of many-flowered erect branches 
1—2 in. long, including the clustered 5-merous flowers; pedicels 3-6 lin. 
long. Sepals 34-5 lin. long, 1-14 lin. broad, lanceolate or ovate- 
lanceolate, tapering to an acute point. Corolla-lobes } in. long, $ in. 
broad, elliptic-lanceolate, acute, with 1 large circular fringed nectary 
near the base. Stamens } in. long; anthers apiculate. Ovary lanceolate 
or ovate-lanceolate, acutely tapering to the stigma, but scarcely with a 
distinct style ; stigmatic lobes small, about } lin. broad, ovate, subobtuse. 
Mozamb. Dist. Portuguese East Africa? on mountains east of Lake Nyasa, 
Johnson ! 
2. S. erosula, V. H. Br. Plant 1-2 ft. high; stems rather 
stout, branching only at the uppermost 2~3 nodes. Radical leaves not 
seen; stem-leaves $-1} in. long, 2-4 lin. broad, suberect, linear-lanceo- 
late, acute, sessile. Inflorescence a narrow 12-24-flowered panicle 
about 4-8 in. long, 1-1} in. broad, with 2-3 distant pairs of erect 
