Thunbergia. | XCVIII. ACANTHACEH (BURKILL). 15: 
16. T. fasciculata, Lindau in Engl. Jahrb. xvii. 97. Stem climbing, 
sparingly pilose. Leaves cordate acuminate, sinuate-dentate on the 
margin with scattered short hairs above and on the veins below, 3 in. 
long, 2 in. broad, those on the main axis on petioles 2-2} in. long. 
Flowers two or three together on lateral axes, and more or less enveloped 
in two sessile cordate leaves ; peduncles }-} in. long; bracteoles ovate, 
rounded above and mucronate, at flowering 10 lin. long, sparingly hairy 
outside. Calyx-teeth triangular, pubescent. Corolla-tube 1} in. long;. 
lobes 1 in. long. Anthers spurred above, each with two spurs at the 
base, and fringed with moniliform hairs. Stigma with two broad 
unequal lips. 
Upper Guinea. Cameroons: Buea, Preuss, 987 ! 
Specimens of this have been distributed under a different MS. name. 
17. T. huillensis, S. Moore in Journ. Bot. 1880, 194. Stem 
slender, strigose. Leaves oblong to oblong-lanceolate, rounded and 
mucronate or obtuse above, truncate or hastate below, strigose on. 
both surfaces, 1-2 in. long, ? in. broad; petioles } in. long. Flowers 
on peduncles 2 in. long; bracteoles lanceolate-ovate, acute above,. 
Strigose outside, 3 in. long. Calyx-teeth long, strigose. Corolla-tube 
nearly 1 in. long; lobes short, pale blue. Anthers obtuse above, 
slightly hairy below, each lobe with a spur at the base. Stigma 
2-lipped, the lower rounded.—Eng]. Hochgebirgsfl. Trop. Afr. 387. 
Lower Guinea. Angola: Huilla; Morro de Monino, in grass, Welwitsch,. 
5025 |! 
18. T. hirsuta, 7’. Anders. in Journ. Linn. Soc. vii. 20. Stem 
moderately stout, pilose. Leaves broadly ovate, rounded below, obtuse 
above, covered with stiff hairs on both sides, with one or two teeth on 
each margin, 14 in. long, 1 in. broad; petioles 2-3 lin. long. Flowers 
on pilose peduncles, which attain 3 in. in length; bracteoles cordate, 
obtuse above, hairy outside like the leaves, glabrous within. Calyx- 
teeth fairly long, pilose. Corolla-tube 1 in. long; lobes 8 lin. long. 
Anthers obtuse above, rather sparingly hairy below and with a spur 
to each lobe. Stigma with the lower lip shorter than the upper and 
nearly orbicular.—Lindau in Ann. Istit. Bot. Roma, vi. 67. 
Nile Land. Abyssinia, Plowden! Somaliland: between Jaribule and Her, 
6800 ft., Riva, 71 (ex Lindau). 
19. T. Gibsoni, S. Moore in Journ. Bot. 1894, 131. Stem and 
leaves unknown, the latter said to be ovate. Flowers on pubescent 
peduncles 3 in. long; bracteoles large, ovate, very shortly acuminate, 
covered outside with short, rather stiff hairs, puberulous within, at 
flowering 1} in. long, 10 lin. broad. Calyx-teeth fairly long. Corolla- 
tube 1} in. long; lobes 3 in. long, retuse, orange-yellow with a waxy 
bloom. Anthers obtuse at the apex, with a curved spur at the base of 
each lobe, pubescent. Stigma with two broad obovate lips. 
Wile Land. British East Africa: Man, in a damp spot at 8200 ft., Gibson! 
It is probably safe to place this species very near to 7. alata and T. Erythree. 
All that was collected consists of two flowers with their peduncles, which are presery ed 
in the British Museum. 
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