78 XCVII, ACANTHACE (CLARKE). | Dyschoriste. 
exceeding } in. in length. Stamens and pistil of the genus. Capsule 
$+} in. long, linear-cylindric, 
Mozamb. Dist. British Central Africa: Urungu; Fwambo, Carson ! 
21. D. thunbergiiflora, Lindau in Engl. & Prantl, Pflanzenfam. 
iv. 8B. 302. A minutely sparsely pubescent branched shrub. Leaves 
1 by } in., obovate, obtuse, attenuate at the base; petiole 0-} in. long. 
Flowers in axillary, 1—4-flowered, rather lax monopodial cymes; bracteoles 
small, linear, or 0, Calyx 2 in long, divided half-way down into linear 
teeth; tube nearly glabrous without, thinly white-hairy within; cystoliths 
many, prominent. Corolla 1-2} in. long, fine purple ; linear-cylindric 
portion of the tube # in. long. Stamens and pistil of the genus; 
anther-tails large. Capsule not seen.—Lindau in Engl. Pf. Ost-Afr. 
1.367, Calophanes thunbergiiflora, 8. Moore in Journ. Bot. 1880, 8. 
Nile Band. British East Africa: Ukamba; Kitui, Hildebrandt, 2719! 
22. D. somalensis, Rendle in Journ. Bot, 1895, 4138. Grey 
pubescent ; stems 8-30 in. long, rigid, branched. Leaves 4-3 in. long, 
orbicular or obovate, obtuse ; petiole 0-5 in. long. Flowers axillary, 
solitary; bracteoles very small, linear. Calyx } in. long, divided } 
the way down; teeth linear; tube narrow, nearly glabrous without, 
white-hairy within ; cystoliths many, prominent. Corolla 1-1} in. 
long, purple; linear-cylindric portion of the tube 3 in. long. Pistil 
and stamens of the genus; anthers acute or mucronate at the base. 
Capsule 3 in. long, linear-cylindric.—Phillipsia fruticulosa, Rolfe in 
Kew Bulletin, 1895, 223; Hook. Ic. Pl. t. 2445. Satanocrater fruticu- 
losa, Lindau in Engl. & Prantl, Pflanzenfam. Nachtr. zu ii.—iv. 305, and 
in Engl. Jahrb. xxiv. 317. 
Nile Land. Somaliland: Sheik-Husein, Donaldson Smith! Golis Range, 
Mrs. Lort Phillips! 
Imperfectly known species. 
23. D. adscendens, 0. Kuntze, Rev. Gen. 485. Leaves oblong, 
obtuse, nearly glabrous. Flowers axillary, clustered or solitary; 
bracteoles lanceolate, as long as the calyx. Calyx divided 4 way 
down ; teeth setaceous. Corolla funnel-shaped, as long as the calyx oF 
bwiee as long.—Calophanes adscendens, Hochst. ex Nees in DC. Prod. 
x1. 111. 
Nile Land. Abyssinia, Kotschy. 
Not seen. The bracteoles being as long as the calyx show that this can be no plant 
in the Kew bundles of Dyschoriste. As nothing is stated of style, ovules, capsule 
or seeds, it is not possible to guess in what genus this missing plant is to be sought. 
24. D. hyssopifolia, 0. Kuntze, Rev. Gen. 486, Leaves linear, 
obtuse, very glabrous. Flowers solitary, axillary ; bracteoles lanceolate- 
linear, obtuse, shorter than the bristle-acuminate calyx.—-Calophanes 
hyssopifolius, Nees in DC. Prod. xi. 111 (not of Nees in Linnza xx. 713), 
Ruellia hyssopifolia, Hochst. ex Nees, in DC. Prod. xi. 111, 
