268 C. SELAGINEE (ROLFE). [ Selago. 
the tube. Corolla-tube $ lin. long; lobes roundish-oblong, upper as 
long as the tube, lower rather longer. 
Mozamb. Dist. German East Africa: Lower Plateau, north of Lake Nyasa, 
Thomson ! 
3. S. tenuicaulis, /tol/e. Branches erect, pubescent, about 6-9 
in. long. Leaves linear-lanceolate, subobtuse, attenuate into a short 
petiole, pubescent, 4-9 lin. long, somewhat fascicled. Racemes very 
short, aggregated into a terminal corymb, 1-1} in. diam. Bracts linear. 
oblong, obtuse, pubescent, 1 lin. long. Pedicels adnate to the base 0 
the bract. Calyx campanulate, pubescent, 5-lobed, } lin. long; lobes 
strongly ciliate, acute, three times as long as the tube, lower two much 
broader than the others. Corolla-tube }—} lin. long; lobes rounded, 
two upper equalling the tube, the others rather longer. 
Mozamb. Dist. British Central Africa: Nyasaland; between Mpata and 
commencement of Tanganyika Plateau, 2000-3000 ft., Whyte ! 
4. S. Melleri, Rolfe. Plant 9-15 in. high. Branches puberulous 
or pubescent. Leaves linear-lanceolate, subobtuse, hispidulous, chiefly 
so on the midrib and margins, 3-8 lin. long. Racemes very short, 
aggregated in loose or congested terminal corymbs, }—2 in. diam. Bracts 
oblong, obtuse, ciliate, 1 lin. long. Calyx campanulate, minutely 
puberulous, 5-lobed, 1 lin. long; lobes oblong, subobtuse, ciliate, some 
what unequal, nearly twice as long as the tube. Corolla light blue 
(Meller) ; tube 1 lin. long; lobes rounded-oblong, half as long as the 
tube. 
Mozamb. Dist. British Central Africa: Nyasaland; Manganja Range, Mount 
Chiradzulu, 1000 ft. and to the sammit, Meller ! 
5. S. blantyrensis, Rolfe. Plant 1-1} ft. high, much branched. 
Branches pubescent, densely leafy. Leaves lanceolate-linear, subobtuse, 
hispidulous-pubescent, 4-8 lin. long. Flowers very shortly pedicelled, 
aggregated in corymbose panicles, 1-2} in. broad. Bracts linear-oblong, 
subobtuse, 1} lin. long, slightly hispidulous. Calyx campanulate, 
shghtly hispidulous, 5-lobed, 1 lin. long; lobes oblong, obtuse, ciliate, 
subequal, about twice as long as the tube. Corolla-tube 1 lin. long; 
lobes roundish-oblong, lower half as long as the tube, upper rather 
shorter. Nutlets } lin. long. 
. mozamb- Dist. British Central Africa: Nyasaland; Blantyre, Buchanan, 
7009! 
6. S. whyteana, Rolfe in Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, iv. 35. Plant 
about 1 ft. high, much branched. Branches densely puberulous, densely 
leafy. Leaves linear, subobtuse, puberulous, 3-7 lin. long. Flowers 
shortly pedicelled, aggregated in rather dense subcorymbose panicles, 
1-43 in. broad. _Bracts linear, obtuse, somewhat curved, 1-1} lin. long; 
subglabrous. Calyx campanulate, slightly puberulous, 5-lobed, 3 lin. 
long ; lobes linear, subobtuse, slightly ciliate, subequal, about as long as 
the tube. Corolla-tube 3 lin. long; lobes roundish-oblong, upper half 
