270 C. SELAGINE# (ROLFE). [ Selago. 
lobes rounded, nearly as long as the tube.—Johnst. Kilimanj. Exp. 343 ; 
Wettst. in Engl. Pfl. Ost-Afr, C, 358. 
Mozamb. Dist. German East Africa: Kilimanjaro, 11,000 ft., Johnston, 
147! 
11. S. thyrsoidea, Buker in Kew Bulletin, 1898, 159, Plant 
suberect from a woody base, heath-like (Whyte). Branches 8-9 in, long, 
puberulous. Leaves numerous, somewhat fascicled, narrowly linear, 
subobtuse, 3-1} in. long, about } lin. broad. Inflorescence consisting 
of numerous short spikes, forming a dense thyrsoid panicle at the apex 
of the branches, 14-2 in. long. Bracts linear, subobtuse, incurved, 
1} lin. long. Calyx campanulate, $ lin. long, subequally 5-lobed ; lobes 
oblong, obtuse, hirsute. Corolla blue (Whyte); tube ? lin, long; limb 
5-lobed, three lower lobes rounded, as long as the tube, upper more 
oblong and longer. 
Mozamb. Dist. British Central Africa: Nyasaland; Nyika Plateau, summit 
at 7000 tt., Whyte, 144! 
12. S. Nyasze, Rolfe. Plant 6-12 in. high. Branches puberulous. 
Leaves linear, obtuse, sometimes with a pair of short lateral teeth near 
the apex, glabrous or puberulous, 24-6 lin. long. Racemes very short, 
aggregated in a short narrow terminal panicle, 1-1} in. long. Bracts 
linear, obtuse, slightly ciliate at the base, 1} lin. long. Flowers very 
shortly pedicelled. Calyx campanulate, puberulous, 5-lobed, # lin. long; 
lobes oblong, obtuse, ciliate, about as long as the tube, the two lower 
broader than the upper. Corolla-tube 4 lin. long; lobes oblong, longer 
than the tube. . 
Mozamb. Dist. German East Africa: higher plateau north of Lake Nyasa, 
homson ! Portuguese East Africa : mountains to the east of Lake Nyasa, Johnson! 
18. S. Thomsoni, Rolfe in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxi. 402. Plant 
8-12 in. high. Branches puberulous or pubescent. Leaves linear or 
subspathulate-linear, obtuse, hispidulous, or puberulous, 3-7 lin. long. 
Racemes very short, aggregated in loose or somewhat congeste 
terminal corymbs, 3-1} in. diam. Bracts oblong, obtuse, ciliate, 1 lin. 
long. Flowers subsessile. Calyx campanulate, puberulous, 5-lobed, 
j lin. long ; lobes triangular-oblong, subacute, ciliate, as long as the tube, 
two lower larger than the upper. Corolla-tube broad, # lin. long; lobes 
rounded-oblong, as long as the tube. Fruit 4-3 lin. long.—Johnst. 
Kilimanj. Exp. 343; Wettst. in Engl. Pf. Ost-Afr. C. 358, in part. 
Mozamb. Dist. German East Africa: Kilimanjaro, 9000-11,000 ft., Thomson, 
35! Johnston, 117! 
14. S. Welwitschii, Rolfe in Jowrn. Bot. 1886, 175 (ext. 
Hereroland plant). Plant 14 ft. high. Branches puberulous. Leaves 
linear or linear-lanceolate, obtuse, puberulous, or glabrous, 3-6 Jin. 
long. Racemes short, loosely arranged along the branches. Bracts 
oblong, obtuse, ciliate at the base, 1 lin, long. Flowers subsessile. 
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