390 Cll, LABIATH (BAKER). [ Holanthus. 
Calyx campanulate. 
Leaves sessile. 
Stems woody . . . . . . . 36. A. cryptanthus. 
Stems not woody. . . . . . 87. 4. conglomeratus. 
Leaves petioled . . . . . . . 38. A. floribundus. 
Leaves obovate . . . . . . . . 39. A. obtusifolius. 
1. A. ambustus, Oliv. in Trans. Linn. Soc. xxix. 188, t. 136, fig. B. 
An erect much-branched annual, with stems a foot long and slender 
pubescent branchlets. Leaves sessile, ascending, thick, linear, 1-1} in. 
long, glabrous on both surfaces, with rather revolute edges. Spikes 
numerous, slender, elongated, erect ; bracts oblong-lanceolate, ascending, 
imbricate, foliaceous, } in. long. Calyx 1 lin. long, shortly 2-lobed. 
Corolla } in. long; tube narrowly funnel-shaped ; lower lip oblong, as 
long as the tube; upper shorter, cuneate. Stamens as long as the 
lower lip.—Burkill & Wright in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxiv. 271. 
Nile Land. British East Africa: Madi, growing on rocks, Grant ! 
2. FE. virgatus, Giirke in Engl. Jahrb. xxii. 146. A much- 
branched erect annual, with stems 1-14 ft. long and pubescent branch- 
lets. Leaves sessile, linear, ascending, entire, glabrous, 1-2 in. long. 
Spikes slender, elongated ; bracts oblong-lanceolate, ascending, imbricate, 
4 in. long. Calyx 1 lin. long, obscurely lobed. Corolla 4-} in. long; 
lower lip oblong, shorter than the tube; upper half as long as the 
lower. Stamens longer than the lower lip.—Burkill & Wright in 
Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxiv. 272, figs. 5 and 6. 
Wile Land. British East Africa: Bongo; at Gurfala, Schweinfurth, 2225! 
Perhaps only a variety of Z. ambustus. 
3. #E. pinnatifidus, Hochst.; Benth. in DC. Prod. xii. 80. An 
annual, with slender erect: glabrous simple or branched stems 4-8 in. 
long. Leaves sessile, membranous, lanceolate or oblong, entire or cre- 
nate or deeply pinnatifid. Panicle small; spikes short, the side ones 
shortly peduncled ; bracts oblong, foliaceous, imbricate, } in. long. Calyx 
short, campanulate. Corolla } in. long; lower lip obovate, longer than 
the tube. Stamens as long as the lower lip—A. Rich. Tent. Fi. 
Abyss. ii. 186 ; Engl. Hochgebirgsfl. Trop. Afr. 362. 
Wile Land. Abyssinia : on mountains in the province of Sana, Schimper, 1604! 
province of Shire, Quartin-Dillon (ex Richard); igre: Mettgalo Mountain, 
Schimper, 62 (ex Engler) ; and without precise locality, Petit ! 
4. FB. prittwitzianus, Giirke in Gétzen, Durch Afrika von Ost 
nach West, Sonderabdr. 8. Stem pubescent. Leaves sessile, lanceolate, 
$—§ in. long, obtuse, entire, fleshy, pubescent on both surfaces. Cymes 
spicate ; flowers sessile; bracts broadly ovate, obtuse, densely pubes- 
cent, § in. long. Calyx subcampanulate, subvillous, $ in. long; 
throat truncate. Corolla subvillous. 
South Central. Congo Free State: Kirunga Voleato, north of Lake Kivu, 
6500 ft., Gdtzen, 14. 
