Holanthus. | CII, LABIATH (BAKER). 395- 
foliaceous. Calyx campanulate, not lobed, !, in. long. Corolla } in. 
long ; lower lip oblong, as long as the slender tube, with a pair of acute 
teeth at the base. Stamens not protruded beyond the lower lip. 
Lower Guinea. Angola: province of Pungo Andongo, Welwitsch, 1628, 5595 ! 
24. FE. repens, Oliv. in Trans. Linn. Soc. xxix. 137, t. 186, fig. A. 
A perennial herb, with many erect branches from a decumbent woody 
main stem; branchlets very slender, pubescent. Leaves sessile, firm, 
pubescent, subentire, oblong or oblanceolate, the lowest 1 in. long. 
Panicle 2-6 in. long; branches slightly compound ; spikes 3-1 in. long ; 
rhachis and small lanceolate bracts densely pubescent. Calyx very 
small, pubescent, truncate. Corolla hairy, } in. long ; lower lip concave, 
shorter than the funnel-shaped tube. Stamens not longer than the 
lower lip. 
Mozamb. Dist. (terman East Africa: Karagwe, on rocky moist ground, 
Speke & Grant, 150! 458! 
25. AE. serpiculoides, Baker. A perennial, with slender decum- 
bent slightly pubescent stems, rooting from the lower nodes. Leaves 
sessile or shortly petioled, small, oblong, entire, pubescent. Panicle 
small; branches very compound ; spikes very slender, at most 1 in. 
long ; bracts very small, lanceolate; rhachis hollowed out opposite the 
flowers. Calyx 51, in. long, circumscissile above the base. Corolla 
not seen. 
Mozamb. Dist. British Central Africa: Nyasaland; Shire Highlands, 
Buchanan ! 
26. AB. sedoides, Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. Welw.i. 870. A perennial, 
with trailing stems and pubescent branches. Leaves small, sessile, 
oblong, entire, densely pubescent. Panicle small, with several forked 
ascending subsecund densely pubescent branches; bracts small, folia- 
ceous, oblong, densely pubescent. Calyx densely pubescent, ;', 1. 
long. Corolla-tube longer than the calyx, much dilated at the throat ; 
lower lip with a sharp tooth on each side at the base.—Ozxyotis sedoides, 
Welw, herb. 
Lower Guinea. Angola: province of Pungo Andongo, 2400-3800 ft., 
witsch, 1629! 5594! 
27, AB. nodosus, Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. Welw. i. 868. Stem stout, 
woody, stiffly erect, brown, glossy, glabrous. Leaves subsessile or 
shortly petioled, ovate or oblong, thick, obscurely crenate, 1} in. ong: 
subglabrous above when mature, pubescent mainly beneath, on ‘ e 
very ascending veins. Panicle lax, very large (8—!) in. long) mane ves 
distant, very compound, erecto-patent ; spikes very Jax, : e anges 
1-1} in. long; bracts small, lanceolate. Calyx oblong, 5 1. longs 
slightly lobed. Corolla twice as long as the calyx.—Ozxyotis nodosa, 
Welw, herb. 
Lower Guinea. Angola: province of P 
witsch, 1627! 5596! 
Wel- 
ungo Andongo, 2400-3800 ft., Wel- 
