Plantago. ; CII. PLANTAGINEE (BAKER). 503 
Caulescent. 
Stem glandular puvescent . . . » 6. P. Psyllium, 
Stem glabrous except at the top . . . . 7. 2B. stricta. 
1. P. major, Linn.; Decne. in DC. Prod. xiii. 694. Perennial, 
acaulescent. Leaves several in a radical rosette, ovate, narrowed into 
a channelled petiole, 5-7-nerved, glabrous or slightly hairy. Peduncle 
long, terete. Spike cylindrical, 4-6 in. long; bracts ovate-oblong, 
glabrous, as long as the calyx. Sepals oblong, glabrous, j'z in. long. 
Corolla-lobes small, ovate. Stamens short. Capsule ovoid, as long as 
the calyx. Seeds 4-8 in a cell, angled by pressure.—A. Rich. Tent. Fl. 
Abyss. ii. 206; Engl. Hochgebirgsfl. Trop. Afr. 395; Hiern in Cat. 
Afr, Pl. Welw. i. 881, | 
Nile Land. Abyssinia: Tigre; near Adowa, 7400 ft., Quartin-Dillon, 
Schimper, 970 : Begemeder (?) at Addi Shoa, 7400 ft., Schimper, 485 ! 
Lower Guinea. Angola: Golungo Alto ; in fields around Sange, 1000-2400 ft., 
Welwitsch, 5138, 514! 
Native of the North Temperate zone of the Old World, now widely diffused. 
2. P. lanceolata, Linn.; Decne. in DC. Prod. xiii. 714. Perennial, 
acaulescent. Leaves lanceolate, narrowed gradually to the sessile base 
or to a short petiole. Peduncle long, slender, furrowed. Heads very 
dense, globose or oblong; bracts ovate, acute, as long as the calyx. 
Sepals oblong, obtuse, the outer often hairy. Corolla-lobes ovate, 
acute. Stamens and style long. Capsule 2-seeded.—A. Rich. Tent. FI. 
Abyss. ii. 206; Engl. Hochgebirgsfl. Trop. Afr. 395. LP. abyssinica, 
Hochst. ex A. Br. in Flora, 1841, i. 279. 
Nile Land. Nubia: coast-land to between 3000-4000 ft., at about 21° N. lat., 
Bent / Eritrea : Hamasen district, Stewdner, 1282 ; Degerra Valley, near Saganeiti, 
7000 ft., Schweinfurth § Riva, 1248! Teramne ; Godofelassi and Sassidolosatscka, 
Roki fs § Stecker. Abyssinia : Tigre ; in fields near Adowa, Quartin-Dillon, Schimper, 
143! Hamedo Plain, Schimper, 138 ; Samen ; Debra Eski, 9700 ft., Schimper, 91, 
Ataba, Steudner, 1274; Dembea; Gondar, Steudner, 1275: Shoa ; Let-Maretia, 
Ragazzi, 
Lower Guinea. (iaboon: Munda ; Sibange Farm, Soyaus, 384! 
Native of the North Temperate zone of the Old World, now widely diffused, The 
Abyssinian plant represents the var. capitata of Decaisne, 
3. P. albicans, Linn.; Decne. in DC. Prod. xiii. 705. Perennial, 
acaulescent, densely tufted. Leaves sessile, linear, hairy, 1-6 in. long, 
obscurely 3-nerved. Peduncle elongated, more or Jess hairy. Spike 
long, cylindrical ; bracts ovate, glabrous, as long as the calyx. Sepals 
g, oblong, obtuse, hairy. Corolla-lobes small, ovate. Stamens 
short. Capsule 2-seeded.—Engl. Hochgebirgsfl. Trop. Afr. 395. 7 
Nile Land. Eritrea: around Saganeiti, 7100 ft., Schweinfurth 5 Riva, 800 ! 
Abyssinia: Serriro, 7100 ft., Schimper, 744! Geat, Schimper, 749! British Somali- 
land : without precise locality, Miss Edith Cole! Irs, Lort-Phillips . 
Spread through the Mediterranean region. 
$ in. long 
