206 - CXVII. PROTEACEZ (BAKER AND WRIGHT). [ Protea. 
Imperfectly known species. 
30. P. Dekindtii, “Lngl. Jahrb. xxxii. 128. Stem very dwarf; 
branches short, hairy. Leaves dense, sessile, obovate-lanceolate or 
lanceolate, acute, 6-10 in. long, 14-2 in. wide, tapering to the base, 
almost glabrous on the upper surface except towards the apex, densely 
silky on the lower surface. Heads on short leafless branches ; upper 
bracts 14 in. long, 3-4 lin. wide. Perianth whitish, 2 in. long, with 
long white silky hairs on the upper part. 
Lower Guinea, Angola: Huilla, 5000-6000 ft., Dekindt, 76. 
31. P. Hickii, Lgl. Jahrb. xxxiii. 130. A shrub. Branches 4 lin. 
in diam., densely long rusty tomentose. Leaves closely packed, oblong- 
lanceolate, rather obtuse, up to 43 in. long and 1} in. wide, coriaceous, 
the upper close around the inflorescence; midrib at first densely long 
rusty hairy. Heads about 2? in. in diam. ; outer bracts in 3-4 series, 
ovate, densely adpressed rusty hairy ; inner in 2 series, linear-oblong, 
obtuse, 2 in. long, 5 lin. wide. Perianth a little longer than the inner 
bracts; tube 5 lin. long, compressed ; upper lobe of limb narrowly boat- 
shaped, lower lobe narrow. Anthers narrowly linear, 44 lin. long; 
connective produced above into a triangular acute appendage. Ovary 
oblong, clothed with long rusty hairs; style tapering from a thick 
base. 
Mozamb. Distr. German East Africa: Usambara; Kwai, 2600-4580 ft., 
Hick, 39. 
Probably near P. leucoblepharis. 
32. P. kingaensis, Hngl. Jahrb. xxx. 297 (by error hingaénsis). 
An undershrub 8-12 in. high. Branches 4—8 in. long, densely ashy- 
pilose. Leaves close together, sessile by a broad base, 34 in. long, 1} in. 
wide, acute, densely ashy-pilose when young, bluish-green, very coria- 
ceous ; lateral nerves 5-7 each side, ascending at an acute angle, promi- 
nent beneath. Heads turbinate, about 2 in. in diam. ; bracts coriaceous, 
ashy-pilose when young, outer in about 6 rows, ovate or ovate-oblong, 
acute, innermost oblong. Perianth pale purple, 1 in. long, glabrous 
below, with long white hairs above; limb subcoriaceous. Anthers 
narrowly linear, 5 lin. long; connective produced into an ovate appen- 
dgae. Ovary oblong, clothed with long brownish hairs; style thick at 
the base, tapering upwards, curved below the apex, pale purple with 
white stripes near the middle, 12 in. long. 
Mozamb. Distr. German East Africa: Ussangu; Kinga (Livingstone) 
Mountains, 8100 ft., Goetze, 991. 
33. P. wentzeliana, Hngl. Jahrb. xxx. 298. A shrub, with 
branches 34 ft. high rising from the ground, ashy-pilose when young. 
Leaves sessile, approximate, oblong, obtuse, 24 in. long, 1 in. wide, 
coriaceous; lateral nerves about 8 on each side, slightly prominent 
beneath. Bracts coriaceous, ashy-pilose outside, at length glabrous, 
outer in about 6 series, ovate, 14 lin. long, 24 lin. wide, innermost 
