Streptocarpus.| XCV. GESNERACEE (BAKER AND CLARKE). 511 
The statement “ ovary glabrous ” (in DC. Monogr. Pian, v. 154) is wrong so far 
as Buchanan 410 is concerned. 
20. S. Smithii, C. B. Clarke. Stem-leaves (blade) 1} by } in., 
rounded at the base, hairy on both surfaces; nerves 7-8 pairs. Calyx- 
lobes ovate, triangular at the tip which has no gland. Otherwise as 
S. Volkensit, Engl. 
Mozamb. Dist. German East Africa: Usambara; Umba Valley, Smith ! 
The four species (17 to 20) are very closely allied. 
21. S. nobilis, C. B. Clarke in DC. Monogr. Phan.v. 155, Stems 
up to 3 ft. high. Leaves (blade) 3-4 by 2in., rounded at the base, thin 
membranous, sparsely pubescent on the upper surface, nearly glabrous 
on the lower; nerves 10 pairs; petioles 2 in. long. Peduncles forming 
an elongate panicle, 8 in. long ; cymes many-flowered, much and loosely 
branched. Calyx 1-1 in. long; lobes nearly linear. Corolla $ in. long ; 
tube subcylindric. Capsule 2 in. long, hairy. 
Upper Guinea. Senegambia: Landouman Country, Heudelot 728 ! 
22. S. lagosensis, (’. B. Clarke. Stem 18 in. long. Leaves (blade) 
5-6 by 2-24 in., rounded or obtriangular at the base, sparsely hairy on 
the upper surface, nearly glabrous on the lower; margin crenulate- 
serrate; nerves 18 pairs ; petiole 34 in. long. Peduncles from axils less 
than 1 in. apart, so that the whole inflorescence is level-topped, 4 in. 
long; cymes laxly many-flowered ; pedicels 3-3 in. long, with many 
gland-tipped hairs. Calyx nearly } in. long ; lobes oblong-linear with- 
out a gland at the tip, with many gland-tipped hairs. Corolla 3 in, 
long (perhaps more), violet-blue; tube subcylindric. Filaments cylin- 
dric, glabrous ; pollen 40 by 20 yp, narrow-ellipsoid. Ovary very hairy ; 
style with many gland-tipped hairs.. Capsule (not ripe) 2 in. long, 
hairy, 
Upper Guinea. Lagos: specimen cultivated at Kew from seeds collected 
“100 miles above Lagos” Foster ! 
23. S. Saxorum, Engl. in Engl. Jahrb. xix. 154. Small under- 
shrub; stem becoming almost woody, glabrate. Leaves (blade) 3-1 by 
} in., thick, very hairy on both surfaces ; margin subentire ; base often 
cuneate; nerves 6 pairs; petioles }— in. long. Peduncles from the 
upper axils solitary, 5 in. long, 1-flowered, nearly glabrous. Calyx 45 in. 
long; lobes ovate, not tipped by a gland, clothed by many many-celled 
hairs, few gland-tipped. Corolla 1} in. long, blue ; tube 4 in. long, sub- 
cylindric ; 3-lobed lip much exceeding the 2-lobed lip. Filaments 
glabrous not dilated. Ovary very hairy. Capsule 2 in. long —Engl. 
in Engl. Pfl. Ost-Afr. C. 363, t. 43, fig. K—M. 
Mozamb. Dist. German East Africa: Usambara, Holst, 3388! Kwa 
Chiropa, Hannington ! 
