Commelina. | OXL1IT, COMMELINACE® (CLARKE). 51 
Mozamb. Dist. Zanzibar, Bojer! German East Africa: Kilimanjaro ; at 
Marangu, 5000 ft., Volkens, 2270! Usambara ; Tanga; Holst, 2079! 
The plant above described is Schimper, 1686, which A. Richard took as the 
type of his C. latifolia, and Hasskarl as the type of his C. sagittifolia. The name 
fatifolia is misleading, for the leaves cannot be called broad, though (as Rendle 
observes) they vary so greatly in width that they might be called polymorphous. 
The species must not be called C. latifolia, Hochst., as Hochstetter meant by that 
C. benghalensis, Linn., and issued various plants under that name. Schweinfurth 
and K. Schumaan, in the places above cited, included probably C. cuneata, the species 
following, which is very closely allied to C. latifolia. 
35. C. cuneata, C. B. Clarke. Nearly glabrate except the sparsely 
hispid spathe. Stem 18 in. long, with long internodes, suberect at the 
base; roots thick. Upper leaves 4} by ? in., lanceolate, cuneate at the 
base, almost into a quasi-petiole. Peduncle at the end of the branches ; 
spathes, flowers, capsule, and seeds as of C. latifolia. 
Mozamb. Dist. British Central Africa: Nyasaland ; Kondowe to Karonga, 
2000-6000 ft., Whyte! Kavali, Carson ! 
The spathe, with the strongly exserted lower cyme-stalk, appears identical with 
that of C, latifolia. There is, however, no example of C. latifolia thit has the 
upper leaves like those of C. cuneata, 
36. C. spectabilis, C. B. Clarke in DC. Monogr. Phan. tii. 175. 
Very hairy. Stem erect, 3-10 in. long, almost woody at the base with 
thick roots. Leaves 4 by } in., oblong, dilated at the base, hairy on 
both surfaces. Peduncles scattered, exserted 3-1} in. from the leaf- 
sheaths. Spathes #-1 by 1} in., very broadly ovate, with triangular 
tip, very hairy; margins free to the base or very nearly so. Flowers 
humerous, blue. Capsule immature, probably nearly as of C. hudlensis.— 
Durand & Schinz, Conspect. Fl. Afr. v. 428; Rendle in Cat. Afr. Pl. 
Welw. ii. 78. 
Lower Guinea. Angola: Huilla; in woods near the River Monino, 3800- 
5500 ft., Welwitsch, 6594! 
Var. 8 ramosa, C. B. Clarke in DC. Monogr. Phan. iii. 175. Less hairy. Stem 
2 ft. long, decumbent, rooting at the nodes, much branched. Spathes rather smaller, 
‘Scarcely 3 in. long. Flowers bright dark blue (Welwitsch), not sky blue.—Rendle 
n Cat. Afr. Pl. Welw. ii. 78. 
Lower Guinea. Angola: Pungo Andongo; in sandy marshes between 
Quibanga and Guinga, Welwitsch, 6629 ! 
37. ©. Cecile, (. B. Clarke. Hairy. Stem up to 18 in. long, 
repeatedly branched towards the top, with internodes 2-3 in. long. 
Leaves 34 by 3 in., broadly triangular-oblong, hairy, densely fringed on 
the margins, sessile, rounded and much dilated at the base, sometimes 
lin. broad. Peduncles scattered towards the ends of the branches, white- 
hirsute, exserted 1-2 in. from the leaf-sheaths. Spathes 1 by 1} in., 
broadly ovate-triangular, brown-purple, white-hirsute, not distinctly 
Striate, margins free to the base or very nearly so. Flowers numerous, 
blue, rather large. Capsule not seen. 
Mozamb. Dist. Matabeleland: Gwelo, Hon. Mrs. Evelyn Cecil 139! 
