52 CXLIII, COMMELINACEH (CLARKE). [ Commelina 
38. C. demissa, (. B. Clarke. Pubescent. Stem 1 ft. long, 
branched, with internodes 1-3 in. long; leaves 3} by } in., narrowly- 
oblong, attenuated at either end, when mature hairy on both faces, ; 
Peduncles scattered, exserted 0-} in. from the leaf-sheath. Spathes 
4-2 in. long, ovate, acute, considerably smaller than in any other species 
of the C. latifolia group, hairy, with obscure longitudinal purple veins, 
margins free at the base. Petalsblue whendry. Capsule scarcely } in. 
long, square, 4-seeded. Seeds small, globose, dark brown, smooth. 
Mozamb. Dist. British Central Africa : Nyasaland ; Mount Malosa, 4000- 
6000 ft., Whyte ! 
39. C. madagascarica, (. B. Clarke in DC. Monogr. Phan. iti, 
174. Very nearly glabrous. Stem 15 in. long, much branched, with 
internodes 2-3 in. long. Leaves 2-24 in. long, linear-lanceolate, 
except for a dilatation (not always present) at the very base. Peduncles 
scattered, near the end of the branches, exserted } to } in. from the 
leaf-sheaths. Spathes }-? in. long, ovate, acute, not acuminate; 
margins nearly free to the base. Capsule (in Scott-Elliot, 7588) 4 in. 
long, 4-seeded. Seeds globose, smooth, brown.—Durand & Schinz, 
Conspect. Fl. Afr. v. 426.  C. latifolia, var. angustifolia, Schweinf. 
(MS. ?). 
Nile Land. Eritrea: Ambelaco, near Maldi, 6500 ft., Schweinfurth, 131! 
British East Africa: Ruwenzori ; Kasamaga, 6300 it., Scott-Elliot, 7588! 
Frequent in Madagascar. 
This differs from C. latifolia, A. Rich., not only in the narrow leaves but in the 
spathes, which are very much smaller. 
40. C. huillensis, C. B. Clarke in DC. Monogr. Phan. iii. 175. 
Stemless, or very nearly so; roots thick. Leaves 4-10 by 4-4 in, 
dilated at the base, hairy, Peduncles radical, 4-7 in. long, shaggy 
towards the top. Spathes 1-1} by 14 in., very broadly ovate, shaggy, 
with triangular tip; margins free. Cymes 2, with stout pedicels, 
the upper with numerous blue flowers. Capsules-not ripe, nearly 
square, } in. long, 4-seeded.—Durand & Schinz, Conspect. Fl. Afr. v- 
425; Rendle in Cat. Afr. Pl. Welw. ii. 78. : 
Lower Guinea. Angola: Huilla; between Lopollo and Nene, 3800-5500 ft. 
Welwitsch, 6585 ! 
41. ©. Carsoni, C. B. Clarke. Hairy, the leaf-sheaths and 
spathes shaggy. Stems 1 ft. high, branched, suberect at the base, with 
internodes 2-44 in. long. Leaves 2 in. long, curved, narrowly lanceo- 
late or linear-lanceolate, except near the base, where there is a dilata- 
tion sometimes } in. wide at the top of the leaf-sheath. Peduncles 
solitary towards the ends of the branches, erect, exserted 1-2 in. from 
the leaf-sheath. Spathes ? in. long, broadly ovate, acute, not acumi- 
nate; margins free to the base, or very nearly so. Capsule small, 
nearly quadrate, 4-seeded. Seeds subglobose, brown, nearly smooth. 
p Mozamb. Dist. British Central Africa : Tanganyika Plateau, at Fwambo, 
‘arson ! 
