392 ; L. CRASSULACEH (BRITTEN). [ Kalanchoe. 
nate. Squamule 2 lines long, linear, obtuse. Anthers of the longer 
stamens slightly exserted. Carpels as in K. Schimperiana. 
Nile Land. Abyssinia, Schimper! Parkyns! Quartin-Dillon. 
Richard describes the corolla-tube as “au moins long de deux pouces;” but in the 
specimens I have seen and in his figure it does not exceed 14 inch. 
There are in the Kew herbarium imperfect specimens of a plant near this, collected 
by Plowden in Abyssinia, which is probably new. The corolla-tube is about $ in. long, 
and the limb 3 in. across; calyx-segments 4 in. long, acuminate. 
3. K. grandiflora, A. Rich. Fl. Abyss.i. 310. Glabrous. Leaves 
... . Stem terete, glaucescent, cyme trichotomous. Flowers large, 
purplish. Calyx-segments lanceolate, very acute. Corolla-tube terete, 
six times as long as the calyx, scarcely inflated at the base, slender 
above, limb-segments oval-lanceolate, very acute. Squamulie linear. 
Carpels oblong acuminate, very narrow. , 
Nile Land. Abyssinia, Petit. 
Description from Richard. 
4. K. laciniata, DC. Prod. iii. 8395. Stem 3-4 ft. high, glabrous, 
or (in our specimens) clothed, as well as the inflorescence, with a 
minute, sparse, crisp pubescence. Lower leaves 3—5 in. long, seg- 
ments narrow, oblong, acute, coarsely dentate or serrate, upper entire, 
or nearly so; petioles amplexicaul. Flowers in paniculate cymes}; 
bracts and bracteoles linear, 1-2 lines long. Calyx-segments lanceo- 
late acute, somewhat spreading, 1-2 lines long, glabrous or pubescent ; 
corolla yellow, glabrous, tube } in. long; limb-segments acute. Squa- 
mul linear-lanceolate, entire, 1-2 lines long. Carpels glabrous, Lin. 
long; stigmas yellow, often conspicuously persistent—DC. PI. 
Grasses, t. 100; Wight Ic. Pl. Ind. Or. t. 1158. 
Lower Guinea. Huilla, Benguela, Dr. Welwitsch ! 
Also in the East Indies and the Mascarene islands. 
There are in the Kew herbarium specimens of a Kalanchoe, collected by Plowden in 
Abyssinia, which should probably be referred to this species. In the absence of leaves, 
nets, and the existence of one or two minor differences, I cannot with certainty 
unite them. 
5. K. brachyloba, Welw. mss. Whole plant glabrous. _ Root 
tuberous, tuber subspherical. Stem 2-8 ft. high, cylindrical. Lower 
leaves broadly sheathing at the base, lanceolate, 3—4 in. long, glau- 
cous, entire or remotely and sparsely denticulate, obtuse. Upper leaves 
and bracts linear-lanceolate, acute. Flowers yellow, in a broad corym- 
bose spreading many-flowered panicle. alyx-seements 2—3 lines 
long, united at the base, deltoid-ovate, obtuse. Corolla-tube } in. long, 
infundibuliform, acutely quadrangular. Limb-segments very short, 
scarcely spreading, deleoid acuminate. Carpels narrow, lanceolate, 
5 lines long. Squamule 2 lines long, linear-lanceolate, obtuse. 
Lower Guinea. Benguela, Huilla, Dr. Welwitsch! 
6. K. angustifolia, 4. Rich, Fl. Abyss. i. 3138. _Glabrous, caudex 
thick, creeping; stem erect, slender, 6-10 in. high, glaucescent; 
leaves opposite, thick, sublinear, subobtuse ; flowers small, in a ter- 
