( 2037 ) 

 Stapelia stricta. Upright Stapelia 



Class and Order. 



PeNTANDRIA MoNOfiYNIA. 



Generic Character. 

 Asclepiadea. Nectarium duplici stellula tegenle genitalia, 



Specific Character. 



Stapelia stricta ; corolla quinquefida : laciniis ovatis acumi- 

 natisplaniusculis nudis, Ii»nlis obtusis, rostris brevissimis, 

 ramis tetragonis stmplicibus strictis basi floriferis. 



There is a good deal of affinity between this species and 

 divaricata. The shape and denticulation of the stems, as well 

 as the colour of the corolla, are exactly similar, but in other 

 respects there is great difference ; the lacinia? of the corolla 

 are not ciliated in stricta, nor rolled back at the margins, nor 

 so sharp pointed as in divaricata ; the peduncles are shorter 

 than the flower, and grow from near the base, and the 

 branches are simple and quite erect, in both which characters 

 it differs widely from divaricata. 



It has been sometimes called in our collections Stapelia 

 Tufa ; but lias no similarity to the rufa of Masson ; nor do 

 we find that this species has been recorded by any author. 



Native of the Cape of Good-Hope. Requires a good green- 

 house or dry stove. Flowers in October. Communicated 

 by N. S. Hodsois, Esq. Abbey-House, Bury St. Edmunds. 



