Gnidia.] tuvmel.kace.e (Wright). 63 



the calyx-tube ; stigma subcapitate. WHcstr. in VcL Acad. IlandL 

 StocU. 181S, 318; WeruU, Bof. BcohacJit. 16,/. 2,Jij. 13; TJamh, 

 FL Cap. ed, SchulL 381 : Lam. Encycl ii. 7G6, and HI. t. 2dl,fg. 3 ^ 

 Meisn. in Linnsea, xiv. 435, and in DC. Prodr. xiv. 583 (ivcl, var. 

 vulgaris parthj), Pgsscrma ^ sericea^ Linn. Sp. PL ed. 2, 513. P, 

 Thunheroii, Wilcstr. in VcL Acad. TTandL StucUi. 1818, 343. Nrc- 



tandra sericea, Berg. Descr. PL Cap. 131. Thi fmpJmq. srr ir.eu^ 



offutanni^eggy Verzeich. liJ9, /« ohs. — TJnjmeJsea scricea^fvJiis ohlongls^ 



etc., Biirm. Bar. Afr. PL 135, L id,Jig^ 2, 



Var. jS, hirsuta (Melsn. in DC. Prodr. xiv, 5S3) ; leaves oval-oLlong, obtuse, 

 4 lin. long, 1-1^ lin. wide, the uppermost wider, all densely .silky-hirsute. G. 

 scricca, var. vulgarh, Meisn. I.e., partly. Q uni^n ami /7 phj^h'rJf^.J^n^ Prhl ^ Zcyh. 

 ex Mcisn. l.c, G. cmtiea , Bu7-ch. Trav. *^'. Afr. i. 255, 257. ^r. nrung^ Meisn, in 

 Linnsea, xiv. i^ aud^n DC. Prodr. xiv. 583. ^. seHcm, Bolus tt Wolky-Dod 

 in Trans. S. Afr. FhiL Soc, xiv. 316. 



South Africa : without locality, Forster \ Yar. j8: Pappe ! Forster ! Mund, 20 ! 

 Harvey, 680 ! 



Coast Region : Cape Div. ; Eosebank near Cape Town, Bolvs, 3699 J Worcester 

 Div. ; Touws River Railway Station, 3000 ft., Bolus, 7452! Swelleudam Div. ;: 

 uear Swellendam, Zeyher, 3760! 37611 Albany Div. ; Grahanistown, MacOicanl 

 Schdnland, 1713 ! Var. j8 : Cape Div. ; near Cape Town, BurchdJ, 4S0 ! Simons 

 Bay, Wright ! Devils Peak, above iSTewlands, Wilms, 35S6 ! by waterfall, 

 Wolky-Dod, 3418; Caledon Div. ; Hemel in Aarde, 1000 ft., Schlechter, 10376 I 

 Riversdale Div. ; between Garcias Pass and Krombek? River, Burdtdl, 7173 ! 

 Paardeberg, Midrin Ilerh. Galpin., 5317 ! banks of Vet River, Mah, 287 ! Mossel 

 Ba3' Div. ; between Mossel Bay and Zout River, BurcJall, 6325! between Zout 

 River and Dwyka River, BurcheU, 6362 ! west bank of Great Erak River, BurchcU, 

 6152! George Div. ; tops of mountains, EcJdon <fc Zeyher^ 20 ! Knysna Div. ; 

 betw^een Keurbooms River and Bitou River, Barchell, 5261 ! Plettenberg Bay, 

 Zeyher, 1483 ! Fapj^el Uniondale Div. ; Lange Kloof, B^lus, 1764! Uitenhage 

 Div, ; Uitenhage, Zeyher, 975 ! Albany Div. ; Grahamstown, Misses Daly & Sole, 

 483 ! Fort Beaufort Div. ; near Fort Beaufort, Cooper, 3078 ! Stockenstrom Div. ; 

 Katberg. Shaiv, 116! Banr, 1066! Galpin, 1733! King AVilliamstown Div. ^ 

 Perie, 4000 ft., Sim, 1317 ! 



Central Region : Ceres Div. ; Hottentots Kloof, Pearson, 4910 I Sutherland 

 Div. ; Roggeveld Mountains^ Burchell, 1316 ! 



Variety glahrescens, Meisner in DC, Prodr. xiv. 583, is a doubtful plant. 



47. G. denudata (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. t, 757) ; an erect shrub, up 

 to 12 ft. high ; branches virgate, moderately slender, densely pilose ; 

 leaves opposite, ovate-oblong, obtuse, approximate, 6 lin. long, 2-2| 

 lin. wide, densely pilose at first on both surfaces, finally almost 

 glabrous on the back ; flowers In terminal and lateral clusters ; 

 ■ calyx yellowish, densely pilose outside; tube 9 lin. long, ovoid and 

 discoloured below, gradually widening above to 1 lin. in diam. ; 

 lobes oval, acute, glabrous inside, 2 lin. long, 1 lin. wide ; petals 8, 

 J lin. long ; anthers twice as long as the petals ; ovary com- 

 pressed, glabrous except at the apex ; style excentric, 5i lin. long ;. 

 stigma subcapitate. Spreng. Sifst. Cur, PosL 152 ; Brege, Zirei PJi. 

 Docimenfr^ 123; Meisn. in Linnsea ^ xiv. 441, and in DC Prodr. xiv. 



585. G. tomentom^ EooJc. in Bot. Mag. L 2761, eoccL syn. Berg, et 

 TJninb. G. vire^c ens; EckL & ZeyTi. Htrh. 11, ex Meisn. in DG^ 

 Prodr. xiv. 585. 



