930 ASCLEPIADE (Brown). [ Stapelia. 
Corolla pubescent or hairy nearly or quite to 
the tips of the lobes on the inner surface 
besides the border of cilia: 
Corolla-lobes 2-23 in. long, rather thickly 
covered with hairs 1-34 lin. long, all 
directed towards the tips; disk and 
lower part of lobes with transverse 
yellowish lines or in var. 8 entirely pal 
greenish-yellow ... ok “cr .. (6) desmetiana. 
Corolla-lobes 12 in. long or less, thinly 
sprinkled with erect hairs $-1} lin. long, 
and with or without transverse yellowish 
lines ise ove “ve Ger ... (18) Asterias and 
var, 
Corolla with the hairs on the inner surface 
(other than the border of cilia) not extend- 
ing beyond 3 of the length of the lobes and 
sometimes not beyond their base : 
Corolla without transverse yellow lines ; lobes 
14-24 in. long ; stems 3-1} in. square ; 
pedicels 3-1 in. long: 
Corolla dull purple or raw-beef colour, 
somewhat thinly covered with erect 
hairs on the disk and basal part of the 
lobes (8) ambigua. 
Corolla dark purple-brown, rather densely 
covered with long fine purple hairs on ; 
the disk and basal part of the lobes ... (10) grandiflora. 
Corolla marked with transverse yellow or 
whitish lines on the basal 4-3 of th 
lobes : 
’ Pedicels 14-4 in. long: 
Corolla-lobes very concave beneath and 
humped above near the apex, caus- 
ing the tips to reflex, their basal 
half and the disk very densely 
covered with a cushion of long fine : 
purple hairs ... ~ ..- te ... (1) pulvinata. 
Corolla-lobes not concave beneath nor 
humped above near the apex, 1-2 
in. long ; disk and base of the lobes 
densely to rather thinly covered with 
long fine hairs : 
Inner corona-lobes with their inner 
horns diverging to very widely © 
recurved-spreading, curved or 
arched, not hooked at the apex ; 
stems 4-10 lin. square... _... (2) hirsuta and 
vars. 
Inner corona-lobes with their inner 
horns erect or very slightly 
diverging, distinctly hooked at 
the apex: 
Stems 4-6 lin, square ees ... (3) hamata. 
Stems 6-10 lin.square ... +» (9) sororia. 
| Pedigels $-14 (geldom 14) in. long: 
