Stapelia. | ASCLEPIADEZ (Brown). 931 
Outer corona-lobes minutely pubescent at 
_ the apex and down the back ; corolla- 
lobes 1#in. long ; disk thinly covered 
with short erect purple hairs ... (13) Plantii. 
Outer corona-lobes glabrous ; stems #-1} 
in. square (not seen in 5, S. senilis) ; 
corolla-lobes 14-2? in. long: 
Inner corona-lobes yellow, shading into 
purple-brown at the base; hairs 
on the disk and base of the lobes 
erect a oe #is -»» (7) flavirostris. 
Inner corona-lobes purple-brown, some- 
times paler at the apex : 
Inner horn of the inner corona-lobes 
hooked at the apex; hairs on 
the disk and lobes of the corolla 
erect, purple, scarcely silky ... (8) ambigua, var. p. 
Inner horn of the inner corona-lobes 
straight or curved, but not 
hooked at the apex : 
Hairs on the disk and lower 3 of 
the lobes directed towards the 
tips of the lobes, but not 
adpressed, pale purple or 
white, scarcely silky... --» (6) desmetiana, 
var. B. 
Hairs on the disk and base of the 
lobes probably erect, pure 
white, very ie and silky ; 
pedicels 4 in. long (longer in 
the 4 preceding) ... ... (5) senilis, 
ttt Corolla with the lobes extended 3-44 in. in diam. ; 
lobes 14-1} in. long ; pedicels 3-14 (or in 2, 
S. hirsuta up to 4) in. long; hairs on the 
disk and base of lobes fine and soft or silky : 
Corolla entirely yellow on the inner surface, 
without markings ... ... See --» (2) hirsuta, var. 
Corolla entirely light purple to dark purple- 
brown with bsg without darker tips to the 
lobes or the disk or margins paler, without 
markings : 
Stems glabrous : 
Corolla vinous-purple, somewhat ochreous 
on the disk; hairs on the disk and 
base of the lobes long, dense and more 
or less adpressed, light purple ..- (20) glabricaulis. 
Corolla apparently purple or purple-brown, 
with 5 rows of hairs 1-14 lin. long 
radiating from the centre to the sinuses 
and shortly pubescent around the corona 
OY ae a Soe Ok CD) Poglera. 
Stems velvety-puberulous or pubescent : 
; Corolla not or scarcely shining on the inner 
surface ; disk and base of the lobes 
‘densely covered with long hairs : 
