Stapelia. | ASCLEPIADE& (Brown). 995 
Corolla 24-3} in. in diam. ; inner corona-lobes with 
the outer horn nearly or quite as long as the 
inner : 
Corolla-lobes ovate ; ground colour blackish-purple... (q ) atropurpurea. 
Corolla-lobes deltoid-acuminate ; ground colour dark 
purple-brown sie f ‘as digs .. (1) atrata, 
Corolla-lobes pale greenish-yellow with crowded trans- 
verse thin purple-brown lines (not spots) on the basal 
2-3 and dots or small spots on the apical part; 
annulus paler with small spots, its rim flattish (see 
also var. i, pallida)... oe wis oS ..» Cg) horizontalis. 
Corolla 2-33 in. in diam., pale yellow or greenish-yellow, 
brighter on the annulus, marked all over with dots or 
spots (sometimes confluent or connected by trans- 
verse thin lines) or long labyrinthine or short thick 
lines of purple-brown : 
Inner corona-lobes with the outer horn half or less 
than half as long as the inner horn (see also note 
under var. bufonia respecting S. orbicularis, 
Andr.) ; corolla darkly marked with very confluent 
spots ... ape aie ies ws oes --» (1) brevicornis. 
Inner corona-lobes with the outer horn from more than 
half as long to as long as the inner horn: 
Corolla-lobes minutely but distinctly ciliate with 
rather thick or clavate fixed (not vibratile) 
hairs; spots on the annulus as small as or 
smaller than those on the lobes : 
Teeth of the outer corona-lobes widely diverging : 
Corolla about 2 in. in diam. ; lower 2 of lobes 
labyrinthinally marked with thick brownish- 
crimson lines broken up into spots towards 
the tips ots oe as bes .»» (70) divergens. 
Corolla 24-3 in. in diam. ; lobes labyrinthinally 
marked with thick dark purple-brown lines 
and confluent spots ; annulus pale yellow 
with light purple-brown dots ves wee (71) seutellata. 
Corolla 23-3 in. in diam., spotted all over, 
with or without a few slender transverse 
lines interspersed on the base of the lobes (e) clypeata. 
Teeth of the outer corona-lobes not or but slightly : 
diverging : 
Rim of the annulus light yellow, without 
spots ; corolla with 5 purple-brown rays on — 
the disk extending to and beyond the 
sinuses yan ++» (8) Prometheus. 
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Rim of the annulus more or less spotted ; corolla 
without coloured rays on the disk : 
