86 COL. GRANT—BOTANY OF THE SPEKE AND GRANT EXPEDITION. 
19. HTBISCUS ARTICULATUS, Hochst. in А. Rich. Fl. Abyss. 1. 66; Mast. in Fl. Trop. 
Afr. i. 200. Erectus v. decumbens, ramosus, sparse scabride pilosus ; foliis heteromor- 
phis palmatim 3-5-fidis v. oblongo-lanceolatis indivisis, obtuse serratis integrisve, stipulis 
linearibus; floribus flavis axillaribus solitariis pedunculatis; bracteolis involueri 7-10 
lineari-subulatis, setoso-pilosis, ealyce 5-fido brevioribus; lobis calycinis lanceolatis, acutis - 
* eapsula oblongo-ovoidea, breviter apiculata, valvorum marginibus ciliatis ; seminibus 
lævibus.” p 
Herba perennis v. biennis, erecta v. diffusa. Rami basi lignescentes, teretes, sparse setoso-pilosi. 
Folia caulina alterna petiolata, profunde 3-fida, lobo centrali lateralibus longiore vel lobis lateralibus 
lobatis 5-fida v. indivisa, oblonga v. lanceolata, obtusa v. late acutata, serrato-dentata v. subintegra, glabrata 
v. utrinque plus minus setoso-pilosa v. scabrida, 14-8 poll. longa; petiolus 1-1 poll. longus. Stipule 
lineares, integræ v. dentatæ, herbaceæ, subpersistentes, erecto, 1-4 poll. longe. Pedunculi solitarii, axil- 
lares, 12-92 poll. longi, apicem versus subgeniculatim articulati, setoso-pilosi v. glabrati. Involucrum 
bracteolis 7-10 linearibus v. subulatis, setigeris, 1-4 poll. longis. Calyx 5-fidus (puberulus vel) setoso- 
hirtus, involucello longior, lobis (ovato-lanceolatis vel) lanceolatis acutis. Corolla calyce 2-plo (3-plo ?) 
longior. 
Hab. Unyoro, Col. Grant ! : 
Col. Grant's specimen, which is not sufficient for a full description, differs a little from Schimper's 
Abyssinian plant, the bracketed characters above applying to the latter. I follow Dr. Masters, however, 
in his identification. 
[Gathered on the high bank of the river Kuffo in Unyoro, September.—J. А. G.] 
Plate XIII. figs. 1 & 2. Two forms of the plant as to foliage; fig. 3. Flower after 
removal of the petals and stamens ; fig. 4. Fruit; fig. 5. The same, transverse section; 
fig. 6. Seed. 
13. HIBISCUS PANDURIFORMIS, Burm. ; DC. Prod. 1. 455 ; Mast. in Fl. Trop. Afr. i. 208. 
— Н. tubulosus, Cav. Diss. 161, tab. 88. fig. 22. H. multistipulatus, Garcke in Bot. Zeit. 
1849, 849. Н. senegalensis, Guill. et Perr. Fl. Seneg. 1. 53. 
Hab. Unyoro, Col. Grant! Common in the Old-World tropics. 
[Six feet high, rather bushy ; the whole plant is covered with a stellate pubescence, which stings the 
fingers for an instant. Lower leaves vine-leaf form, and six by six inches. Outer calyx of eight segments 
delicate green colour; corolla bright yellow, with a red eye. Bark very strong, pulls off the whole 
length of the plant. Seed-vessel ап elongated sphere, covered with hair, and many-secded ; the corolla, 
as well as the calyx, adheres to it; pistil-tip composed of five velvety balls.—J. A. G.] 
14. Нївївс08 GRANTI, Mast. in Fl. Trop. Afr. i. 208. Suffrutescens: caule erecto 
hirsuto; foliis ovato- v. obovato-ellipticis rotundatisve, sæpius apicem versus subtrilobatis, 
acutatis, dentatis, hirsutis v. hirsuto-tomentosis ; stipulis anguste linearibus, petiolis æqui- 
longis; floribus glomeratis paniculatis; bracteolis involucri lineari-subulatis, circa 12, 
calyce 5-fido paullo brevioribus; capsula calycem subæquante subglobosa, sub-5-lobata, 
mutica, hirto-tomentosa, valvis 5, marginibus leviter recurvis; seminibus glabris. 
Caulis ramosus, teres, hirsutus. Folia 13-3 рой. longa, 1-23 poll. lata, 5-nervia; petiolus fol. supe- 
riorum 1—8 poll. longus. Flores in apice ramulorum congesti, bracteati. Calyz campanulatus hirsuto- 
tomentosus, 5-fidus, lobis ovatis subacutis, involucellum superans. Petala calyce 3-4-plo longiora. 
Columna staminea exserta. Styli 5. 
Hah Moist rocky localities in Ukidi, Ugani, and Madi, Col. Grant ! 
[Found growing on rocky soil in Ugani and Madi. Seed-vessel 5-celled, single-seeded; seeds kidney- 
