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There seems to be some confusion of the synonymy of this species and Wahhlenbergia 

 angustifolia, to which A. De Candolle reduces his Wahlenbergia clivosa. In Kew Her- 

 barium there is a specimen of undoubted Wahlenbergia linifolia, which was originally 

 erroneously named Wahlenbergia angustifolia, and this specimen also bears the name 

 " Campanula clivosa, herb. Banks," in A. De Candolle's own handwriting. On Campanula 

 clivosa, herb. Banks non herb. Roxb., De Candolle founded his Wahlenbergia clivosa, 

 which in the Prodromus he reduces to Wahlenbergia angustifolia; and Campanula 

 clivosa, herb. Boxb. non herb. Banks, is cited as synonymous with Wahlenbergia linifolia. 



Wahlenbergia roxburghii, A. DC. 



Wahle?ibergia roxburghii, A. DO, Monogr. Camp., p. 162 ; Prodr., vii. p. 438. 

 Roella paniculata, Roxb. in Beatson's St Helena Tracts, p. 320. 



St Helena. — Endemic. Sandy Bay Ridge— Burchell, 69 ; without locality — Walker; 

 Mclliss. 



Melliss omits Wahlenbergia roxburghii, and cites Roella paniculata as a synonym 

 of Wahlenbergia burchellii. He may have intended to reduce the latter, for they are 

 very much alike, if not the same species, and both Roxburgh and Burchell recognised 

 only three species of this genus ; but if they represent the same species, the name to retain 

 is Wahlenbergia roxburghii. 



Wahlenbergia burchellii, A. DC. 



Wahlenbergia burchellii, A. DC, Prodr., vii. p. 438; Melliss, St Hel., p. 293, t. 49, excl. syn. 



St Helena. — Endemic. Without number and locality — Burchell; Walker; Wol- 

 laston ; near Taylor's Flat and Diana's Peak — Melliss. 



" Rare in similar situations to Wahlenbergia linifolia." — Melliss. 



PLANTAGINACE^E. 



Plantago robusta, Roxb. 



Planlago robusta, Roxb. in Beatson's St Helena Tracts, p. 317; DC, Prodr., xiii. 1, p. 736; Melliss, 

 St Hel., p. 296, t. 50. 



St Helena. — Endemic. From the Waterfall — Burchell, 63 ; Wild Ram's Spring — 

 Melliss. 



" Now very scarce, but still to be found growing in crevices of rocks in the hottest parts 

 of the island, at Wild Ram's Spring, Man and Horse, &c, on the south-western sea-coast 

 cliffs, on the eastern side of High Knoll, and at the Waterfall ; also at the Flagstaff Hill."— 

 Melliss. 



