Pteridophyten. — Floristik und Systematik der Phanerogamen. 199 



fhiviatile, E. littorale (arvense X fluviatile), E. palustre, E. arvense, E. 

 pratense, E. maximum and E. silvaticiim. The key is based both on 

 morphological and anatomical characters. Among the morphological 

 ones it may be mentioned, that in E. palustre the basal internode of the 

 branches is much shorter than the stem-sheath, while in E. arvense it is 

 longer (mostly much longer) than the sheath. 



The distribution of the species in Denmark is shortly given. 



C. H. üstenfeld. 



Anonymus. New or Noteworthy Plant s. Fictis Barterl 



Sprague [§ Urostigma]. (The Gardeners' Chronicle. 



Vol. XXXIII. S'" series. 1903. No. 858. p. 354.) 



Ficiis Barterl, a native of S. N i g e r i a and Lagos, is a shrub, 

 growing on old trees, or a half-tree, with orange-coloured, edible fruits. 

 It belongs to the Elasticae, but differs from all other species of fig in 

 its very long, narrow, acute leaves. F. E. Fritsch. 



Anonymus. New or Noteworthy plant s. Scilla (Lecle- 



boiirla) axillaris C. H. Wright^ sp. nov. (The Gardeners' 



Chronicle. Vol. XXXIII. Z^'^ series. 1903. No. 860. p. 386.) 



The nearest ally of this robust species is 5". microscypha Baker, 

 which however has more acuminate leaves and the perianth green on 

 both sides. The raceme arises from the axil of one of the outer leaves. 



F. E. Fritsch. 



Baccarini, P., 11 fiore del Gliniis lotoldes. Nota preli- 

 minare. (Nuova Giorn. Bot. Ital. N. Ser. Vol. X. 1903. 

 p. 267—270.) 



L'auteur resume ses observations sur le developpement des 

 feuilles florales et des ovules; sur l'evolution du sac embryonnaire 

 et sur la fecondation. L. Petri. 



Baker, E. G., The Indigoferas of Tropical Afrika. 



[Continued.] (Journal of Botany. Vol. XU. July 1903. 



No. 487. p. 234—245.) 



The following new species and varieties are described: 

 Indigofera sparsa Baker var. bongensis nov. var., /. brevicalyx sp. 

 nov., /. laxeracemosa sp. nov., /. vlscosa Lam. var. somalehsis nov. var., 

 /. pilosa Poir. var. miiltlflora nov. var. and var. angolensis nov. var., /. 

 Witiiensls sp. nov. F. E. Fritsch. 



Bornmüller, J., Ueber die weitere Verbreitung von 



Sideritis curvidens Stapf. (Mitth. Thür. bot. Vereins. N. F. 



Bd. XVI. 1903. p. 122—123.) 



Schon früher hatte B. auf einen Standort der (bisher nur aus 

 Lycien bekannten) 5. curvidens auf der Insel Thasor aufmerksam ge- 

 macht. Bei einer Revision des H au s s kne cht'schen Herbars in 

 Weimar fanden sich unter Slderltes Romana L. noch Exemplare von 

 5. curvidens von neun anderen Standorten ausserhalb Ly c i e n s^ nämlich 

 von Syrien, Cyp ern, Sporaden und aus G r ie ch e n 1 a n d. Eine ge- 

 nauere Untersuchung von 5. romana und den verwandten Arten ergab, 

 dass 5. curvidens^ S. purpurea Talb. und 6". mutlca Boiss. als Varietäten 

 zu 5. romana zu ziehen sein. Fedde. 



