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pairs i-1 in. apart along the lower half of the stem, decus- 

 sate, erecto-patent, lleshy, obtuse, distinctly crenate, the 

 lower 2-3 in. Long, the upper growing gradually smaller and 

 more remote. Flowers numerous, in a corymbose terminal 

 compouiul cyme 1 §-2 in. in diam. ; pedieels — | in. Calyx 

 campa nulate, *. in. long - , with a short tube and 4 semiorbi- 

 eular segments. Corolla yellow, under | in. long, with an 

 oblong tube and 4 obtuse segments one third as long as the 

 tube. Stamens 8, inserted below the middle of the corolla- 

 tube, with (iliform filaments | in. long and small orbicular 

 anthers. Ovaries 4, ovoid, g in. long; styles diverg-ent, longer 

 than the ovary ; stigma capitate. » 



Au second, Baker imposa le nom de Kitchingia panduri- 

 formis et attribua 1 les caractères suivants : « Perennis, erecta, 

 (jlabra, foliis caulinis sessilibus pancluriformibus obtusis 

 crenatis, floribus in paniculam terminalem rarnis densifloris 

 corymbosis dispositis, pedicellis flori subaequilongis, calycis 

 parvi tubo campanulato segmentis suborbicularibus stamini- 

 busad tubi corollae médium insertis, stylo quam ovarium paulo 

 longiore. — A glabrous perennial herb, with stiff simple 

 erect stems. Leaves numerous along the lower part of the 

 stem, in pairs 1-1 £ in. apart, sessile, ascending, oblong--pan- 

 duriform, obtuse, fleshy, 4-5 in. long, crenate, subamplexi- 

 caul. Flowers very numerous, arranged in a broad terminal 

 panicle with dense-flowered corymbose branches and a long- 

 naked peduncle. Calyx campanulate, glabrous ^ in. long, with 

 a short tube and 4 suborbicular segments. Corolla reddish, 

 under | in. long, with an oblong tube | in. in diam. and 4 

 suborbicular spreading seg'ments. Stamens inserted at the 

 middle of the corolla-tube, with filiform filaments \ in. long 

 and small reniform anthers. Carpels as long as the corolla 

 in the fruitingstage, diverding ; style \ in. long. » 



Quant au troisième, il reçut le nom de Kitchingia amplexi- 

 caulis et fut caractérisé 2 comme suit: « Perennis, glabra, 



i. J. G. Baker, loco cit., p. 141 et 142. 

 2. J. G. Baker, loco cit., p. 142 et 143. 



