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10-25 mm. longa, minus quam i- mm. lata. Eacemi terminales vel 

 axillares ; pedunculi ramis foliosis similes ; bractese simplices, 

 foliolis similes, in petiola breve basim coarta ; pedicelli ad 12 mm. 

 longi, in fructu paulum longiores erubescentesque. Sepala 4, lan- 

 ceolata vel elliptica, acuta, nervis viridibus, 2-3 mm. longa, f mm. 

 lata. Petala 4, cuneata vel elliptico-obovata, apice emarginata vel 

 rotundata, dentata vel plana, flava, erubescentia, 4-6 mm. longa, 

 1— 1-J mm. lata. Staminia 6, e quibus 3-5 sunt staminodia ; fila- 

 menta staminodiaque erubescentia et petalis demum superantia : 

 antheras 2 mm. longa?, basifixae, versatiles. Ovarium complanatum, 

 circa 5 mm. longum ; stylus brevissimus ; stigma late capitata, bilo- 

 bata. Fructus striatus, ad 3 cm. longus, 2-3 mm. latus ; stipes ad. 

 16 mm. longus. 



Great Namaqualand : Common on sandy plain, Schakalskuppe, 

 4,500 ft., 4777. 



Herb, up to 20 cm. tall, with pseudo-dicbotomous branching and 

 green striate stem and branches. Leaves 5-foliolate ; petioles green 

 and flattened, having the appearance of a leaflet, 10-20 mm. long ; 

 leaflets narrow-linear, acute or obtuse, 10-25 mm. long, less than 

 •J mm. broad. Eacemes several, terminal or axillary ; peduncles 

 resembling leafy branches ; bracts simple, resembling leaflets, 

 narrow-linear, narrowed at the base into a short petiole, 20 mm. 

 long, less than i mm. broad ; pedicels to 12 mm. long, lengthening 

 slightly and becoming reddish in the fruit. Sepals 4, lanceolate or 

 elliptical, acute, green-veined, 2-3 mm. long, f mm. broad. Petals 4, 

 cuneate or elliptico-ovate, toothed or entire, rounded or emarginate 

 at the apex, yellow fading to pink, 3-6 mm. long, 1-1-J- mm. broad. 

 Stamens 6, of which 3-5 are staminodes ; anthers basifixed, versa- 

 tile, 2 mm. long ; filaments and staminodes cylindrical, at first as 

 long as petals, later elongating and becoming reddish. Ovary 

 flattened, about 5 mm. long ; style very short ; stigma widely 

 capitate, bilobed. Fruit striate, up to 3 cm. long, 2-3 mm. broad ; 

 stipes 16 mm. long. 



4. P. Beattiana, sp. nov. 



Proxima P. Paxil, Schinz (Cleome platycarpa, Schinz) ; capsula 

 multo angustiore et sepalorum longitudine petalis proportionale 

 differt. 



Herba, 8-20 cm. alta, eramosa ; stirpes folia calyces fructusque 

 capillis rigidis glandulis indusiati. Stirpes teretus, canaliculatus. 



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