Note on a Leucadendron found on the Cape Peninsula. 109 



black. Fruiting cones 25 cm. long, 25 cm. in diameter, sub- 

 globose ; bracts glabrous, rounded above, not emarginate. 



The following amended description of L. salignum, B. Br., should 

 take the place of that given in the " Flora Capensis." 



L. salignum, B. Br. A bush 3-4 feet high. Branches tomentose, 

 pubescent or glabrous. Leaves subequal in the two sexes, those 

 surrounding the inflorescences longer than those on the remainder of 

 the shoot, are widened at the base, usually coloured and form a 

 definite involucre, 2-5-55 cm. long, 2-5-5 mm. broad, linear to 

 lanceolate-linear, produced into a long subulate apex, slightly 

 narrowed at the base, silky pubescent with long adpressed hairs on 

 both surfaces, at length glabrous. Male inflorescence solitary and 

 terminal, 1-4 cm. long, 1 cm. in diameter, ellipsoid; bracts 2 mm. 

 long, 1-5 mm. broad above, spathulate or obovate, obtuse, densely 

 villous. Perianth-tube 2 mm. long, cylindric, glabrous ; lobes 3 mm. 

 long, linear-spathulate, inturned and obtuse at the apex, glabrous. 

 Anthers 1 mm. long, oblong. Hypogynous scales 1*5 mm. long, 

 linear. Style 3 - 5 mm. long, terete, swollen at the base, glabrous ; 

 stigma - 75 mm. long, ellipsoid or clavate, obtuse. Young female 

 inflorescence 1*6 cm. long, 1*2 cm. in diameter, ellipsoid. Bracts 

 3 mm. long, 1 cm. broad, transversely linear-oblong, emarginate at 

 the apex, tomentose. Perianth-segments cohering, 3 mm. long, 

 linear, obtuse, glabrous. Style 3 mm. long, linear, flattened, obtuse 

 and emarginate at the apex, glabrous ; stigma lateral ; ovary 

 1-25 mm. long, 1*5 mm. broad, flattened, winged. Fruit 6 mm. 

 long, 5 mm. broad, shortly winged, black. Fruiting cone 2-2-5 cm. 

 long, about 1*5 cm. in diameter; bracts densely tomentose, 

 emarginate at the apex. 



As to specimens quoted in the " Flora Capensis," with the excep- 

 tion of MacOivan, Herb. Norm. Austro-Afric. 786 and Wolley-Dod 

 2924, and with the addition of Phillips in Herb. Musei Atistro- 

 Afric. 4298. Mountain slopes above Smithwinkel Bay. 



Below is a table with a list of characters which separate the two 

 species, and by which they are easily distinguished. 



L. MacOwanii, Phillips. L. salignum, K. Br. 



1. Branches sometimes villous. 1. Branches sometimes tomentose or 



pubescent, never villous. 



2. Leaves surrounding the inflores- 2. Leaves surrounding the inflores- 

 cences not forming a definite involucre, cences forming a definite involucre, 

 narrowed at the base and not percep- broadened at the base and perceptibly 

 tibly longer than those on the remainder longer than those on the remainder of 

 of the shoot. the shoot. 



