350 Annals of the South African Museum. 



Near IT. brevicaulis, W. & E., but differs iu having glabrous leaves 

 and the leaf- segments being sharply mucronate. 



SELAGINEAE. 



WALAFRIDA, E. Mey. 



W. basutica, Phillips, sp. nov. Suffrutex circa 20 cm. altus. 

 Rami teres, minute pubescentes. Folia 2-4 mm. longa, linearia, apice 

 obtusa, inferne concava, glabra vel raro paucis pilis tecta. Inflores- 

 centia cylindrata, terminalia, aliquanclo paniculata. Bracteae 2 mm. 

 longae, - 75 mm. latae, ovato-lanceolatae, apice obtusae, ciliatae, 

 glabrae. Calyx 2-partitus, 2*5 mm. longus ; lobi ovati, apice obtusi, 

 membranacei, ciliati. Tubus corollae 25 mm. longus, teres, glaber ; 

 lobi 1 mm. longi, -5 mm. lati, oblongi, apice obtusi. Stamina '5 mm. 

 longa. Ovarium '75 mm. longum, ellipsoideum, glabrum ; stylus 

 2 mm. longus, teres, glaber; stigma simplice. 



Eastern Mountain Region : Small plateau between Laikopile 

 and Thaba-Chicha Mtns., Likhoele, Mafeteug Distr., February, A. 

 Bieterlen, 1105. 



A small shrub about 20 cm. high with numerous rod-like 

 branches arising from a woody stem. Branches terete, minutely 

 pubescent. Leaves fascicled, 2-4 mm. long, linear, obtuse, concave 

 beneath, glabrous, or rarely with a few hairs. Inflorescence ter- 

 minating the rod-like branches, sometimes arranged in a paniculate 

 manner. Bracts 2 mm. long, -75 mm. broad, boat-shaped (ovate- 

 lanceolate), obtuse, ciliated, glabrous. Calyx 2-partite, 2*5 mm. long; 

 lobes ovate, obtuse, membranous, ciliated, with a greenish keel. Flowers 

 white. Corolla-tube 25 mm. long, terete, glabrous; lobes 1 mm. 

 long, -5 mm. broad, oblong, obtuse. Stamens •"> mm. long, shorter 

 than the corolla-lobes. Ovary -75 mm. long, ellipsoid, glabrous ; style 

 2 mm. long, terete, glabrous ; stigma simple. 



Very similar in appearance to W. witbergensis, Rolfe, from which it 

 may be distinguished by the cylindric inflorescences, the 2-partite 

 calyx, and the smaller flowers. 

 Sesuto : Mophethu. 



