South African Matt- rial of the Genus Gyphia, Berg. 453 



1. G. Phyteuma (Willd., Spec. I, p. 953). 



An acaulesceut 'plant, 14-73 cm. high, with a globose root about 

 15 cm. iu diameter. Leaves radical, 17-10 cm. long, - 5-3'8 cm. 

 broad, elliptic, oblong-elliptic, or oblanceolate, rounded or acute at 

 the apex, attenuated at the base, distinctly veined beneath, glabrous 

 or glandular-pubescent, with entire or undulating, rarely toothed 

 margins. Peduncles 14-73 cm. long, terete, smooth or furrowed, bear- 

 ing a few bracts, glabrous. Inflorescence racemose, 4-34 cm. long, 

 bearing 3-many flowers. Pedicels about 1 mm. long. Bracts 3"5 mm. 

 long, ovate-lanceolate, acute, distinctly veined, glabrous ; bracteoles 

 2-3 cm. long, similar to the bracts. Calyx-tube 2-3 mm. long, turbi- 

 nate or broadly campanulate, prominently ribbed, glabrous; lobes 

 reflexed, 5-5-6 mm. long, ovate, acuminate, acute, with a prominent 

 mid-rib and distinctly veined, with toothed or pectinate margins, 

 glabrous. Corolla split to the base, composed of 2 long and 3 short 

 segments ; long segment 19 cm. long, 162 mm. broad, linear, 

 broadened above, obtuse, with a distinct mid-rib and veining, glab- 

 rous ; short segments 17 cm. long, otherwise similar to the longer. 

 Stamens free or slightly cohering ; filaments 4 mm. long, linear, 

 villous ; anthers 3 mm. long, linear, ciliate on the back. Ovary half- 

 inferior ; style 4-5 mm. long, h mm. in diameter, terete, glabrous ; 

 stigma oblique. Fruit half-inferior, ovoid, acuminate, enclosed in the 

 lower half of the persistent calyx. 



Boeut. and Schult., SysL, v, 476; Presl, in. E. Mey. Comm. PI, 

 Drege, 292, in Eckl. and Zeyh. Enum., 388; A.DC. in DC, Prodr. 

 VII, ii, 498 ; Sond., in Ilarr. and Sond., PI. Caj>. Hi, 598; G. serrata, 

 Spreng. Neue Entdecle., i. 274; Lobelia phyteuma, Linn., Sp. PI., 

 1319 ; Thunb., Fl. Cap., 184. 



South-western Region. — Pirpuetberg Division: Het Kruis, Septem- 

 ber, Glover and Stephens in Percy Sladen Memorial Expedition, 8746 ! ; 

 Piquetberg Road Station, 350 ft., October, Guthrie in Herb. Bolus, 

 13604 ! ; Piquetberg Mountains, 1-1500 ft., September, Schlechter, 

 5205 !. Malmesbury Division : Mooresberg, 500 ft., October, Bolus !. 

 Tulbagh Division : Near Ceres, 1500 ft., October, Bolus, 8386 !. Paarl 

 Division: French Hoek, 1500 ft., October, Phillips, 1203!. Cape 

 Division : Table Mountain, October, MacOwan, 2351 ! ; near Cape 

 Town, October, Bolus, 326!; near the Wynberg Ranger's, October, 

 Wolley-Dod, 691 ! ; Lion's Head, September, Zeyher ! ; Green Point, 

 October, Pappe !. Caledon Division : Bot River, 700 ft., October, 

 Schlechter, 5522 ! ; damp plains at Houw Hoek, c. 500 ft., October, 

 MacOwan in Herb. Norm. Austro-Afric, 749 ! ; Buffelsjagrivier, 



