droideae thus far described with capsular fruits (fruit 
unknown in Pterobesleria, which has a distinctive calyx) 
and an annular disk (or the disk lacking). Alugia is 
abundantly distinct in its racemose inflorescence, strong- 
ly bilabiate flowers, alternate leaves and succulent her- 
baceous habit; Anetanthus differs in its presumed scaly 
rhizomes, habit and septicidal capsule: Cremosperma has 
a tubular, 10-ribbed calyx and irregularly rupturing cap- 
sule as well as different leaves; Lembocarpus differs in 
having a small tuber, palmately nerved leaves, nearly 
campanulate corolla and non-confluent locules in the an- 
thers. Napeanthus, however, appears to be more closely 
related to Resta. ‘(the two genera share several charac- 
ters: habit, leaf shape, anthers with confluent cells, 
thickened and conspicuously nerved calyx in fruit, bi- 
valved loculicidal capsule. There are, however, differ- 
ences so marked that to include Resia within the limits 
of Napeanthus, now a relatively homogeneous group as 
defined by Leeuwenberg, would drastically alter its ho- 
mogeneity. The two may be separated as follows: 
Resta NAPEANTHUS 
Inflorescence ebracteate Inflorescence bracteate when 
several-flowered 
Sepals distinct Sepals united up to half their length 
Corolla vestite, yellow, the tube Corolla glabrous or nearly so, white 
cylindric and longer than the or lilac with or without white at the 
calyx base, campanulate, cup-shaped or 
rotate, the tube shorter than the 
calyx 
Stamens with filaments adnate Stamens inserted at the base of the 
to the corolla-tube below, be- corolla, the filaments straight 
coming free about the middle 
and geniculate above 
Anthers coherent in a square Anthers distinct 
Disk prominent, annular Disk absent 
Ovary vestite Ovary glabrous 
Capsule laterally compressed Capsule not compressed (?) 
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