petiolorum cicatricibus conspicuis obtecto. Folia vivo 
aliquid reclinata; petiolis fuscis, sulcatis, minutissime 
tomentellis, 2-8 cm. longis, plusminusve 8-4 mm. in 
diametro; lamina valdissime coriacea, obovata, conspicue 
marginata, apice obtusa vel rotundata, statu adulto 9-13 
em. longa, 5-6.5 em. lata, supra vivo atroviridia (sicci- 
tate stramineo-fusea), nitida glabraque, nervis haud con- 
spicuis, subtus pallidiora, apparenter glabra sed per vit- 
ream minutissime et remote albido-lepidota, nervo cen- 
trale valde elevato. Inflorescentiae strictae, saepe rigide 
arcuatae, numerosae, foliis breviores, densissime multi- 
florae, usque ad basim florigerae, axi aliquid crassiusculo, 
dense et molliter aureo-tomentello. Flores sessiles, pa- 
tentes, plerumque 4 mm. longi, ore 4—4.5 mm. in diam- 
etro, albo-lutel, fragrantissinu. Sepala base connata, lobis 
triangularibus, acutis, plusminusve 1.8 mm. longis, 1 
mim. latis, extus dense aureo-glanduloso-tomentellis, in- 
tus minute pulverulentis. Petala media pro parte con- 
nata, lobis crassioribus, ovatis, apice obtusis, 4 mm. 
longis, 1.8-2 mm. latus, extus sed intus densiore albido- 
glanduloso-papillosis. Stamina petalis breviora; filamen- 
tis crassioribus et petala adnatis; antheris recurvis, 0.6 
mm. longis. Ovarium lagenitorme, 0.7-0.8 mm. in di- 
ametro, bene lepidatum, stylo cylindrico, crasso, usque 
ad 1.5 mm. longo. Fructus adhuc ignotus. 
The specific epithet of Conomorpha lithophyta ( 
dwelling plant™’) refers to the habitat chosen by this 
small, bushy treelet. The Savannah of Yapoboda has a 
base of metamorphosed quartzite of probable Cretaceous 
age. The endemic flora which covers it is highly adapted 
a xerophytism due primarily to the 
stone- 
to xerophytism 
lack of soil and consequent mechanical loss of rain-water. 
Conomorpha lthophyta inhabits the most inhospitable 
parts of the savannah and exhibits a predilection for rock 
outcroppings (see Plate NN NII, lower figure). 
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