302 asclepiadace;r elliotian^. 



2*3-2-5 cm. longis, medio vix 0-7 cm. latis, extus tenuissime 

 puberiilis, intus glaberrimis, tubo vix 0*5 cm. excedente ; coronas 

 squamis basi oblatis, ad apicem tubi adnatis, lobo medio erecto, 

 filiformi, elongato, gyuostegium altum raulto excedente, lateralibus 

 inflexis, brevissimis rotundatis ; antberis longissime stipitatis apice 

 more generis cobaerentibus, appendice lineari, obtusiiiscalo, bene 

 conspicuo ; polbniis circuitu subspatbulatis, lamina lanceolata alte 

 (usque infra medium) bifida, laciniis linearibus acutis, stipite 

 lineari marginil)us inflexis; glandula lanceolata, basi truncata apice 

 inflexa subacuta ; capite stigmatis breviter conico. 



No number or locality. 



Tbe finest species of tbis interesting genus, wbich extends 

 from tbe Cape rigbt on to tbe Soudan and Abyssinia. Tbe sliowy 

 flowers are in tbe dried specimens of a rosy pink, but I tbink it 

 probable tbat in tbe living state tbis colour is mucb deeper, and very 

 likely more purple, as we find it in several otber Kapbionacmes. 

 I am not quite sure wbetber tbe leaves will prove to be constantly 

 so very small as in tbe specimens at band, for I bave often 

 noticed in Eaphionacme tbat tbey vary very mucb in size and 

 sbape; for instance, in R. divarimta Harv., from Soutb Africa, 

 wbicb is sometimes almost leafless, altbougb it is quite as often 

 covered witb very many well-developed ovate leaves. Anotber 

 most singular and distinct cbaracter of R. s}ilcndens is found in tbe 

 deeply bifid (almost bipartite) poUiuia. 



Raphionacme volubilis Scbltr., n. sp. Suffrutex volubilis, 

 alte scandens, plus minus ramosa, ramis teretibus verrucosis, spar- 

 sim foliatis ; foliis patentibus vel erecto-patentibus lineari-lanceolatis 

 vel lanceolato-oblongis, breviter acutis, vel obtusiusculis, basin 

 versus attenuatis, subsessilibus vel breviter pedicellatis, utrinque 

 velutinis, 2-3'5 cm. longis, supra medium 0-5-0-7 cm. latis ; 

 floribus pro genere vix inter mediocres, viridibus nutantibus, in 

 fasciculis subextra-axillaribus paucifloris, rarius in cymis breviter 

 pedunculatis umbellreformibus ; pedicellis brevibus dense velutinis, 

 floribus subfequilongis ; calycis segmentis lanceolato-triangulis 

 acutis, subtomentoso-velutinis, 0-1 cm. longis; corollfe subcam- 

 panulatae lobis erecto-patentibus oblougis obtusis, basi tertia parte 

 in tubum brevem connatis, utrinque giabris, 0-5 cm. longis, medio 

 fere vix 0*3 cm. latis ; coronas squamis tubo corolla supra medium 

 adnatis oblatis, lobo medio erecto, filiformi elongato, lateralibus 

 abbreviatis inflexis ; antbera stipite longo lineari, antbera ovato- 

 lanceolata, appendice basi apiculaeformi ; polliniis clavatis, lamina 

 late oblonga obtusissima, sensim basi in stipitem brevem linearem 

 attenuata ; glandula subrotunda ; stigmatis capite breviter conico. 



No number or locality given. 



It is interesting to see tbat tbe climbing species of Raphionacine 

 are not confined to Soutb Africa, wbence comes tbe only previously 

 known climbing species of tbe genus, R. FlmuKjani Scbltr. (from 

 wbicb 7i. scandens N. E. Br. is not distinct). R. Fhcnagani, bowever, 

 is at once recognized by tbe different inflorescence, mucb larger and 

 broader leaves, and tbe diflerent corona. In tbe latter cbaracter 

 R. volubilis stands nearer to tbe two species described above tban to 



