SYNOPSIS OF THE AifiilCAN SPECIES OF XEHOPHYTA. 231 



Dalbergia lanceolaria, Roxh. [India.] 



Viburnum dilatatum, Thhg. [Japan.] 



Adenophora striata, Miq. [Japan.] 



Damnacanthus indicus, Gcertn. [Ind. Or., Japan, Corea.] 



Thysanospermum diffusum, Champ. [Hong Kong, Formosa.] 



Ardisia japonica, Bl. [Corea, Japan.] 



Lysimachia clethroides, Luhy. [Corea, Japan.] 

 *Crawfurdia fasciculata, JFalL, Yar. [1^. India. ] 



Aster Glebnii, F. Schmidt. [Sachalin, Japan.] 



Artemisia vestita, JVall. [IN. India.] 



Ainslaea fragrans, Champ. [Hong Kong.] 



Lactuca formosana, Maxim. [Formosa.] 

 *Ly8ionotus pauciflorus, Maxim, ex descr. [Japan.] 



Polygonum cuspidatum, S. Sf Z. [Japan.] 



Amaranthus Mangostana, L. [India Or. and Archip.] 



Daphnidium bifarium, Nees. [Hong Kong, India.] 



Quercus glandulifera, Bl. [Japan, Corea.] 



Paspalum Thunbergii, Kth. [Japan.] 



Sorghum tropicum, Nees. [India Or. and Archip., Trop. Aus- 

 tralia, Japan, Formosa.] 



Carex nemostachys, Steud. [Japan.] 



On perusing this list (and its suggestions are fully borne out by- 

 the mass of the collection) the reader will be struck with three points 

 of phytogeographical interest concerning the flora of Kiukiang. These 

 are: — 



I. That Japanese types largely predominate. 



II. That there is a considerable admixture of forms from North 

 India. 



III. That the proportion of Tropical Indian and Indian Archipe- 

 lagic species is exceedingly small. 



The Oriental element is represented in a very scanty manner and 

 by species ranging widely through the region. f 



Description of Tab. 165. 



Shearerianana, S. Moore, from a specimen collected at Kiukiang by Dr. 

 Shearer. 2. A head of flowers. 3. A ligulate flower. 4. Branches of style 

 from same. 5. A tubular flower spHt open. 6. Anther. 7. Head of fruit. 8. 

 A single achene. 9, Section of same. 10. Embryo. 



SYNOPSIS OF THE AFRICAN SPECIES OF XEROPHYTA. 



By J. G. Bakee, F.L.S. 



One of the most interesting links between the floras of Tropical 

 America and Tropical Africa is the presence in the arid regions of 

 both of several species of the curious genus Xerophyta. As the 

 African species are almost entirely unknown, I propose in the present 

 paper to give an account of them, and to say a few words about the 

 synonymy of the genus. 



t See also Dr. Hance's remarks in his paper " On a small Collection of 

 Plants from Kiukiang.'' ■ (Journ. Bot., 1874, pp. 258-263.) 



