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lobi 5x3 mm. Antherse curvatae, fere 2 mm. long. Ovarium 

 2*5 mm., stylus 13 mm. long. 



By an obvious oversight this has been distributed as C. 

 guineensis Nees. The small bracts are peculiar, and remind one 

 of the Madagascar genus Stenandfiopsis, which, however, has 

 different pollen, that of C. Warneckii being quite normal for 

 Crossandra. Like the species just described, this has an entire 

 1-nerved hinder segment of the calyx, a rare occurrence in the 

 genus. 



C. primuloides Lindau (ex descript.). 



Angola, in the shade of trees near Sange ; Gossweiler, 4468. 



Neuracanthus decorus S. Moore. 



Angola, Kuelai, Masaca ; Gossweiler, 2894, 3074. Congo, 

 Shuvele, under trees ; Kassner, 2482. 



N. gracilior S. Moore. 



Angola, in' woods on the Kuebe near Munongue ; Gossweiler, 

 3101, 3579. 



" Bracts dusky purplish. Flowers violet white, opening only 

 in the morning." 



Lepidagathis (§ Neuracanthopsis) sciaphila, sp. nov. 

 Caule bispithameo erecto folioso ramulos breves hac atque iliac 

 emittente tomento fulvo obducto, foliis brevipetiolatis ovatis saepius 

 ovato-obiongis basi apiceque obtusis utrinque sed praesertim pag. 

 inf. pilis stellatis fulvis inspersis, cymis caulem ita ramulos 

 summos perpaucos terminantibus ambitu ovatis vel ovato-oblongis 

 dense multifioris, bracteis bracteolisque scariosis dorso superne 

 villosulis illis ovato-lanceolatis sat longe acuminatis quam hae 

 lanceolatae longiusque acuminatae brevioribus, calycis scariosi 

 villosuli segmentis longe et rigidiuscule acuminatis nequaquam 

 spinosis seg. postico ovato-oblongo segmentis anticis lineari- 

 lanceolatis quam lateralia linearia paullo longioribus, corollae tubo 

 calycem superante deorsum cylindrico faucibus leviter constricto 

 ore dilatato labii antici lobis oblongis obtusissimis intermedio 

 quam laterales minore labio postico antico aequilongo late oblongo 

 apice truncato, antheris posticis 1-locularibus, stylo exserto, ovulis 

 pro loculo 2. 



Hab. Belgian Congo, W. Kundelungu, under trees ; Kassner, 

 2800. Tanganyika, Uvira ; id,, 3070. 



Folia pleraque 4-6-5 cm. long., 1*3-3 cm. lat., exstant vero 

 minora ; petioli + 4 mm. long., fulvo-tomentosi. Cymae 2-4*5 x 

 1*5-3*5 cm. Bracteae 10 mm. long., bracteolae 12 mm. Caly- 

 cis segmentum posticum 13 x 3 mm. ; segmenta antica 11*5 x 

 1*5 mm., lateralia 9 x *75 mm. Corollae tubus 14 mm. long., 

 inferne 2 mm. faucibus aegre 5 mm. lat. ; labia extus piloso- 

 villosula ; labium anticum 8 mm. long., hujus lobi laterales 

 5*5 x 2*75 mm., lobus intermedins 5x2 mm. ; labium posticum 

 4 mm. lat. Antherae 1*5 mm. long. Ovarium fere 2 mm. long., 

 disco maxime prominente circumdatum. Stylus puberulus, 23 mm. 

 long. 



To be inserted in the genus next to L. laguroidea T. And., but 



