DEOAUKS PLANTARUM NOVARUM AUSTRO-AFRICANARUM. Sil 



In regione austro-orienfcali : In clivis montis Andriesberg 

 prope Bailey (in ditione Queenstown), alt. c. 6500 ped., Jan. Ib97; 

 E. E. (Jalpiii, No. 2260. 



A very distinct plant, in general aspect resembling some species 

 of Sisijmbrium ; it belongs to tbe section Orthoselis. I propose to 

 place it next to H. callosa Burcli., although the character of the 

 lobed leaves should bring it nearer to H. abrotanifoUa Herb. Banks; 

 with the former it seems, however, to have more in common than 

 with any other species. 



42. Aspalathus Leipoldtii, sp. n. Fruticulus adscendens 

 valde ramosus ; ramulis flexuosis terefcibus fohis fasciculatis laxe 

 vestitis ; fasciculis foliorum basi piilvinato-tomentosis ; foliis sim- 

 plicibus subulatis acutis vel mucronulatis, carnosiusculis, glabris, 

 0-3-0-7 cm. longis, vix 0-1 cm. diametientibus ; floribus aureis 

 terminalibus ad apices ramulorum valde abbreviatoram, breviter 

 pedicellatis, pseudo-spicatis ; pedicellis teretibus tenuiter appressim 

 strigosis supra medium bracteolis 2 minutis ornatis ; calyce sub- 

 campanulato, 0-3 cm. lougo, segmeutis valde abbreviatis deltoideis, 

 tenuissime puberulo ; vexillo breviter unguiculato, lamina sub- 

 orbiculari obtusa, extus puberula, intus glabra, c. 0-7 crn. lougo, 

 alis e basi unguiculata subito ni laminam oblique oblongam obtasam 

 glabram, 0*4 cm. longam dilatatis, 0-6 cm. longis ; carina cymbi- 

 formi obtusa puberula, basi unguiculis tenuibus donata, alis fequi- 

 longa ; ovario sericeo, 2-ovulato ; stylo filiformi genutiexo, dimidio 

 superiore glaberrimo. 



In regione austro occidentali : In collibus prope Clanwilliam, solo 

 arenoso, alt. c. 450 ped., 21 Sept. 1896; L. C. Leipoldt, No. 256. 



I am not quite sure about the leaves of this plant being con- 

 stantly unifoliolate, but in the good set of specimens in my herbarium 

 I have not been able to find any trifoliolate ones. In habit the 

 plant resembles most A. abietina Thbg., but the calyx-segments, the 

 hairy vexillum, and the obtuse carina with the al^ of equal length, 

 distinguish our plant well. A. vonjinbosa E. Mey. and A. tenni- 

 foUa DC. with solitary leaves are widely different from our plant. 



43. Kalanchoe Pentheri, sp. n. Suffrutex erectus, 50-60 cm. 

 alto ; caule stricto teretiusculo villoso, basi demum glabrescentc ; 

 foliis oppositis pateutibus patulisve, submembranaceis, obovato- 

 oblongis, obtusis, puberulis vel (demum? ) glabrescentibus, integris 

 vel obscure crenatis, sessilibus, reticulato-nervosis, usque ad 10 cm. 

 longis, usque ad 3 cm. latis, superioribus angustioribus ; iuHore- 

 scentia laxe cymosa dense villosa, c. 20 cm. longa, ramis dichotome 

 ramulosis, 5-6 cm. longis, subdensc pluritloris ; floribus breviter 

 pedicellatis ; calycis segmentis ovato-lanceolatis acuminatis villusis, 

 0-6 cm. longis; coroUte tubo 1-1-2 cm. lougo, e basi ampliata, 

 glabra, 0*4 cm. diametiente, augustato piloso, fauce 0-1 cm. diametro, 

 segmeutis lauceolatis aristato-acumiuatis patentibus, c. 0*4 cm. 

 longis, purpureis ; tilamcutis liliformibus glabris, corolhe tubo alte 

 aduatis, antheris oblougis obtusis, parti liber;u hlamentorum paulo 

 brevioribus ; stylis subulatis; capsula calycem paulo exccdeute, 

 glaberrima ; seminibus oblougis, brunneis. 



In regione austro-orientali ; in fruticetis prope "Buiskop' iu 



