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Monechma rigidum, sp. nov. Caulibus e rhizomate pluri- 

 bus strictis subdistanter foliosis tetragonis microscopice fur- 

 furaceis, foliis brevipetiolatis ovato-oblongis obovatisve apice 

 subito breviter cuspidulatis ipso acutis basi obtusis conspicue nei'- 

 vosis coriaceis utrinque microscopice furfuraceis, spicis paiiiculi- 

 formibus folia plerumque excedentibus, floribus solitariis approxi- 

 matis foliis floralibus valde abbreviatis stipatis, bracteolis calyce 

 brevioribus ovatis acutis ut spicarum axis et folia floralia et calyx 

 dense fulvo-pubescentibus vix tomentosis, calycis segmentis 5 

 inter se aequalibus obovato-oblongis acute obtusis rigidis costis 3 

 pubescentibus humectate nigris maximeque perspicuis longi- 

 trorsum percursis, corollae extus fulvo-pubescentis tubo calyce 

 breviore lato sursum paullo inflato labio postico late oblongo- 

 ovato bidentato antico postico gequilongo late obovato breviter 

 3-lobo, staminibus exsertis, ovario hirsuto, stylo piloso-pubescente 

 apicem versus glabro necnon leviter inorassato, cvulis pro loculo 



2 superiore plus minus casso, capsula 2-sperma. 



Hab. Angola, Munonque and Forte Princesa Amelia ; Goss- 

 weiler, 2535, 3355. 



Planta + semimetralis. Folia 3-5 cm. long., 1-5-2 cm. lat. ; 

 costae laterales utrinque 3, fere parallelae, pag. utraque maxime 

 aspectabiles, pag. sup. planae, pag. inf. eminentes ; petioli + 



3 mm. long. Folia floralia circa 5 mm. long. ; bracteolse totidem, 

 rigidae. Flores albi. Calyx 7 mm., long. ; segmenta 1'5 mm. lat. 

 Corollge tubus 5 mm. long., basi 1-75 mm. faucibus 3 mm. lat. ; 

 labium posticum 6 mm. long., inferne 5 mm. lat. ; labium anticum 

 5 mm. lat., hujus lobi inter se fere eequales, suborbiculares, segre 

 2 mm. long. Filamentorum pars exserta 4-5 mm. long. ; anther- 

 arum loculus alter 1-75 mm. long., alter (calcare bilobo 1 mm. long, 

 incluso) 3 mm. Ovarium 1 mm. stylus 8 mm. long. Capsula 

 adhuc cruda ellipsoidea, pubescente. 



To be inserted in the genus next M. scahridum Clarke, but the 

 leaves, floral leaves, bracteoles, and calyx of the two are diverse in 

 several respects. 



Monechma glaucifolium, sp. nov. Herbacea, fere semi- 

 metralis, caule erecto superne ramoso tetragono demum glabre- 

 scente ramulis ascendentibus foliosis pube grisea obtectis, foliis 

 petiolatis obovato-oblongis obtusis obtusissimisve basi acutis 

 glaucis tirme membranaceis supra glabris subtus sparsim pube- 

 rulis, spicis paniculatis folia excedentibus,. foliis floralibus per- 

 paucis vetustioribus foliis similibus nisi minoribus ceteris valde 

 imminutis, floribus inter se sat distantibus, bracteoHs ovatis 

 acutis calyce multo brevioribus, calycis ut folia floralia et bracteolae 

 griseo-puberuli segmentis 5 aequalibus lanceolatis obtusis promi- 

 nenter longitrorsum 3-costatis, corolla extus sparsim pubescentis 

 tubo calycem breviter excedente lato superne leviter amphficato 

 labio postico late ovato apice rotundato ipso emarginato labio 

 antico posticum leviter excedente oblongo-obovato breviter 3-lobo, 

 staminibus exsertis, ovario glabro, stylo triente inferiore puberulo, 

 ovulis pro loculo 2 superiore casso. 



Hab. Angola; Gossweiler, sineno. 



