ALABASTRA DIVEESA 251 



Hab. Uganda, rocky outcrops on tops of hills at Bugoye ; 

 Dilmmer, 2624. 



Tota planta spithamea vel paullo altior. Ehizoma lignosum, 

 aliquanto nodosum, 4-5 mm. diam. Caulis '5 mm., ramuli ultimi 

 •25 mm. lat. Folia pleraque 5-8 mm. long., sicca ob margines 

 revolutos vix unquam 1 mm. lat., humutata vero interdum 1 mm. 

 paullulum excedentia. Stipularum pars indivisa circa -5 mm. 

 long. ; harum setae 1-1-5 mm. long. Ovarium -75 x 1 mm. 

 Calycis iobi -75 mm. long. Corollas alb^e tubus 2 mm. long., 

 basi 1 mm., medio -75 mm., faucibus 1-25 mm. lat. Antherae 

 late oblongee, -5 mm. long. Stylus 2-5 mm. long. Capsula 

 pallida, 4-costata, 1-5 mm. diam. 



Easily recognised by the narrow pseudoverticillate leaves and 

 the small flowers and capsules. Its affinity is with 0. Heynei Oliv. 



Composite. 



Erlangia (§ Platylcpis) Buchananii, sp. nov. Caule ramoso 

 ramulis foliosis cinereo-tomentosis, foliis parvis alternis breviter 

 petiolatis sum mis sessilibus oblongo-lanceolatis acutis basi obtusis 

 rotundatisve supra laxe pubescentibus subtus cinereo-tomentosis, 

 capitulis parvis campanulatis circa 25-flosculosis in cymam laxam 

 oligocephalam digestis, pedunculis propriis capitula nullo negotio 

 excedentibus tomentosis, involucri 3-4-serialis phyllis lanceolatis 

 apice apiculatis dorso pilosis margine scarioso-membranaceis 

 necnon ciliatis intimis longioribus margineque glabris, flosculis 

 exsertis, achaeniis minutis oblongo-turbinatis paucicostatis pu- 

 berulis, pappi setis perpaucis breviter barbellatis caducissimis. 



Hab. British East Africa ; Lieut. A. Buchanmi. 



Folia 2-3 cm. long., 6-8 mm. lat. ; petioli summum 3 mm. long. 

 Inflorescentia 7x6 cm. ; hujus bracteae foUis similes sed minores. 

 Pedunculi proprii graciles, solemniter 1-2 cm. long. Capitula 

 pansa 8x8 mm. Involucri phylla extima 2 mm., intermedia 

 3 mm., intima 4 mm. long. Flosculi dilute purpurei ; corollae 

 tubus anguste infundibularis, extus papillosus, fere 3 mm. long. ; 

 Iobi oblongi, 2 mm. long. Androecium exsertum. Styli rami 

 2 mm. long. Achasnia longit. 1 mm. paullulum excedentia. Pappi 

 setae 1-1-5 mm. long. 



Affinity with E. boranensis S. Moore but wuth leaves different 

 in some respects and smaller involucral leaves without lacerate 

 edges. The general appearance is much like that of a Gutenbergia. 



Vernonia (§ Lepidella) campanea, sp. nov. Verisimihter per- 

 ennis superne ramosa ramis teretibus striatis dense pubescentibus 

 deinde puberulis, foliis petiolatis oblongis vel oblongo-ovatis basi 

 apiceque obtusis margine undulatis supra sparsim subtus dense 

 pubescentibus, capitulis parvis circa 17-flosculosis in paniculam 

 magnam elongatam e cymis pluribus scorpioideis pleiocephalis 

 compositam digestis, bracteis infimis foliis similibus etsi multo 

 miuoribus junioribus linearibus gradatim imminutis, involucri 

 campanulati piloso-pubescentis phyUis 4-seriatis hneari vel oblongo- 

 lanceolatis acutis apice fuscis, flosculis exsertis, achaeniis sub- 



