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Verbenace^. 



Clerodendron (§ En- Clcrodendron) validipes, sp. nov* 

 Frutex scaudens, glaber, caule robusto subtereti striate lenticelli- 

 fero, foliis oppositis vel suboppositis nonnunquain vero alternis 

 ovato-oblongis cuspidato-acuminatis apice ipso obtusis basi rotun- 

 datis tenuiteL' membranaceis subnitidis petiolis sat longis inferne 

 validis persistentibusque superne tenuioribus iiecnon deciduis 

 fultis, floribus parvis in paniculam gracilem tbyrsoideam sat laxain 

 foliis longiorem digestis, pedicellis liliformibus calyce brevioribus, 

 calycis cylindrico-campanulati tubo quam lobi circa duplo lon- 

 giore, corolla? tubo ex calyce breviter eminente subrecto subcylin- 

 drico basi leviter ampliato lobo antico cymbiformi lobis ceteris 

 planis, staminibus usque ad 5-6 mm. exsertis, stylo staminibus 

 paullo longiore. 



Hab. Uganda, forest at Gaba ; Dilmmer, 2642. 



Caulis 3-5-5 mm. diam., in sicco olivaceus, lenticellis parvis 

 linearibus fusiformibusve notatus. Foliorum limbus 9-10 x 4-4-5 

 cm., in sicco Icete viridis ; costaj laterales utrinque 4-5, distantes, 

 aperte arcuatae, ut costa media reteque sublaxum utrobique (sed 

 praesertim pag, inf.) aspectabiles ; petioli in toto circa 30 mm. 

 long., horum pars basalis persistens 10-20 mm. long., a basi 

 3-4 mm. lat. gradatim attenuata ; pars decidua cum basali angu- 

 lum acutum formans, circa 1 mm. lat. Panicula 20 cm. long., 

 circiter 4 cm. lat. ; hujus rami plus minus patentes, 7-12 mm. 

 long. ; bracteae lineares, 2-3 mm. long. ; pedicelli 2-3 mm. long. 

 Calyx 8 mm. long, lobis fere 2-5 mm. long, inclusis. Corollae 

 albae tubus 9 mm. long., sub limbo fere 2 mm. lat. ; lobus anticus 

 4-5 mm. long. ; lobi ceteri ovati, antico pauUulum breviores. 

 Stylus 15 mm. long. 



In flower tbis greatly resembles' C. nuxioides S. Moore and 

 related species (C. Preiissii Giirke, G. Bnchlioltzii Glirke), but the 

 corolla with tube scarcely longer than the calyx at once distin- 

 guishes it. The long persistent bases of the petioles are a striking 

 feature, also the frequent subopposition or even alternation of the 

 leaves. 



Labiate. 



Plectranthus (Germania) buraensis, sp. n. Herbaceus, veri- 

 similiter circiter spithameus, caule abbreviato inferne ramoso ut 

 rami glanduloso - pubescente, fohis paucis longiuscule petiolatis 

 suborbicularibus obtusis basi late truncato-rotundatis margine sub- 

 grosse crenatis membranaceis supra pilis albis brevibus appressis 

 puberulis subtus in nervis puberulis alitor glabris, spicastris 

 paniculatis folia longe excedentibus glanduloso-pubescentibus, 

 verticillastris inter se ± 1 cm. distantibus sessilibus 4-6-floris, 

 bracteis parvulis orbicularibus persistentibus, pedicellis calyces 

 ccrte excedentibus cito patentibus glanduloso - pubescentibus, 

 calycis campanulati glanduloso-pubescentis tubo limbo aequilongo 

 lobo postico ovato obtuso saltem in sicco atrocseruleo lobis reli- 

 quis lanceolatis acuminatis lateralibus quam antici paullo breviori- 

 bus, corollte extus pubescontis tubo longe exserto paullo supra 



