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salyer-shaped, with a slender, straight or slightly-curved tube ; 
limb spreading, subequally 5-lobed. Stamens 4, included ; 
anthers 1-celled. Capsules straight, with coriaceous valves, 
opening when ripe elastically — DC. Prod. x. p. 495. 
Mostly scabrous, rigid herbs, drying black. Lower leaves opposite, 
upper alternate; floral bract-form. Flowers in terminal, dense or inter- 
rupted bracteate spikes.—2 Cape species, dispersed. 
34. STRIGA, Lour. 
Calyx tubular, ribbed, 5-toothed or 5-fid. Corolla-tube 
slender, incurved above; the limb 2-labiate, upper lip entire 
or emarginate or 2-fid, lower 3-fid. Stamens and capsules of 
Buchnera.—DC. Prod. x. p. 500. 
Scabrous herbs, drying black ; sometimes root-parasites. Lower leaves 
Opposite, upper alternate, commonly linear and entire, rarely toothed. 
Flowers in terminal spikes, purple or scarlet.—4 Cape species, dispersed. 
35. CYCNIUM, E. Mey. 
Calyx 2-bracteolate at base, with a long tube, 5-toothed. 
Corolla-tube straight or slightly curved ; limb ample, spread- 
ing, the upper lip very wide, emarginate or 2-fid, lower deeply 
3-fid, the lobes ovate, entire or undulate. Stamens included, 
didynamous ; anthers 1-celled, obtuse. Capsules somewhat 
fleshy, straight, acute.—DC. Prod. x. p. 504; Thes. Cap. t. 49, 
50. 
Rigid, scabrous herbs, drying black. Leaves opposite or the upper al- 
ternate, toothed or reduced to scales. Flowers large and handsome, axil- 
lary or racemose.—5 or 6 species, Eastern and at Natal. 
36. RHAMPHICARPA, Benth. 
Calyx bell-shaped, 5-fid. Corolla-tube slender, much ex- 
serted, straight or curved; limb of 5 broadly obovate, sub- 
equal lobes, or the 2 uppermost connate in a greater or less 
degree. Stamens 4, didynamous, included; anthers obtuse. 
Capsules ovate, laterally compressed, obliquely mucronate or 
rostrate, with coriaceous valves.— DC. Prod. x. p. 504; Thes. 
Cap. t. 57. 
Erect herbs, drying black. Leaves opposite, the upper alternate, narrow, 
entire or pinnatisect. Flowers racemose, pedunculate ; corolla in the only 
Cape species (R. tubulosa) purple or pink.—FEastern district and Natal. 
37. HYOBANCHE, Thunb. 
Calyx-lobes 5, linear-spathulate, 2 anterior cleft nearly to 
the base, 3 back ones connate nearly to the middle. Corolla 
tubular-clubshaped, incurved, galeate at apex, obliquely and 
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