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3 mm. longis 1-25 mm. latis lanceolatis subobtusis. Antherae 
South Arrica. Flats near the Matjesfontein-Sutherland 
Road, and on the slopes of Ngaap Kop at Matjesfontein, shrub 
1 ft. high with yellow flowers, Oct.Nov., 1921, W. J. Foley, in 
S. Afr. Nat. Herb. 1517. Duplicate in Herb. Kew. 
1678. Brachystelma floribundum, “Y'urrill [{Asclepiadaceae- 
Ceropegieae]; affinis B. lineari, A. Rich., sed tubere multo majore, 
foliis longioribus et latioribus, floribus numerosioribus majoribus, 
coronae segmentis trilobatis lobis linearibus facile distinguitur. 
Tuber ambitu orbiculare, 1-15 dm. diametro, 2-7 cm. crassum, 
leviter depresso-concavum, laeve, pallide stramineum. Caules 
9 mm. lata, costa nervisque in pagina superiore leviter impressis, 
in pagina inferiore prominentibus, nervis lateralibus marginem 
versus anastomosantibus; duobus i is rgini_ fere 
parallelis, supra glabra, infra ad costam puberula, margine et 
marginem versus pilis brevibus a basibus bulbosis purpureis 
orientibus instructa. Flores usque ad 12, ad nodos sublaterales, 
horizontales; pedicelli 1-2-1-5 cm. longi, puberuli. Sepala 
lanceolata, acuta, 4 mm. longa, basi 1-5 mm. lata, puberula. 
Corollae tubus late breviterque campanulatus, 7 mm. longus, 
1 cm. diametro, extra pallide viridis maculis purpureis parvis 
instructus, intus pallide viridis lineis transversis et maculis 
purpureis instructus; lobi lineares e basibus triangularibus 
2-8 cm. longae, patentes, supra nigro-purpurel, glaberrimi ; 
plicae 5, 1 mm. longae, inter corollae lobis positae. — Coronae seg- 
menta 5, late ovata, purpureo-maculata, apice trilobata, lobis 
linearibus duobus lateralibus 1-7 mm. longis dense puberulis 
arcuato-erectis, lobo medio antherifero glabro incumbente; 
pollinia 0-5 mm. longa. Carpella cylindrica, 2 mm. longa, 
Viridia, purpureo-maculata; styli apex discoideus, leviter con- 
vexus. : 
Tropica, Arrica. Rhodesia: grown in the Royal Botanic 
Gardens, Kew, from a tuber received from Mr. A. Hislop, 
Rhodesia, and described from the living plant, in flower 27.6.1922. 
1679. Brachystelma lanceolatum, T'urrill [Asclepiadaceae— 
Ceropegieae] ; ar bes B. Johnstonii, N.E. Br., sed foliis lanceolatis, 
corollae lobis minus dense albo-villosis differt. = 
Planta perennis, caule solitario e centro tuberis oriente. Tuber 
disciforme, apice impressum, 3-5 cm. diametro, cinereum, 18 
rum. Caulis simplex, 1-5 dm. altus, teres, puberulus. ola 
lanceolata, apice acuta, basi in petiolum circiter 0-5 cm. seem 
gradatim angustata, usque ad 6-5 cm. longa (petiolo excluso) e 
1-1 cm. lata, costa in pagina superiore impressa, in Interlore ad 
minente, nervis lateralibus pagina utraque Inconspiculs, glabra 
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vel fere glabra. Flores circiter 7, in caulis apicem conferti, 
