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Fruticosus Yigidns multo ramosus; ramuli sinncfecentes, iuter- 

 <lum flexuosi, basi contracli, sicco crasse et crebre loiigitudiualiter 

 lugosi vel sulcati, glabrf. Folia parva, plus minusve triaiigularia, 

 -irassa et coriacea, leviter mucronata, glabra. Flores solitarii. 



in bracteis ^essiles. Bracteae luinimae, lale ovatae, leviter 

 luucronataej glabrae; bracteolae miuiitae. lleceptacuhnn 

 glabriim. Perianthiinn 1-5 mm. loiigum; segmenta triaiigulari- 



ovata, cuciillata, 0-75 mm, longa, apice et marginibiis pilis satis 

 longis barbata. Antlicrae e perianthii tiibo exsertae, 0'5 mm. 

 longae; iilamenta antlieras siibaecpantes, Stjjlus brevis, od 

 antTierarum basin attiiigens, 0'25 mi)i, loiigiis. Fructus ovoideo- 

 globosiis, fere 4 mm. loiigus, ralide lO-costatus, crasse 10-cos- 

 tatus, inter costas glaucns. 



Graatf Eeinet Div. ; near Graaff Reinet, 750 m., Bulus 523! 

 Middleburg Div.; Conwav Farm, 1000 m., Gilfillan 5503! 

 IJeeluianalund; Alcxandersfontein, 1230 m., Gali^in 7000! 



The fimbriated edges of tlie perianth segments mark off tins 



species, T. hystricoides and T, horridum, from all others [see 



i'.V^' ^' //^5fm- has been confused %vitli 7\ ri^jldum, Sond., 



Avhich m turn was merged by De Candolle in T. Jhwatum, but it 



proves to be distinct and will be so retained in the Ilom CapcnsU. 



J'- ''?P^!^^*"'?' -4- ^^- ^^'^^; aperies 1\ yhyllostarlnjo, Sfiul., 



tithms foliis apioe recurvatis, aullieiis e perianthii tulm exertis. 



yatisacutis, 04-1-4 cm. longa, plana, crassiuscu] 



ia spieas laxas dispositi, in bracteae quaeque ..„ „... 



MID r nl . n r'''"l I'' ^"'r ^eqiiantes vel cis paulum longiorcs, 



>arbat Zf "' «."^r^^'> l'^-^ mm. longa, i^pice dens; 



uUhlens f,Z ^T^ ■Y''^''^^ '''''^'' antieraium basin 

 SSocl^+n ^^Vouleo-globosus. 4-5 nnn. longus. pio- 



<l-adBolur506;S^ "^ J-'"'- «^^- ^^^8, ,^{70 par 



eticuhitus. 



tim, 



O^-goIiivoXl^v ^r.!fJ'^V.'f*.' 158" ■.»•.. «"'- 52C partly! 



Oiimgo liivc, C„i, ,v i, ,'."-;',"?'• ■'•^'*" "'•• ''"'"» 52C partly! 

 var. rasa, ,4 Jf //y//. „ * . ' 



i>n'yibiis barbatis differt ' "'^''' Pe^i'iTithii segmentis pilis panels 

 Transvaal; Wonderboomnoort P.-.i • 



lieJimann 451-i! 



