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1533. Lightfootia cartilaginea, Scott [Campanulacene— Cam- 



paiiiileae]; habitu ad Wahlenhergiam proxime accedit, W. "pro- 

 Gumhenti^ DC. similis, sed corolla alte 5-fida foliisque alternis 

 diffort; ob coiollaiu fere ad basin divisam ad Lightfootia nt 

 pertiiiet. 



Caulis adscendeus, ba.si ligiiosus, copiose ramosiis^ 13-20 cin, 

 longus, plus minusve striatus, hirsiito-pubcscens. Folia alterna, 

 niimerosa, sessilia, lanceolata, apice acuta, basi subcordata, 0-8-1 

 cm. longa, 3-5 mm. lata, subrigida, margine sinuata et 

 cartilaginea, integra vel dentibus parvis paucis instructa, nervie 

 lateralibus obscuris, pagina superiore glabra, inferiors in costa 

 pilijs paucis subrigidis instructa. Flares terminales, Tuagni, pedi- 

 cellis erectis 5-8 mm. lungis pubesceutibus suffulti. Recepta- 

 culum pubescens. Calycis segmenta lauceolata, 4-5 mm. longa, 

 viridia, glabra, margine cartilaginea, persistentia. Corolla 

 coerulea, fere ad basin partita, segmentis lanccolatis vel sub- 

 spatulatis 9 mm. longis 2*5 mm. latis. Stamina a corolla libera, 

 fere 3 mm. alta; filamenta basi dilat^^ta, breviter pilosa ; antlierae 

 liberae, j^arvae, filiformes, sinuatae, 1-5 mm. longae. Stylus 

 eroctus, glaber A'el basi apiceque tomentellus, 4-5 mm. longus, 

 ^igniate 3-fido recurvo tomentoso. Capsula sub-inferior, apice 

 c-onic^i, 4 mm. diametro, calycis lobis persistentibus coronata. 



Tropical Africa. Britisn East xVfrica: grass land of Nortb- 

 West Kenya plains, 2000-25U0 ni., liaitiscoinhe 735. 



1634. Lightfootia graminicob, Scott [Campanulaceae — Cam- 



panuleae I ; a L. cartilaginea^ Scott, floribus mmoribns nunquam 

 sino-ularibus facile distinguenda. 



Cfniles multi a rliizoniate lignoso adscendentes, basi lignosi, 

 raniosi, 15 20 cm. longi, striati, sparse hirsuti. Folia alterna, 

 lanceolata, apice subacuta, basi cordata auriculis saejve caulem 

 aniplectenlibus, l-l-l'S cm. longa, 3-4 mm. lah), snbrigida, 

 margine creirulata et cartibiginea, dentibus paucis paryis cartila- 

 gineis instiucta, nervis lateralibus ntrinqlue obscuris, pagina 

 superiore glabra, inferiore glabra nisi costa pilis piucis sub- 

 rigidis instructa, sossilia. Ivflorescem^ia spiciformis, 5-8 cm. 



longa. Florcs axillares, 1-2 in axilla quofpio, subsessiles vel 

 pedicellis 1-3 mm, longis suftulti. Receptacuhim conicum, 

 1-5 mm. alhun. liirsuluni. Calycis segmenta lanceolata, 2 mm. 

 longa, margine caitilaginea, dorso ad costam pHis paucis 

 instruct^^, persistentia. Corolla fere ad basin partita, segmentis 

 lineari-lanceolatis 6-6-5 mm. ]ongis_ 1 mm. latis dorso ad 

 costam pilis paucis instructis*. Stamina a corolla libera; fila- 

 menta basi late alata. Stylv.< oreotus, basi levisaime dilatatus, 

 apice cylindiicus, carnosus; stigma late trilobum, albo-coeruleum, 



tomentellum. 



Tropical Afiuca. Sontli-West Africa: South Angola, 



TTumpata, 1800 m., Pearson 2776. 



1535. Sideroxylon Aylmeri, Sadt [Sapotaceae]; floribus cona- 



pluribus ramulorum juniorum aj^icibuR et nodis foliatis fasci- 

 culatis facile distinguendum. 



ArhoT mnrnia, laticlfera, glabra, dicLotomc ramosn, romorum 



