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T. fruticulosum, A. W. Hill; species suffruticosa, rol)iista, 

 ramnlorum, costis et bracteis verruculosis vel sul)scabridulis brae- 

 teis floribus paiillo longioribus, floribus binis in bractearum cor- 

 neanim asillis in plantis feminis distincta. 



Sxiffrutex circiter 30 cm.altus; caules erecti vel patuli, in plantis 

 mascnlis mnlte ramosi, robusti, lio-nosi, acute costati vel siib- 

 angulati, costis verrnculosis vel subseabridulis, Plantae was- 

 culae; rami numerosi, recti, patuli, costis prominenter verrucu- 

 losis vel subscabridis, omnino et plus minusve dense floriferi; 

 bracteae f oliosae, lanceolatae, acutae, circiter 3 mm. longae, acute 

 carinatae, supra planae, verruculosae vel subscabridulae, carina et 

 marginibus translucentibus ; bracteolae 2-5 mm. longae, floribus 

 longiores; flores in cymulas 3-floras axillares subsessiles; perian- 

 tbium 1-25 mm. longum; segmenta triangulari-ovata, 0-75 mm. 

 longa; antlierae circiter 0-15 mm, longae. Plantae feminae : 

 rami robusti, erecti, inflorescentiis axillaribus confertis ornati, 

 angulati, angulis prominentibus corneis verruculosis; bracteae 

 lanceolatae. 4-6 mm. longae, cariiiatae, carinis acute alatis in caule 

 decuirontibus corneis et scabridis, marginibus plicatis scabridis; 

 bracteolae bracteis similes, floribus longiores; flores in cymulas 

 2-floras dispositi, axillares, sessiles; periantbium circiter 0-75 mm. 

 longum ; segmenta erecta, 0-5 mm. longa ; stylus robustus, 0-25 mm. 

 longus. Fructus subsessilis globosus, 1-5 mm. diamctro, con- 

 spicue reticulatus. 



South Afhica. Cape Div, ; Table Mt,, on Groene Kloof, Galpin 

 4556 ! Slang Kop, 220 m., W alley Dad 318T! slopes near Buffels 



Bay, Wolley Dad 2869 ! Durban Hills, Guthrie 240T ! Caledon 

 Div., near Vogelgat, 320 m., Schlechter 10,414 (?) witbout 

 definite locality, Harvey 709 $ and $ ! 



T. longifolium, A. W. Hill; species eximia, conspicue 

 scabridula, foliis elongatis, bracteis in plantis feminis &peciosis 

 alatis scabridulo-fimbriatis, floribus solitariis distincta. 



Suf[rute.T circiter 38 cm. altus ; caules erecti, basi lignosi, con- 

 spicue costati et angulati, costis angulisque scabrido-yerruculosis- 

 Folia" in feriora anguste lineari-lanceolata, acuta, carinata, 2-2-5 

 cm. longa vel ultra, marginibus et carinis translucentibus scabrido- 

 verruculosis vel fimbriatis. Flores omnino subdense dispositi. 

 Plantae masculae : bracteae patulae, ovato-lanceolatae, acutae, 

 3 mm. longae, marginibus carinisque translucentibus scabndulis 

 vel scabrido-fimbriatis ; carinae ala conspicue decurrens ; bracteol" ~ 



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1-5 mm. longae, marginibus plicatis; flores in cymulas circiter 

 5-floras axillares, cymulis glomeratis ; periantliium 1 mm. longum ; 

 segmenta 0-75 mm. longa; stylus rudimentarius frequenter 

 e\-olutus. Plantae feininae : bracteae foliosae, conspicuae, lanceo- 

 latae, acutae, ascendentes vel leviter recurvatae, 1-2-1-4 cm. 

 longae ; bracteolae marginibus plicatis translucentibits scabndulis 

 vel scabrido-fimbriatis carina acuta; flores in bracteolis magnis 

 inclusi, solitarii; periantliium 1 mm. longum; segmenta 0^5 mm. 

 longa; discus prominens. Fructus globosus, circiter 2 mm. 

 diametro, stipitatus, conspicue reticulatus. 



South Afeica. Cape Div.; eastern side of Table Mt., 6m m., 



Bolus 4607 ! 4608 ! 



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