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This species approaches P. acaulis, Thunb., var. obovata, Phillips, 
but differs in having larger glaucous leaves, a larger head, and a 
hemispherical receptacle. 
1131. Protea asper, Phillips [Proteaceae-Proteeae]; a P. scabra, 
R. Br., capitulis majoribus differt. 
uffrutex acaulescens. Folia 11°5-15°5 cm. longa, 3-6 mm. lata, 
recta vel falcata, lineari-oblonga, apice obtusa, mucronata, basi 
angustata, aspera, glabra vel sparse pilosa. Capitulum subsessile, 
7°5-8°5 cm. longum, circiter 5em.latum. Involucri bracteae 9-seriatae, 
pubescentes, ciliatae; exteriores ovatae, obtusae ; interiores ob- 
longae vel spathulato-oblongae, calyci breviores. Calycis tubus 
em. longus, basi dilatatus, 7-nervosus, dense pilosus ; laminae 
1:3 em. longae, ciliatae, dense hirsutae ; laminae connexae apice tri- 
aristatae ; aristae ovatae, acuminatae, albo-lanatae, sparse pilis nigris 
vestitae ; aristae laterales 4 mm. longae ; arista media 2 mm. longa. 
Stamina omnia fertilia, subsessilia, 8 mm. longa, apice glandibus 
0°6 mm, longis ovatis acutis vel ovato-oblongis subacutis instructa ; 
filamenta 0°5 mm. longa, tumida, dilatata,suleata. Stylus 5 cm. longus, 
teres, sulcatus, infra trigonus, pubescens. Stigma 8 mm. longum, 
apice subobtusum, sulcatum. varium 4 mm. longum, oblongo- 
ovatum, pilis longis rufis vestitum. 
Sourm Arrica. Bredasdorp District, Bolus, 7861. 
1132, Protea scabriuscula, Phillips [Proteaceae-Proteeae]; a 
py eon tare R. Br., foliis angustatis et capitulis minoribus 
ffert, 
Sujrutex acaulescens. Folia 25 cm. longa, 0°7-1°4 cm. lata, lanceo- 
lata, apice acuta, basi attenuata, marginibus undulatis, aspera, 
glabra vel aliquando subtus pilosa. Capitulum subsessile, 6°5 cm. 
longum, circiter 4°5 cm. 1 Involucri bracteae 6-seriatae, 
lanceolatae, acuminatae, acutae, dense tomentosae demum glabrae ; 
interiores calyci breviores. Calycis tubus 2°5 cm. longus, basi 
dilatatus, 7-nervosus, dense ciliatus, pilosus ; laminae 7 mm. longae, 
ciliatae; laminae connexae apice tridentatae, ciliatae; dentes laterales 
1 mm. longi; dens medius 0°4 mm, longus. Staminia subsessilia, 
4 mm. longa, linearia, apice glandibus 1 mm. longis oblongis apice 
obtusis instructa. Stylus 3 cm. longus, teres, supra ovarium inflatus, 
glaber sed infra pubescens. Stigma 5 mm. longum, sulcatum, apice 
obtusum, minute compressum, basi leviter sinuosum. Ovarium 
3 mm. longum, oblongum, pilis longis albis vestitum. 
_P. Scolopendrium, R. Br., var. seabriuscula, Meisn. in DC., Prodr. 
xiv., 243. 
Sour Arrica. Ceres Div. : Gydouw, Bolus, 7557; Schlechter, 
10,000. 
1133. Protea decurrens, Phillips [Proteaceae-Proteeae]; a P. 
humiflora, Andr., foliis angustis decurrentibus et a P. acerosa, 
R. Br., calycis laminarum forma diff 
Suffruter acaulis, Rami erecti, glabri. Folia 3°2-5°7 cm. longa, 
: ata, linearia, apice acuta, decurrentia, glabra. Capitula 
conferta, lateralia, pedunculata, 4 em. longa, cireiter 1°5 cm. lata. 
Involucri bracteae 9-10-seriatae, dense hirsutae vel villosae ; 
exterlores ovatae, obtusae ; interiores oblongae vel spathulato- 
oblongae, apice dense albo-hirsutae, ciliatae, calyci longiores. 
