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biradiatis rarins triradiatis hir&utae, margine pilis simplicibue, 

 intus inferne minute appresse pubeseentes, nuperne pilis magnis 

 brunneis simplicibus sparsissimis. Calyx extra pilis magnis 

 brunneis 1-4-radiatis dense hirsutus, intus glaber lobis euperne 

 exceptis ; tubus 3 mm. longus, 10-nervius, reticulatione manifesta ; 

 lobi e basi deltoidea subulati, 5-6 '5 mm. longi, ima basi circiter 

 2 mm. lati, Peiala anguste obovata, yix 2 cm. longa, 8-9 mm. lata, 

 basi 3 mm. adnata. Stamina in verticillos quinque disposita, quorum 

 quatuor superiores decandri fiiamentellis geminatis connatis ; 

 verticillus infimus e staminibus solitariis \el geminatis constans, 

 paullo supra petala insertus ; columiia tota 1-2-1*3 cm. longa, 

 1'5 mm, supra verticillum supreiimm producta. Ovarium 3\> mm. 

 longum, loculis 6-ovulatis ; styli pars communis 7 mm. longa, 

 ramis 10-11 mm. longis, stigmatibus depresso-capitatis penicillatus 

 circiter 0-5 mm. diametro. 



Abyssinia. Between Harrar and xVddi Abbaba, Wellby. 



H. Wellby i resembles H. crassinervms in the course of the 

 mam nerves of the calyx, but differs in the visible reticulation of 

 tne latter and m having an additional whorl of stamens, as well 



as in the characters specified above. 



H. 



differt. 



[Malvaceae-Hibisceae] 



forma 



■dUtfri St^i et . > mflorescentiae ^nse brunneo-hirsutae. Rami 

 "racUih Z Fr S w V™ 1 *^™ pHomin punctulati, ramulis 

 obtut Ti /^^^^f.^^oW^go-lanceolita^pice acuta vel 



lo^udLUfJ 011 ^^' 1 ^ Cm - lata > serrulata basi °btusa vel 

 vemsl £edia?t u*' v rmqUe a8pere subtus den ^ pnbescentia, 

 Srj^iSTf Prominulis subtus prominentias 



ot iTrtSl' — * Cm \ lon ^ L Pedunculi 0-7-2 cm. 



aequantes, 'extra piSTj^^ ?£j|J» f 7 ™ >° b ° 9 

 sparse etmarginibus pilis sinn,li,^L- ^T radiatls ,Jense ' mtuS 

 magnis brunneis HSfirt" 0a ^ m eXtra ^ lVl8 

 loborum exceptis, manffWe J?J w *' mtU8 glaber apicibus 



ongi, ima basi 2-5-275 mm ^itiP ?? ng ? aTe8 » 2 " 5 ~ 3 ' 5 

 longa, 9-10 mm. lata T^ » Pe ^ a obovata > l^-l* 



lata 9 9.=; **«*«* uuovata, iw- 



KJ1? ., mm " .*****• Stamina 



product 



4-5 



— — ^ngis. uvarium 6 

 «*ya pars communis 4-5-6 



mm. 



cm. 



50, in 



eminatia 



mm 

 mm 

 mm 

 mm 



wnga, ramis 4-5-5 mm. lonak stw A communis 4-5-6 m 

 Capsula (vix natura) cire?S\^ m T tlbnfl ** °' 5 mm ' di ^ 



Nyasaland. u4» P Ia / ° nga ' appre88e P ub «rula. 



between Mpata ^J^J^ 2i <» «. «%*, 226; 

 Wateau, 600-900 m„ TF^fe. mmencement of the Tanganyika 

 916. Hibiscus Gossweilpri c 



habitn similis ff. W fc mn ?,, ^n 7"% ^Malvaceae-Hibisceae] ; 



S Hocb,, a qi , -lum^^ 



forma 



