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931. Rhynchosia remota, Conrath (Leguminosae); affinis R. 

 pilosae, Harv., sed indumento copioso, foliorum nervis utrinque 

 8-9 (haud 5-6), racemis 2-4-floris, floribus 1-0*5 cm. distantibus, 

 pedicel lis brevibus distincta. 



Gaulis 1 m. altus, scandens, teres, dense patule pubescens. Folia 

 petiolo ad 3 cm. longo ; foliola ovato-oblonga, minute apiculata, 

 terminale basi rotundatum vel subcordatum, lateralia basi magis 

 minusve obliqua, ad 3*5 cm. longa, 1*5 cm. lata, utrinque pilosa et 

 (imprimis subtus) prominule reticulata ; petiolulusterminalis5mm. 

 longus, laterales 1 mm. longi ; stipulae subulatae, 3 mm. longae. 

 Racemi axillares, 2-4-flori, 8 cm. longi ; pedicelli filiformes, dense 

 pubescentes, 2-3 mm. longi. Calyx 7 mm. longus, patule pilosus, 

 tubo lato 2 mm longo, segmentis caudato-subulatis. Corolla 

 ignota. Legumen oblongum, subincurvum, patule pilosum, 

 20 mm. longum, 4*5-5 mm. latum. 



Transvaal. Witpoortje, near Johannesburg, Conrath, 262. 



932. Heteromorpha involucrata, Conrath (Umbelliferae) ; ab 

 affini E. arbor escente, Cham. & Schlecht,, differt foliis magis 

 dissectis, umbellis diametro majore radiisque numerosioribus, 

 involucro foliaceo. 



Herba 50-70 cm. alta, glabra ; caulis pallidus, farctus, superne 

 sulcatus, simplex vel superne parce ramosus. Folia glauca, 

 inferiora longe petiolata, ad 7*5 cm. longa, ambitu ovata, 3-partita, 

 segmentis lateralibus alte inaequaliter 2-fidis anguste lanceolatis 

 acutis, segmento terminal i alte 3-fido (lobo intermedio saepe alte 

 bilobo) longe decurrente, in marginibus et subtus in nervis aspera, 

 crassiuscula, tenuiter reticulata, superiora breviter petiolata vel 

 sessilia, 2 cm. longa, 3-partita, segmentis lateralibus integris, 

 intermedio 3-fido, summa integra. Umbellae terminalis radii 25-35, 

 2*5-4*5 cm. longi, lateralium pauciores, breviores, omnes angulares ; 

 involucrum phyllis foliaciis alte 2-3-fidis vel integris ad 1*5 cm. 



" mm. latis. Umbellulae radii 6-18 inaequilongi, 2-5 mm. 

 longi ; involucellum phyllis foliaceis anguste lanceolatis integris 

 1-3 mm. longis. Sepala triangularia, acuta. Petala lutea. Meri- 

 carpia (immatura) ovato-oblonga, stylis divergentibus, stigmate 

 atro-rubro. 



Transvaal. Modderfontein, Conrath, 328. (The same plant, 

 but with broader leaf-segments, was collected by Dr. Wilms near 

 Pretoria on Rensburg's Farm (no. 563&) and near Lydenburg, 



no. 563.— Otto Stapf.) 



[Rubiaceae] 



calyci, Sond., a qua foliis lanceolatis parce hispidis, pedicellis 

 longioribus, calycis segmentis angustioribus minoribus differt. 



Fruticulus parce ramosus, 6-12 cm. altus, ramis demum 

 glabratis teretibus inermibus. Folia subsessilia, pauca versus 

 ramorum apices, oblonga, obtusiuscula vel subacuta, 8-7 cm. longa, 

 1-2-3 cm. lata, utrinque praecipue in nervis setulosa, setis flaves- 

 centibus, rarius subglabra ; stipulae lineari-subulatae, basi in 

 vaginulam connatae. Cymae breviter pedunculatae, pluriflorae, 

 2-2 jj cm. longae ; pedicelli setulosi, calyce paulo longiores ; bracteae 

 ovato-oblongae, obtusiuscnlae. Receptaculum dense hispidulum 

 vel subglabrum, 1-5-2 mm. longum. Calyx alte 5-fidus, segmentis 



