120 
céle ; i i late 
Pedicels 1-24 lin. long. Sepals 4 lin. long, 14 lin. broad, lanceolate, 
acuminate. Corolla “ pink, very waxy” (Lugard) ; tube 14-1} in. 
on the back. Filaments of the stamens 1}~—1} lin. long, densely 
pubescent ; anthers about 3 lin. long, pubescent on the back, ~~ 
appendages 4 in. long, much exserted, linear, pubescent, all twiste 
together, 
Bechuanaland ; Palapye, 3,000 ft., Lugard, 269. ‘ ‘ 
A distinct species, well characterised by its dwarf habit and erec 
strap-shaped leaves. 
Carissa tomentosa, A. Rich. 
Lake River, Lugard, 16. ' 
A creeper-like tree, 20 ft. high ; flowers pinkish-white. 
ASCLEPIADACHAR, 
*Raphionacme lanceolata, Schinz, var. latifolia, V. A. Br. in FL. 
Trop. Afr. iv., 1, p. 274, re. 
Kwebe Hills, 3,200 ft., Lugard, 69, 98; Mrs. Lugard, 71; 
northern Kalahari Desert, near Chukutsa Salt-pan, 3,000 ft., 
Lugard, 260. ; 
- The stems apparently spring up from a succulent root, grorang 
to 2 or 3 ft. high ; flowers greenish or grey-green, or mauve a 
green, 
*Schizoglossum aciculare, N. EF. Br. in Fl. Trop. Afr. iv., 1, 
p- 363, ee 
Near Kwebe, Lugard, 82, 
“Asclepias rostrata, N. EF. Br. in Fl. Trop. Afr. iv. 1, p. yor 
Lake Ngami, Lugard, 22 : Okavango Valley, about 3,000 ft., 
Lugard, 231. : ee 
A bush, 3-5 ft. high ; flowers creamy-white, with light green 
corona. It grows only on the dry shore of the lake or river. 
_ Pachycarpus concolor, E. Mey, 
Bechuanaland ; near Palapye, 3,000 ft., Lugard, 261. 
Plant about 1 ft. high, erect : flowers green and brown. 
Pentarrhinum insipidum, £, Mey. 
Grassy plains near Botletle River, Lugard, 217. 
Flowers chocolate and green. 
Sarcostemma viminale, 2, Br. ‘ 
Kwebe Hills, 3,300 ft., Mrs, Lugard, 185. 
creeper, climbing to a height of 20 ft, ; corolla green, corona 
white ; fruit brown, spotted with green. 
Pergularia extensa, V, Br. (Doemia extensa, R. Br.) : vide Kew 
Bulletin, 1907, 323. 
_ Botletle Valley, Lugard, 200; Kwebe Hills, 3,300 ft., Mrs. 
Lugard, 202. 
o very succulent and milky creeper: corolla light green, corona 
white. . ces 
