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thickets and at the edges of woods near Coquilhatville, Schlechter, 
12594; at Hala, Mare Laurent; Equateur District, Pynaert ; 
Lulonga, Pynaert, 764; E. Laurent; Romée, HK. Laurent. 
SPANISH GABoon (?), Tessmann, 475. 
According to De Wildeman, C. polyandrum is known under the 
following native names in the Congo Free State: “ Punga, 
* Lotiti,” “ Dolukonge,” “ Bekonge,” “ Lokonge.” A rather silky 
fibre is extracted from it by the natives. At Kala, the native name 
“ Dolokonge” is applied to Honckhenya Jicifolia, which also yields 
e. 
Cephalonema is closely allied to flonchenya, the chief differences 
being as follows :— 
onchenya, eaves not acuminate, tertiary nerves irregular. 
Petals purplish. Stamens 16 or fewer. Stigmas linear, obtuse. 
1042. Ceropegia Brownii, Ledger [Asclepialaceae]; affinis C. 
mozambicensi, Schltr., sed floribus multo majoribus lobis erecto- 
conniventibus valde diversa, 
Caulis volubilis, glaber. Folia patentia, vix vel tenuiter carnosa, 
glabra; petiolus 0°5-1 em. lo amina 2-5°5 em. longa, 
1-2°5 em. lata, lanceolata vel ovata, acuta vel acuminata, basi acute 
3 tobi erecto-conniventes, 1°5 em. longi, basi 
Superne lineares, arcte replicati, laete-virentes, 
a cum zona atropurpurea superposita ornatl, 
basi supra constrictionem purpureo-maculatus, infra constrictionem 
fusco-virens striatus : 
(explanati) deltoidei, 
medium zona al 
ets is longissimis -tremulis subclavatis purpureis ciliati 
Corona exterior mm ga, columna staminum duplo brevior, 
hotata, intra atropurpurea. Coronae interioris lobi 3°3 mm. longi, 
basi antheris arcte incumbentes, superne erecti, subclavati, plus 
minusye connati, albi, basi atropurpureo-marginati, glabri. 
Ucanpa. Mabira Forest, Brown. 
: _Deseribed from a living plant sent by Mr. Ernest Brown (after 
related to mozambi w. Ledger, of Wimbledon. It is nearly 
L ; censts, Schitr., having a similar double in- 
flation at the base of ¢ 
Z e lla- 
with ott cnkeg corolla-tube, but has much larger flowers, 
other differences, 
