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arce ramosus, pauci vel pluriflorus. lores solitarii, brevissime 
edicellati, subhorizontales. Bracteolae ovatae, minutae. 
alyz 2 mm. longus; lobi subulati, acuminati, 1 mm. longi. 
Corolla 1°2 em. longa; tubus cylindricus, pallide viridis; lobi 
recurvi, ovati, acuminati, albi, apice pallide purpurei, 2 mm. 
longi. Stamina tubo corollae adnata, exteriora circiter 9 mm. 
longa, interiora + mm. longa. Carpidia gracilia, circiter 
11 cm. longa; styli subgraciles. 
1603. Dissotis Lambii, Hutchinson [Melastomaceae-Os- 
beckieae]; affinis D. grandiflorae, Benth., sed caulibus parce 
setulosis, foliis multo majoribus breviter appresse setulosis, 
staminibus longioribus differt. 
Jatam. dispositi ; rami usque ad 10 em.’ longi, angulares, in 
angulis setulosi ; pedicelli ultimi basi longe setosi, circiter 0-0 cm. 
ce ceptaculum primum cylindri , demum campanu- 
— fere 1 em. longum, squamis semiorbicularibus on 
setosis obtectum alycis segmenta mox decidua, oblongo- 
lanceolata, 1 em. longa, 2-3 mm. lata, minute ciliata, apice 
pilis longe setosis stramineis 3-5 instructa. Petala 5, obovata, 
cireiter 4 em. longa, usque ad 3 em. lata, glabra. Stamina valde 
Inaequalia, breviora 2 em. longa, longiora 4 em. longa; antherae 
cireiter 1 em. longae. Stylus gracilis, 3°5 em. longus, glaber. 
Troprcan, Arrrca. ‘Niperia: Nor i ;. Kaduna, 
Oct: Lams Sh geria: Northern Provinces; -ia 
; This is a very fine species allied to D. grandiflora, Benth.. 
'rom Senegambia and Sierra Leone, but with much larger leave 
and big handsome flowers. 
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. 1604. Nesaea (§Salicastrum) hispidula, Rolfe [Lythrarieae]; 
inter species africanas adhue descriptas ramulis foliisque ert 
hispidulis copiose vestitis facile distinguenda. 
