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basi 2-4 mm. tubo stamineo adnata et extra pubescentia, 

 marginibus inferioribus ciliolatis. Tubus stamhieas 1-1"5 cm. 

 longus, usque ad apicem antheriferus. Ovarium 3-4-locu- 

 lare • stylus circ. 2-5 mm. longus. Capsula ;i-locularis ; valvae 

 obovatae, circ. 1*8 cm. longae, 8-9 mm. latae, rigidae, spon- 

 giosae, extra dense glanduloso-punctatae.' Semina pilis rectis 

 circ. 1 cm. longis dense sericeo-villosa. Embryo ellipsoideus, 

 5-6 mm. longus. 



Northern Nigeria. Kontagora, in the bush after burning, 



Dalziel, 12.2. 



uegosia was published by Cavanilles in 1787, and the 

 name was altered to Fugosia by A. L. de Jussieu two years later. 

 For those who prefer to use the latter name, the species may be 

 known as F. heteroclada, Sprague. 



885. Lamprothamnus Fosteri, Hutchinson [Rubiaceae - Al- 

 berteae] ; atfinis L. zruif/uebarico, Hiern, sed foliis acuminatis, 

 petiolis longioribus et corollae tubo breviore differt. 



Fritter ramis glabris teretibus, internodiis circiter 3 cm. longis. 

 Folia glabra, coriacea, oblonga vel oblongo-elliptica, 13-18 cm. 

 longa, 4-5 cm. lata, interdum basi attenuata. apice obtuse acumi- 

 nata, marginibus integris ; venae laterales utrinque 4-6, supra 

 leviter impressae, subtus prominentes ; petiolus circiter 1'5 cm. 

 longus ; stipulae deciduae, triangulares, acutae. Gyrnae axi Hares, 

 multiflorae, quam folia multo breviores ; pedunculus 1*5-2 cm. 

 longus ; bracteae et bracteolae parvae. Galycis tubus 3 mm. 

 diametro, 2 mm. longus, intra glaber, extra breviter pubescens ; 

 limbus breviter quinqueunduiatns. Corollae tubus 2 mm longus, 

 3 mm. diametro, fauce villosus ; lobi 5. oblongi, 8 mm. longi, 

 3 mm. lati, apice obtusi vel subacuti. Stamina exserta ; antherae 

 8 mm. longae, 1-5 mm. latae ; filamenta 1 mm. longa. Ovarium 

 5-loculare, loculis uniovulatis ; stylus clavatus (rarius bifidus), 

 1*5 cm. longus, glaber. Fructus globosus, minute pubescens. 



Lagos. Foster, 4. 



886. Geigeria Wellmanii, Hutchinson [Compositae-Inuloideae] ; 

 affinis G. Hoffman nianae, Hiern, sed foliis decurrentibus differt. 



Herba ascendens, basi lignosa, caulibus glabris laminis decur- 

 rentibus bialatis, alis gland uloso-punctatis ; internodia 05-1 cm. 

 longa. Folia alterna, sessilia, oblongo-oblanceolata, 1-5-2-5 cm. 

 longa, 4-8 mm. lata, apice breviter apiculata, integra, tenuiter 

 coriacea, glabra, utrinque glanduloso-punctata, venis utrinque 

 prominulis. Gapitula sessilia terminalia et ramulos laterales 

 breves terminantia. Involucri bracteae 6-8, lanceolatae, 7-8 mm. 

 longae, 1-1*5 mm. latae, ciliatae, ceterum glabrae. Flores disci 

 pauci ; corollae tubus 2 mm. longus ; lobi lineari-lanceolati, 

 6 mm. longi, 1 mm. lati, supra medium extra sparse pilosi. 

 Antherae apiculatae, 3 mm. longie, apiculis 1 mm. longis acutis. 

 Stylus breviter pilosus, ramis brevissimis acutis. Achaen ia teretia, 

 1-5 mm. longa, dense pilosa. Pappi segmenta elliptica vel 

 oblonga, 1-5 mm. longa, 1 mm. lata, acuta. Receptaauli paleae 

 filiformes, glabrae. 



ANGOLA. Baiiundo District, Benguella, Wellman. 



Mo. Sot 3araen 



190S 



