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subobtusi, 8 mm. longi, basi squama emarginata facie appen- 

 dicibus 2 filiformibus brevibus instructa muniti, squamis ad 

 medium in coronam brevem connatis. Antherae 4 mm. longae, 

 tenuiter acuminatae, dorso glabrae. Folliculi ignoti. 



Natal. Near the Umzinyati Falls, 240 m., Hay garth in Herb. 

 J. M. Wood, 7861. 



This species is described under Wrig/dia because the general 

 facies of the plant is more of that genus than of Pleiocems ; but it 

 is quite possible that it will turn out to belong to the latter when 

 the fruit comes to be known. 



892. Strophantus Gerrardii, Stapf [Apocynaceae] ; affinis 

 8. Petersiano, Klotzsch, sed foiiis angustioribus, sepalis potius 

 subulatis, forma corollae diversa. 



Frutex glaber ramis gracilibus castaneis, lenticellis albidis 

 crebns. Folia anguste ovata vel ovato-lanceolata, acuta vel 

 subacummata, basi rotundata vel subacuta, 3-6 cm. longa, 

 r«-~'D cm. lata, papyracea, nervis secondariis utrinque circiter 

 b uti vems tenuissimis vel obscuris ; petioius 4 mm. longus. 

 Oymae m ramis abbreviatis terminates, ad florem solitarium 

 redactae, cum foiiis coetaneae ; pedunculus gracilis, 4-12 mm. 

 longus, vel vix ullus ; bracteae mox deciduae ; pedicelli graciles, 

 r^il Dlm ^ if' C ? l y**- 10 m *n. longus , sepala subu lata basi 

 IStr?? ? 6 f US glabra ' intus P«bescens; tubi pars infra- 

 9 T^ li i' i° nga ' « u P rastamin alis tubuloso-campanulata, 



lanZi^Tn^ 8 r mm - ^ ( exsicca ^); lobi e basi ovata vel 

 lanceolata n caudas lmeares attenuati, toti 36 mm. lon&i • faucis 



Natal. Without precise locality, Gerrard, 1795. 



JSSk ^f^Tf^ Sta ? f l^ocynaceae] ; affinis O. 

 C us tSul tomento minuto, foiiis basi magis acutis 



ttb£ dSSSl nerV1S Vald6 0bHqUi8 P- Ci °ribusf racemis 



i^L7ois n l^f S teret l bu8 > novelli * mi ^te denseqne 



en iceK fuscisvel brunneis, 



— a£^^ ob lanceolata, abrupte 



branacea, f ulvo- vel ruf o-toment* hf w ?' Z ■ Cm ' la ? a ' firme mem_ 

 nervis secondariis utrinqu ™ M ^ff"! n ° VeIlis ' cito glabra ' 

 longus. Flores in raceml vel ™ °? iqU1S ; Petioius 4-5 mm. 

 minute fulvo-tomentellis 2 U oJ i ^ nicu . lls "Xerosis axillaribus 

 bracteae ovato4anceolatae ™™ ° ng18 breviter Pedunculatis ; 

 brevisaimi. CcUutTmrn Z ' m ° X dec *duae ; pedicelli 



extra minu 



tubus fere i mm tfrZT Inlff Ui8 ' in alaba8t ™ snbsubulata ; 

 cylindrici, divaricati, li-i 7 „' h £ e ar . e \ 3 m *»- longi. JfWfottl* 

 ochraeeo-tomentelli deiTirlAo^tT g1 ' b mm - 'Uametro, minute 

 12-14 mm. longa, clZf^Zt^ ; 8emina oblongo'-linearia, 



Natal, 



M. Wood, 1009 



