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mm. longae. Discus patelliformis, crassus, undulatus, glaber. 
Flores Q pauci, apices ramulorum versus dispositi ; pedicelli robusti, 
fructiferi demum circiter 1°3 cm. longi, glabri. Discus crassus, 
annularis, glaber. Ovarium ellipsoideum, plabeain styli breves ; 
stigma SS integrum. Fructus ellipsoidei, circiter 1°3 cm, 
longi, 1 cm. diametro. ‘Semina matura non visa 
TRoprcaL PLeRIO A. Upper Guinea: Cameroons ; Bipinde, 
Zenker, 3194, 3527, 3721. Ilendi, Ledermann, $54. 
1404. Tragia (Tagira) affinis, Muell. Arg. MSS. in Herb. Holm. 
[Euphorbiaceae-Crotoneae |; species 7”. rupestri, Sond., quam maxime 
affinis sed foliis minoribus glabratis basi haud 3-lobis capsulisque 
minoribus apte distinguenda. 
Herba, caules alongs, graciles, prostrati ue volubiles ramos ; 
rami puberuli parce pilis urentibus ar stig lia breve petiolata, 
membranacea, triangulari-ovata, acuta, ba Sie cordata sinu 
latiore, margine crebre dentata, utrinque as urentibus perpaucis 
secus nervos obsita ceterum glabra, 2-3 cm. longa, 1-15 cm. lata ; 
m, 
acemi terminales oppositi foliique, graciles, densi, 3-5 cm. longi, 
pedunculo nudo gracile puberulo et parce pilis urentibus obsito 
1 cm. longo suffulti, flores masculos versus apicem plurimos femin- 
eosque 1-2 basales gerentes ; pedicelli sub quaque epee singuli, 
maris 1-2 mm. longi, glabri, bracteis breviores; bracteae maris 
lanceolatae, 2 mm. longae, margine minute ciliolatae ; ; Swale 
minei ovatae acute margine econ bracteolae lanceolatae. 
3 Sepala 3, svatk, acuta, glabra. Stamina 3, filamenta antheris 
subaequilonga ie incurva. Q Sepala exile nls 3, nonnunquam 
ambitu suborbicularia, membranacea, demum accrescentia vix. 
tamen coriacea 6 mm, onga, margine palmatim utrinsecus 4-5- 
UTH Arnica, sg ad Region : Transvaal ; _ Vaal River, 
$ 
fa the. conclusion arrived at by Sonder was not unnatural. 
ut in addition to the material collected by Zeyher and Burke 
