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to the genera Aptandra and Ongokea in Olacineaey but differs from 

 tliem in its opposite leaves, tubular calyx, anthers and ovulation. 

 Specifically it is certainly very similar to Z>. lor anthi folia, Warb., 

 but its flowers differ strikingly from tliose of that species by having 

 a very much larger staminal tube, with teeth between the very 

 short free part of the filaments, no apiculus to the anthers and a 

 very much longer style, 



1485. Strophanthus hypoleucus, Stapf [Apocynaceae^Echi- 



tideae] ; affinis S. Eminii, Asch. & Pax, sed foliis rotundis 

 minoribus subtus albo-pannoso-tomentosis, floribus solitariis 



ma 



minusve exsertis distinctus; a S. Schuchardtii, Pax, cui quoad 



um 



Frntex ramis novellis tomentellis mox glabra tis cortice 

 castaneo vel fuscescente obtectis, lenticellis paucis orbicularibus 

 majusculis. Folia rotundata, basi breviter contracta, apice 

 «aepius emarginata, 3-5 cm. diametro, supra viridia, tenuiter 

 velutino-pubescentia, subtus albo-pannoso-tomentosa, nervis 



en a rum 



indumentum densum plerumque obscura; petioli tomentosi, ad 

 4 mm. longi. Flores in ramulis axillaribus vel terminalibus 

 tenuibus folia plerumque valde reducta vel bracteolas gerentibus 

 ■solitarii; lamuli ipsi solitarii, raro geminati, tomeiitelli; pedi- 

 celli 1 cm. longi. Calyx foliaceus, O'8-l cm. longus; sepala valde 

 inaequalia, exteriora 3 ovata, ad 5 mm. lata, interiora lanceolata, 

 omnia acuta vel subacuminata, utrinque tomentella (extus 

 densius). Corollae tubus infundibuliformis, extus tenuiter tomen- 

 tellus vel pubescens, parte infra staminum insertionem sita 

 .7-8 mm. longa intus -tenuissime parceque pubescente, parte 

 8uperiore 6-7 mm. longa intus glabra; lobi oblongi, 1-13 cm, 

 longi/ 5 mm. lati, in caudam filiformem 3 cm. longam con- 

 tracti; squamae fauciales ovatae, 1 mm. paulo longiores. 

 Antherae 4-4'5 mm, longae, pro magna parte exsertae, acute 

 acuminatae ; filamenta superne dilatata, ad 3 mm. longa . 

 Ovariitm ima basi glabra excepta fulvo-hispidum, Folliculi 



ignoti. 



. Tropical Africa. Portuguese East Africa: Mount M'Kota 



near Ibo, StocJcs 148, 



± r 



I486, Barleria Methuenii, Turrill [Acanthaceae-Acanthoi- 



deae] ; B. Prionitis, Linn, affinis, sed foliis angustioribus, 

 sepalis brevioribus ciliatis recedit. . 



Frutex 3 m. altus (ex Methuen), ramis bisulcatis sulcis dense 

 birsutis exceptis fere glabris. Folia oblongo-linearia, apice obtuse 

 mucronata, basi cuneata vel late cuneata, usque ad 3"5 cm. longa, 

 1'2 cm. lata, integra, costa supra leviter impressa infra promi- 

 nente, nervis lateralibus pagina utraque inconspicuis ; petiolus 

 usque ad 5 mm. longus. inflorescentia breviter sjpicata, fldribus 

 in foliorum superiorum minorum axillis solitariis; bracteolae 

 elliptico-ovatae vel oblongo-lineares, longe acuminatae, usque ad 



mm 



Spi 



d 11 cm. lonerae, trifidae. 



d 



c 



