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siiffulcientibus ; bracteae foliis caulinis similes, sed magis 

 triangulari-ovatae, multo minores, cymis breviores, acutiusculae, 

 extra minute dense pubescentes, pectinato-ciliatae; verticillastri 

 fasciculiformes, ut tliyrsi breviter pedunculati, interniedii 1 cm. 

 inter se distantes, circiter 1'5 cm. diametro; bracteolae 

 triangulari-lanceolatae; pedicelli circiter 2-5 mm, longi, glabri. 

 Calycis segmenta oblonga, aciitiuscula, circiter 2*5 mm, longa, 

 dorso marginibusque pilis brevibus sparse induta. Petala basi 

 connata, oblongo-elliptica, 3 mm. louga, trinervia, cuspidata, 

 cuspide subulato-conico aspero antberae subaeqnilongo. Stamina 

 circiter 2*5 mm. longa; filomenta plana, late linearia, infra 

 antlieras abrupte contracta. FolUcuti oblongi, parum obliqui, 

 1-5 mm. longi, stigmate brevi. 



South Afkica. Transvaal : Modderfontein, Conrath 287. 



1515. Kalanchoe Pearsonii, A'. E, Brown [Crassulaceae] ; 

 siniilis K. viultifloraey Scliinz, sed bracteis et floribus majoribns, 

 calyce tube corollae nequilongo conspicue differt. 



Herha succiilenta, circa 60 cm. alta, omnino glabra. Caulis 

 basi 8 mm, crassus, teres vel vix angulatus. Folia opposita, 

 sessilia, inferiora 10-12*5 cm. longa, 1-2 cm. lata, superiora 

 gradatim minora, anguste oblongo-linearia, obtusa Yel subacuta, 

 Integra. Cymae corymbosae, compactae, ad 10 cm. latae, ramis 

 suberectis. Bracteae 1-2-5 cm. longae, 1*5-3 mm. latae, lineares, 

 acutae. Pedicelli 0-8-1-5 cm. longi, Sepala libera, 1-1-2 cm. 

 longa, 2-3 mm. lata, linearia, acuta. Corollae tubus O'9-l'l cm. 

 longus, suburceolatus, 4-angularis; lobi 6 mm longi, 2-5 mm. lati, 

 ticuti, lutei. 



Tropical Africa. Soutli Angola: fairly common on tbe 

 Builla Plateau, near Humpata, 2000 m., Pearson 2149. 



1516. Mussaenda odorata, Hutoluiiaoii [Rubiaceae-Mus- 



saendeae] : atfinis M. Holstii^ Wernham, sed foliorum nervis 

 subtus subdense pubescentibiis, corollae tubo latiore brevioreque 



lobis longe acuminatis differt. 



Arhor riparia, parva, usque ad 6 m. alta; ramuli teretes, 

 promifnenter lenticellati, breyiter adpresse pu(bescentes ; inter- 

 nodii 1-5-4 cm. longi. Folia elliptica vel obovato-elliptica, 

 cute acuminata, basi cuneata, 12-17 cm. longa, 6-10 cm, lata, 

 membranacea vel subcbartacea, supra parce setuloso-pubescentia, 

 infra in nervis venisque dense patente pubescentia; nervi laterales 

 utrinque 10-15, arcuati, inferne suboj^positi, venis laxis gracili- 

 bus; petioli 1-5-2 cm. longi, leviter compressi, rufo-puberuli; 

 stipulae caducae, non visae, Cymae laxe ramosae, circiter 

 20 cm. diametro; bracteae lineari-lanceolatae, acutae, usque ad 

 1'3 cm. longae, extra adpresse pubescentes. Receptaculum 

 campanulato-globosum, tomentosum. Calycis segmenta subulato- 

 linearia, acutissima, 1 cm. longa, extra adpresse pubescentia, 

 uno saepe in laminam ]>etaliferam albam late ovatam obtuse 

 acuminatam 8-9 cm. longam 5-7 cm. latam puberulam pro- 

 ducto. Corollae tubus cylindricus, 2-5 cm. longus, 3 mm. dia- 

 metro, infra superne dense flavo-villosus, extra adpresse tomen- 

 tosus; lobi 5, ovati, longe caudato-acuminati, circiter 8 mm. 

 lon^^i, 4-5 mm. lati, puberuli. Stamina in corollae tubi medio 



