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inserta; antlierae 4 mm. longae. Stylus gracilis, 2 cm. loiigus, 

 glaber, trilobatus, lobis lanceolatis obtiisis 3-4 mm. longis. 

 Fructus subglobosus, circiter 1 cm. cliametro, puberulns. 



Tropical Africa. Britisb East Africa: streams of South-East 

 Kenya, 1835-1990 in., Battiscombe 708. 



Mr. Battiscombe states that the flower is STseet scented, arid 

 that the petaloid sepals give the tree the appearance of a white 

 Poinsettia. 



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15] 7. Landtia lobulata, Hutchinson [Compositae-Arcto- 



tideae]; affini.s L, RujyiJellii, Benth., sed foliis basi lobulatis 

 crassioribiis bullatis differt. 



Herba patnla, parva, subaculis; rhizoma crassum, fibrosnm, 

 radicibns elongatis teretibus crassis. Folia radicalia, petiolata, 

 basi pinnatim bilobulata, superne ovata, crasse sinnato-dentata, 

 obtusa, 2-3-5 cm. longa, 2-2-5 cm. lata, rigide coriacea, bxillata, 

 supra Viridia, glabra, infra cano-tomentosa, nervis lateralibus 

 utrinque 4-5 infra prominiilis; petioli usque ad 3 cm. longi, 

 robusti, subglabri. Caintula pedunculata, circiter 2 cm. expansa; 

 pedunculus crassus, 1-1-5 cm. longus, dense lanatus. Involucri 

 bracteae -l^seriatae, exterioribus lanceolatis acute acuminatis extra 

 piibescentibus, interioribusoblongisapice rotundatis membranaceis 

 glabris. Flores radii 2 cm. longi; corolla glabra; tubus 3 mm. 

 longus ; ligula minute tridentata, Flores disci 0-8 cm. longi ; corollae 

 tubus glaber^ infeme cylindricus, superne anguste campanulatus, 

 lobis 5 lineari-lanceolatis apice cucuUatis. Achoenia subcylin- 

 drica, 2 mm. longa, glabra. Pappus vix 1 mm. longus, 

 argenteus. 



Tkopicat* Apmca. British East Africa : upper slopes of 

 Kinangop Mountains, 3000-4000 m., Gal^n 7918. 



1518. Brachystelma linearifolium, Turnll [Asclepiadaceae- 



Ceropegieae] ; B. Ion gif olio, N. E. Brown, affinis, sed floribus 

 majoribus facile distinguendum. 



Herba perennis; rhizoma tuberosum, 5 cm, diametro; cauli^ 

 erectus, inferne ramosus, teres, 12 cm. altus, minute puberulus, 

 purpureo-viridis. Folia numerosa^ linearia, acuta, basi leviter 

 angustata, usque ad 8 cm. longa et 5 mm, lata, costa pagina 

 inferiore prominente, superiore canaliculata, nervis lateralibus 

 pagina utraque obscuris, margine et costa subtus scabriusculis 

 exceptis glabra. Inflorescentia uniflora, axillaris ; pedicellus 

 1-5 cm. longus, minute puberulus, purpureo-viridis. Calycis 

 lobi 5, lineari-lanceolati, acutissimi, 4 mm. longi, basi 1 mm. 

 lati, extra leviter puberuli. Corollae purpureae tubus brevissimus ; 

 lobi patentes, liberi, lineari-oblongi, replica ti, apice acuti, 

 24 cm. longi, 4 mm. lati, margine minute ciliati, intus purpurei, 

 extra viridi-purpurei. Corona biseriata; exterior e lobis 5 alte 

 bifidis 3 mm. longis patentibus inferne pilis albis reversis 

 instructis purpureis constituta ; interior e lobis conniventibus 



1 mm. longis ventricosis obtusis purpureis constituta. Staminum 

 columna circiter 1-5 mm. alta, flava. Carpella (stigmate excluso) 



2 mm. alta, 0-75 mm. diametro, viridia, glabra. 

 Thopical Afeica, Rhodesia, Hislop. 



Described from a plant grown at Kew and flowering in July of 

 the current year (1914). 



