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ill botli sexes which apj^ear to be quite constant. These are 

 shown in the following' diagnoses of the two species : 



S. sanguinea, Sparrm. Male inflorescence compound, i.e.y the 

 primary branches with short lateral branchlets bearing several 

 flowers; bracts ovate or lanceolate-ovate; flowers mostly in pairs 

 and fairly long-pedicellate, with the pedicels connate in their 

 lower part; stamens from f as long to nearly as long as the 

 perianth segments (fig. A 1). Female inflorescence with the 

 clusters of flowers loosely arranged and often shortly stalted 



(fi 



o 



A 2) ; diameter of the discoid stigma as great or nearly as 



great as tliat of the ovary, the latter being often clDmpletely 

 hidden. — South Africa. 



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A. 1, Male flower of Sarcophyte sanguinea, x 4; A. 2, Branch 

 of female inflorescence of same, nat. size; B. 1, Male flower of 

 S. Piriei, X 4; B, 2, Branch of female inflorescence of same, nat. 

 size. A. 1, after Hooker, remainder original. 



sp. nov. Male inflorescence simply 



uiaiii;neu; oracis oDiong or linear-oblong; flowers solitary, very 



. shortly and stoutly pedicellate, or if in pairs then the pedicels nJt 



connate ; stamens less than half as long as the perianth-segments 



/^„ Ti i> Female inflorescence with the clusters of flowers 



'H 



(fi 



{rig. li 1). ±emale inflorescence with the clusters of flowers 

 sessile and densely crowded on the lateral branches (fig. B 2) ; 



ovary 



the latter always plainly visible.— British and German East 

 Africa. 



The relative length of the stamens and perianth-segments in 



