AGATHOSMA TRICHOCARPA 1 63 



margine glanduloso-ciliatis ; glandulis pluricellaribus ; floribus 

 in capitulis paucifloris, pedicellatis dispositis, bracteis paucis 

 linearibus ciliatis ; calyce glabro, segmentis lanceolatis obtusis, 

 I "5 mm. longis, et i mm. latis, nervo unico, crasso, glandulis 

 biserialibus immersis praeditis, petalis albis, 4 mm., cal)'cem 

 superantibus, obovato-oblongis obtusis, in unguem gracilli- 

 mum iextenuatis ; utrinque glabris ; staminibus fertilibus 

 quinque, antheris glandula apice coronatis, staminodiis infra 

 lineari-lanceolatis pilosis, apicem versus glabris valde angus- 

 tatis, apice glandula minima coronatis ; disco-cupuliformi, 

 stylo filiformi glabro, carpellis inferne glandulosis, apicibus 

 rostratis recurvis, pilis longis coronatis ; senimibus nigris 

 nitidis. 



Hab. : In regione occidentali, Africae Australis, S. R. 

 Webb, Legit Dr. Froembling, 191 1. 



Syn. : Agatiiosma, nov. sp. , R. Schlechter, in planitie summi 

 Mont Piquetberg, 530 m., ix. 9. 1894, No. 5240, Schlechter, 

 " PI. Afric. Austr." 



The present species resembles A. alpina, Schlechter (" Journ. 

 Bot.," 1898, p. 25), in the hairy tips of the carpels, but differs 

 in the angular twigs, the longer pedicels of the flowers, the 

 few-flowered umbels, the thread-like ends of the staminodes, 

 and the glabrous style. 



I am indebted to Dr. Schinz for a small specimen of a 

 flowering twig of the plant and to Dr. A. B. Rendle, M. A. , 

 for kindly allowing me to dissect a flower of the British 

 Museum specimen of Schlechter's plant. No. 5240. 



EXPLANATION OF ILLUSTRATION. 



a. Twig in fruit, natural size, received from Mr. S. R. Webb. 



b. Flower cut open, received from Dr. Schinz as No. 5240 

 Schlechter. 



c. Calyx separated, showing position of double row of immersed 

 oil glands. 



d. Showing disc and hair-tipped carpels, and glabrous style. 



e. Petal. 



f. Fertile stamen. 



g. Staminode. 

 h. Fruit. 



/. Seed. 

 The figures b \o h are magnified. 



