Harveyane. N. O. Scrophularine. 
TAB. CXVIII. 
Harveya Capensts. 
Gen. Cuar. Cal. inflato-campanulatus, basi truncatus, 5-fidus, 
10-costatus, segmentis acutis marginibusrecurvis. Cor. ringens, 
tubo exserto, curvato, superne inflato, fauce compressa, limbo 
bilabiato 5-fido, sinubus obtusis, laciniis 2 obovatis, undulatis. 
Stam. 4, didynama, medio tubi inserta, inclusa; Filamenta 
brevia, glanduloso-pilosa ; Anthere biloculares, loculo unico 
fertili, ovato, acuminatissimo, apice poro dehiscente; altero 
(inferiore) abortivo, subulato, duplo longiore. Ovarium 
ovatum, biloculare; placentis 4 dissepimenti medio affixis, 
Stylus erectus, exsertus. Stigma capitatum. Fructus ?— 
Herba parasitica, simplex v. ramosa, aphylla, pilis glandulosis 
Julvis subviscidis ubique obsita. Caulis squamosus, squamis 
oppositis. Flores, ex azillis squamarum superiorum, magni, 
pallide roset, Pedicelli infra calycem bibracteati. 
Harveya Capensis. 
Has, On a dry hill between Wynberg and the Camp ground, 
parasitical on the roots of Blairea muscosa and other small 
Heaths, not uncommon, flowering in January. Since found 
in plenty in various sandy places on “the Flats.” Hon. W. 
H. Harvey. TJ have also received specimens from Dr. Thom, 
M. Villet, and Dr. Sieber. 
This remarkable plant I am anxious should bear the name of the 
Hon. W. H. Harvey, Treasurer of the Colony, Cape of Good Hope, 
who during his former brief visit to Southern Africa amassed a very 
valuable collection, which has been distributed among his friends with 
the liberality of a Wallich and a Wight, and who is already well 
known by his admirable descriptions of Algz. To him I am indebted 
for specimens of the present plant and for an excellent figure, 
analysis, and description: but I am unable to refer it to any known 
Genus. It has the habit of Orobanchee and it may be included among 
the imperfectly described species of Orobanche of Thunberg: but the 
structure of the ovary forbids its being united with that family. I 
referitto Scrophularine, though I am unable to say in which of the sec- _ 
tions of Mr. Bentham it should be placed ; perhaps among Buchneree. 
Fig. 1. Calyx and bracteas. f. 2. Corolla. f. 3. The same laid — 
open. f. 4. Stamen. /f. 5. Pistil (nat. size). f. 6. Ovary cut open: 
—all but f. 5, more or less magnified. 
