Piate 2754. 
BRACHYSTELMA JOHNSTONI, JN. £. Brown. 
ASCLEPIADACEH. Tribe CRROPEGIE®. 
B. Johnstoni, V. £. Brown (sp. nov.) ; species ab omnibus hactenu 
descriptis corollw lobis longissimis supra densissime albo-villosis dis. 
tinctissima, 
Herba 9 9 bt ane alta. Caulis ramosus, compressus, puberulus. Folia 
opposita, 4-14 poll. longa, 1-2 lin. lata, linearia, acuta, subsessilia, 
longus, eC arena lobi baal 2 lin. iat in danas socal filiformes 
3 poll. longas attenuati. Corona exterior cupularis, 10 dentata, 
atropurpurea ; Gentes intus ad apicem retrorsum barbata. Corone 
interioris lobi 4 lin. longi, lineari-oblongi, obtusi, antheris incum- 
bentes. 
British East Arrica : 0 srs Protectorate ; at Fort Ternan in 
Nandi district, Sir H. Johns 
A most distinct and remarkable species ; the very long woolly tails of 
the flowers, which are clustered at the top of the stem, give it a very 
unique appearance. —N. E. Bro 
Fig. 1, sepal seen from the inside, biglandular at the base ; 2, coronal body; 3 
lobar of the outer series of the corona; 4, pollen-masses. All enlarged. 
