﻿Plate 1542. 



PSILOTRICHUM AFRICANUM, Olio. 



Amaeantacej:, Tribe Achyrantiiej;. 



P. africanum, Oliv. (sp. nov.) ; frutex pubescens glabratusve ramulis 

 ivaricatis gracilibus subteretibus, foliis oppositis ovato-lanceolatis 



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lie breviter pedunculatis v. subsessilibus, bracteis persistentibnS 

 rato-lanceolatis acutis hirtis patentibas recurvisve, bracteolis late 

 ratis apiculatis scariosis perianthio diraidio brcvinribus. prrianthii 

 -m. ntis ovato-lanceolatis concavis acutis coriaceis extus minute 

 abescentibus, filamentis angustis basi in annulnra brevissimum coalitis, 

 igmate capitellato. 



Hah. Kilimanjaro, 5,000, Mr. Johnston : Zambesi, Sir J. Kirk ; 



Folia fin spp. Kiln-,.-., i 

 Ribe) 1 j-3 poll. x:;-Upo 

 poll, longfe; flores H poll 



