﻿Plate 1591. 



CRYPTOLEPIS MONTEIRO JE, Oliv. 

 AscLEPiADEiE. Tribe Periplocej;. 



C. Monteiroae, Oliv. (sp. nov.) : scandens, glabra, foliis oblongo- 

 oblanceolatis apiculatis basi cuneatis subtus pallidioribas reticularis 

 petiolatis, cymis plurifloris axillaribus v. quasiterminalibns pedun- 

 culate ramulis divaricatis, bracteis parvis ovatis, pedicello calycem 

 Bub»quante corolla profunde 5-fida3 segmentis oblongo-Ianceolatis 

 corolla ilTrfe n8i ° ribUS ' ° 0r0nS} SqUamis clavatis carnosalis sinubus 



Hab. Delagoa Bay, Mrs. Monteiro. 

 Iongf a 1 '" 2 P0U ' l0nga; Peti ° luS ^ P011 ' l0DgUS - Fhr6S * P0U " 



We have a Delagoa specimen of probably the same species commu- 

 nicated by Mrs. Monteiro, in fruit. The follicles are subteretc longi- 

 tudinally striate and about 4 inches long. A very near ally, and probably 

 «- ■n-.-n.Tic, , s Curroria decidua, Planchnn In * Flora Ni-I-if iana,' p. 457. 

 ';. s 1,al,u - I'^vvcr, s„ Far as one can judge from the specimens, is that 

 of an erect shrub rather than a climber. Mrs. Monteiro describes 

 the flowers as cream-coloured with brown centre. — D. Oliver 

 a ^ . 2- Bwe of corolla-tube and stamens. 3 & 



