PLATE 1912. 
STAPELIA AFFINIS, N. #. Br. 
Ascurprapacem. Tribe SrapeLies. 
S. affinis, NV. #. Br. (n. sp.); S. hirsute similis, sed differt corolle 
disco villosiori, et corons interioris segmentis distincte bipartitis, parte 
exteriore compressa, lineari-oblonga, subhorizontaliter patente, parte 
interiore robusta, triquetra, a basi supra exteriorem arcte reflexa. 
Has.? Barkly (No. 16). P 
Stems and corolla similar to 8. hirsuta, Jacq. Stap. t. 51, but the disk 
3 of the corolla is more densely villous, with long purple hairs, and the 
inner corona entirely different. The segments of the inner corona are 
Fig. 1. Portion of stem to show pubescence. 2. Transverse section of stem. 3. — 
§ - 4, Segment of outer corona. 5 and 6. Segments of inner corona, with — 
anthers. Figure 2 natural size, the rest enlarged. ine 
* They are represented too erect in the plate. 
