PuatTe 1919. 
STAPELIA LUCIDA, DC. 
ASCLEPIADACEZ. Tribe STAPELien. 
_ S. lucida, DO. Cat. Hort. Monsp. p. 148 (1813); DO. Prod. vol. 8, 
“Pp. 652 ; Roem. and Schultes Syst. Veg. vol. 6, p. 15. 
Has. Eezeljagds Poort, district of George, Barkly (No. 22); MacOwan 
(No. 2242). Caledon Kloof, Bain (Nos. 5 and 6). Seven-weeks 
oort, Bain (No. 9). 
The flowers of this species are of an uniform purple-brown, and the 
glabrous surface of the slightly rugose lobes is very shining. The 
a i t i 
: s very variable : 
ometimes they are as shown in the plate ; sometimes extending a little 
Fig. 1. Transverse section of stem. 2. Portion of stem, to show pubescence. 3. 
orona. 4 and 5. Segments of outer corona, 6 and 7, Segments of inner corona, 
with anthers, 8, Pollinia. Figures 2 to 8 enlarged. 
