PuLatTeE 2267. 
BERSAMA TYSONIANA. Oliv. 
Saprnpacez. Suborder MELANTHEA. 
v. breviter apiculatis integris v. apic serrulatis glabris 
glabratisve subtus venis conspicue reticulatis subsessilibus, racemis 
terminalibus fusco- v. ferrugineo-tomentosis, brac a 
d v. fere ad apicem coalitis, petalis oblongis calyce duplo 
longioribus seri i 
Has. Kaffraria, Tyson (No. 6,216). 
Foliola superiora majora 14-1 poll. longa, poll. lat. Racemi cum 
pedunculo 21-3 poll. longi. Capsula 1 poll. longa, 10-11 lin. diam. 
We have a Bersama, superficially resembling this species, from 
Natal, collected by Gerrard (No. 1,428), but scarcely in a state to 
Fig. 1. Detached flower. 2. Same, calyx and petals 
sheath and lobed disk. 3. Transverse section of ovary. 
enlarged. 
