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Taeula 2800. 



GARDENIA COHNUTA, llemsl 

 RuBiACEAE. Tribus Gardemieak, 



G. COriiuta, Hemsl (sp, nov.) ; ex affinltate G. Thunherglae, L. fi]., 

 a qua omnibus partibus minoribus, foliis obovato-lanceolatit:, Horibus 

 hexamcris et caljcis appeudicibus cornifoniiibus in tubi marline 

 regulariter positis differt. 



^ Frutex glaber vel novellis cito glabrescentibus ; rami florigeri brevis- 

 simi, ngidi. Folia pauca, in ramorum apicibus conferta, subsessilia, 

 vix coriaceaj obovata vel oblanceolataj 1-4 cm. longa, apice obtusa vel 

 rotundata, deorsum attenuata ; stipulac in annulum connatae, nnnulo 

 bidentato demum a ramo soluto libero. Flores subterminales, solitarii, 

 sessileSj erecti, hexameri, Calycis tuhiis supra ovarium breviter 

 productus, intus puberuIuSj extus apice appendicibus saepiusG crassius- 

 culis terctibus curvato-patentibus circiter 1 cm. longis instructus ; 

 limbus herbaceus, inaequaliter bilabiatus, labio nuijore 11-2 cm, longo 

 apiee tridentato ciliolato, labio altero plus quam dimidio uiinure 

 acuto. Corolla bypocraterimorpha ; tubus angustus, 5-6 cui. longus ; 

 limbi lobi obovato-spathulati, circiter 3 cm. longi, patentcs, leviter 

 concavi, baud obtegentes. Antherae dimidio superiore exyertae* 

 Ocarmm cylindricum, basi 1-loculare placentis parietalibus 6, supra 

 medium G-Ioculare, loculis multi-ovulatis ; stylus glaber, clavatus, 



stamina paullo excedens. Frtictus lignosus, anguste pyriformis, 



circiter 5-5 cm. longus, et 2*5 cm. diametro, calycis limbo baud 

 coronatus. Seriiina oblonga, compressa, circiter -i mm. longa. 



South Africa : Lo Bombo mountains, Tongoland, Zululand, com- 

 municated by Mrs, K. Saunders. Natal and Zululand, W. T. Gerrard^ 

 1620. 



The plate of this very distinct Gardenia Avas prepared from a paint- 

 ing and flowering specimens presented to Kew by Mrs. K. Saunders, in 

 Avhose garden at Eshowe, in Zululand, it was cultivated in 1900. The 

 fruit was drawn from Gerrard's specimen, purchased in 1872. Tiie 

 calyx is very peculiar in a genus presenting considerable variation in 

 that organ. In G. Thunberffia, L. fib, the spathaceous calyx-limb is 

 often provided with a cluster of leaf-like appendages springing from the 

 back near the top. — W. Botting IIemsley. 



Fig. 1, sheathing &tipnles become free from the axis; 2. a flower; 3, pistil niul 

 part of calyx ; 4, anthers ; 5, base, and 6> open cross sections of the ovary; 7, fruit ; 

 8 and 9, seed. All except 7 aiid 8 enlarged \ 7 and 8 natural sue. 



