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within; twisted to the left in estivation. Stamens 5, at base of corolla tube 

 nlaments very short, expanded, and pilose with white hairs at base, anthers linear' 

 sagittate, acummate at apex, 2 celled, introrse, conniving and adhering to the 

 stigma near the middle, style short, stigma thickened, elongate, divided at the 

 apex into two short acute lobes. Carpels 2, many ovuled. Follicles 2 divergent 

 or parallel, cylindrical, acute, 6-8 inches long, glabrous, seeds linear oblong' 

 minutely warted, brown, comose at apex, with numerous white hairs, which are U 

 times as long as the seed. 



Habitat: NATAL : In woods, Inanda. Wood No. 1009. 



Drawn and described from specimens kindly gathered at Inanda, by Mr. W. 

 Groom. 



The genus contains according to the Index Kewensis 3 species, two of which 

 are natives of Central Africa, the other one of Madagascar ; since publication of 

 that work another species, 0. gracilis, Stapf, a native of Lagos, has been described 

 in the Kew Bulletin for 1894, and figured in the Icones Plantarum, t 2346. 



The plant above described has so far as known to us, only been observed in 

 the Inanda district, and is there rather rare, it is a strong woody climber reaching 

 to the tops of the trees and spreading over them, the stems are naked and bare 

 below, becoming leafy and branching above, the ultimate branches are from 3 to 

 18 inches long, flexuous and leafy. The flowers are numerous, greenish white, and 

 sweetly scented. The natives do not seem to have any specific name for it, but 

 call it Zonga-Zonga, which simply means a strong climber, and they do not put it 

 to any use. It is in flower about September. 



Fig. 1 , Twig with leaves, reduced, a single leaf with flowers, and a follicle 

 about natural size ; 2, Calyx ; 3, Corolla opened ; 4, Stamen back view ; 5, Stamen, 

 front view; 6, Style showing protuberances to which the anthers are attached; all 

 enlarged. 



PLATE 62. 



CALLILEPIS LAUKEOLA, D.C. 

 Natural Order, COMPOSITAE. 



A small undershrub, usually glabrous, but sometimes more or less pubescent. 

 Stems many, occasionally simple, but more commonly much branched, terete, 

 striate, 1-2 feet high. Leaves, lower ones opposite, upper alternate, sessile, broadly 

 lanceolate, or narrow oblong, acute at apex, obtuse at base, margin entire, or 

 minutely denticulate, and occasionally witb a few pilose hairs, 3 veined, 1-2 inches 

 long, 3 lines to | inch wide. Heads radiate, terminal, many flowered, hetero- 

 gamous, rays female, disk perfect; l-lf inches diameter. Involucre campanulate, 

 the scales imbricated in several rows, lanceolate, sub-equal, 3-4 lines long. Receptacle 

 conical, covered with infolded acuminate, scarious palese, which are finally serrate 

 at back, each enclosing a floret, tipped with purple. Hay florets 15-25, crowded, 

 unilabiate, the lip emarginate, entire, or obscurely lobed at apex, 5 lines long, disk 

 florets tubular, 5 toothed, numerous. Pappus of 2-3 scarious, acuminate, keeled 

 scales. Style arms of ray florets obtuse, of disk florets cone tipped. Achenes smooth, 

 glabrous, with a marginal entire wing. 



Habitat: NATAL: On grassy hills in most parts of the Colony. 



