392 l. crassulaceje (brttten). [Kalanchoe. 



nate. Squamulae 2 lines long, linear, obtuse. Anthers of the longer 

 stamens slightly exserted. Carpels as in K. Schimperiana. 



Nile Land. Abyssinia, Schimper ! Parkyns! Quartin- Dillon. 



Kichard describes the corolla-tube as "au moins long de deux pouces;" but in the 

 specimens I have seen and in his figure it does not exceed 1^ inch. 



There are in the Kew herbarium imperfect specimens of a plant near this, collected 

 by Plowden in Abyssinia, which is probably new. The corolla-tube is about | in. long, 

 and the limb § in. across; calyx-segments 4 i Q - l° n g> acuminate. 



3. K. grandiflora, A. Rich. Fl. Abyss, i. 310. Glabrous. Leaves 

 .... Stem terete, glaucescent, cyme trichotomous. Flowers large, 

 purplish. Calyx-segments lanceolate, very acute. Corolla-tube terete, 

 six times as long as the calyx, scarcely inflated at the base, slender 

 above, limb-seginents oval-lanceolate, very acute. Squamulae linear. 

 Carpels oblong acuminate, very narrow. 



Nile Land. Abyssinia, Petit. 

 Description from Bichard. 



4. K. laciniata, DC. Prod. iii. 395. Stem 3-4 ft. high, glabrous, 

 or (in our specimens) clothed, as well as the inflorescence, with a 

 minute, sparse, crisp pubescence. Lower leaves 3-5 in. long, seg- 

 ments narrow, oblong, acute, coarsely dentate or serrate, upper entire, 

 or nearly so ; petioles amplexicaul. Flowers in paniculate cymes ; 

 bracts and bracteoles linear, 1-2 lines long. Calyx-segments lanceo- 

 late acute, somewhat spreading, 1—2 lines long, glabrous or pubescent ; 

 corolla yellow, glabrous, tube J in. long; limb-segments acute. Squa- 

 mulae linear-lanceolate, entire, 1-2 lines long. Carpels glabrous, J in. 

 long ; stigmas yellow, often conspicuouslv persistent. — DC. PL 

 Grasses, t. 100; Wight Ic. PL Ind. Or. t. 1158. 



Lower Guinea. Huilla, Benguela, Dr. Wdicitsch ! 



Also in the East Indies and the Mascarene islands. 



There are in the Kew herbarium specimens of a Kalanchoe, collected by Plowden in 

 Abyssiuia, which should probably be referred to this species. In the absence of leaves, 

 however, and the existence of one or two minor differences, I cannot with certainty 

 unite them. 



5. K. brachyloba, Welrv. mss. Whole plant glabrous. Root 

 tuberous, tuber subspherical. Stem 2-3 ft. high, cylindrical. Lower 

 leaves broadly sheathing at the base, lanceolate, 3-4 in. long, glau- 

 cous, entire or remdtely and sparsely denticulate, obtuse. Upper leaves 

 and bracts linear-lanceolate, acute. Flowers yellow, in a broad corym- 

 bose spreading many-flowered panicle Calyx-segments 2—3 lines 

 long, united at the base, deltoid-ovate, obtuse. Corolla-tube \ in. long, 

 infundibuliform, acutely quadrangular. Limb-segments very short, 

 scarcely spreading, deltoid, acuminate. Carpels narrow, lanceolate, 

 5 lines long. Squamulae 2 lines long, linear-lanceolate, obtuse. 



Lower Guinea. Benguela, Huilla, Dr. Wehcitsch! 



6. K. angustifolia, A. Rich. Fl. Abyss, i. 313. Glabrous, caudex 

 thick, creeping; stem erect, slender, 6-10 in. high, glaucescent; 

 leaves opposite, thick, sublinear, subobtuse ; flowers small, in a ter- 



