Dinchletia.'] Lxx. RuniACE/E (htern). 51 



Corolla tube 1-Hin. lon^. Loaves acuminate-acute. 



More or less pubescent \. D. mthexcem 



Glabrous 2. D.nlahra 



Corolla-tube ^ in. long. Leaves obtuse, not acuminate . . . . 3. /). jlauce^rens. 



1. D. pubescens, Klotzsch in Berichf, Berlin, 1853, p. 495. A bush 

 of 1-7 ft. high ; stem J in. thick. Young parts and lower side of the 

 leaves more or less pubescent. Leaves elliptical, narrowed at both ends, 

 1-3 by ^-1 in. ; veins rather conspicuous ; stipules setose. Calyx-limb 

 about ^-l^ by f-f in., vaguely 3-lobed or nearly or quite entire. 

 Corolla-tube 1-lJ in. long. Anthers included or exserted.— Klotzsch 

 in Peters, Mossamb. Bot. t. 48. 



Xtlozamb. Dlstr. Tette, Peters! Kirk!; between LupatA and Tette. JTiV/t / 



2. D. g'labra, Klotzsch m Bericht. A glabrous shrub, 4^-5 ft. high. 

 Leaves ovate -lanceolate, mostly acuminate-acute, wedge-shaped at the 

 base, chartaceous; 2-3 by f-lin.; lateral veins slender, inconspicuous; 

 petiole about ^ i^. long ; stipules of 3 linear-subulate segments, shorter 

 than the petiole. Flowers 1^ in. long. Dilated calyx-limb oval-ovate, 

 shortly and obtusely acuminate, 1-1 J by ^-J in. Anthers included. 

 Stigma exserted. — Klotzsch in Peters, Mossamb. Bot. t. 47. 



MCozaxab. Dlstr. Querimba Island and mainland, Peters! 



3. D. g'laucescens, Hiern. A glaucescent bush with patent gla- 

 brous branches. Leaves ovate-elliptical, mostly obtuse at the apex 

 and narrowed at the base, |-2 by ^-§ in. ; veins inconspicuous ; 

 stipules with 3 setose teeth. Calyx-limb ■^— § by ^-| in., with one short 

 rounded tooth on each side. Corolla-tube ^ in. long. Anthers (in 

 our specimen) exserted. 



Nile Xiand. Somali Coast, Tola Kiver, Kirk! 



Flowers in April 



13. OLDENLANDIA, Plumier, Nov. PI. Amer. Gen. p. 42, t. 36, 

 tig. inf. (1703) ; Hedi/otis, Pentodon and Oldenlandia, Benth. et 

 Hook. f. Gen. PL ii. 56-58. 



Calyx- tube globose obovoid turbinate or obconic- oblong ; limb 

 small, regular, deeply 4- or rarely 5-lobed, rarely with alternating 

 teeth, persistent. Corolla salver-shaped funnel-shaped campanulatc or 

 subrotate, membranous ; tube straight or somewhat curved ; throat 

 glabrous or bearded; limb 4- or rarely 5-lobed, regular; lobes nearly 

 linear lanceolate ovate oval or oblong, obtuse or acuminate, valvato 

 in the bud. Stamens 4 or rarely 5, inserted at or rather below the 

 throat of the corolla, exserted or included, glabrous ; anthers oblong 

 or linear, fixed at the back near the base ; filaments short. Disk 

 fleshy, inconspicuous. Ovary 2-celled ; style filiform, included or 

 exserted, entire or with 2 short linear branches, glabrous; ovules 

 numerous. Capsule dehiscing longitudinally at or from the apex or 

 dicoccous or tardily dehiscent, small, membranous or coriaceous. 



