Seneciu.] Lxxiii. cOMPOSiTiE (oltver and hiern). 421 



37. S. subscandens, HocJist. in Herh. Scliimi). Ahy.<^8. iii. n. 1926. 

 A glabrous shining apparently scandent herb, somewhat shrubby at 

 base. Branches striate, sulcate or angular, flagelliform. Leaves 

 pinnatipartite, oval in outline, 1^4 by 1-2 in. including petiole, rang- 

 ing up to 1^ in., auriculate at base ; lobes usually 3-5 on eacli side, 

 oblong ovate or obovate, the tei-minal one the largest, ropand or 

 toothed. Capitula narrowly campanulate, ^^^ in. long, on short slen- 

 der pedicels, in rounded dense cymes. Calycnlus consisting of a few 

 short lanceolate bracts. Involucral bracts 5, broadly linear, ^^ in. 

 long. Florets about 10-11, all tubular, hermaphrodite. Achenes cos- 

 tate, setulose. — A. Rich. Fi. Abyss, i. p. 434. 



Wile land. Abyssinia, at elevation of 7,400 ft., Schimper ! Both! 

 Mozamb. Blstr. Murchison Falls, local name, "Fantra," Meller ! 



38. S. grabonicus, 0. ^' H. A glabrous shining climbing herb 

 of several feet with slender habit. Leaves ovate or oval, pinnatisect, 

 acute, patent, 1^-4^ by -1-2^ in. including a petiole of ^-1 in. with 

 large auricles at base ; lobes 2--6 on each side with a temiinal one, 

 linear or sublinear, acute, patent or recurved, entire or repand, ^-\^ 

 in., the terminal one erect, f-1^ in. long. Capitula narrowly cam- 

 panulate, ^-^ in. long, on shoi-t slender bracteolate pedicels, in rounded 

 terminal and subterminal cymes. Calyculus consisting of a few 

 narrow bracts. Involucral biacts 8, linear, acute, ^ in. long. Florets 

 all tubular, 10, hermaphrodite. Achenes short, costate, minutely 

 setulose. 



Vpper Guinea. By River G-aboon, Mann ! 



39. S. long'iflorus, 0. §" IT. An erect glabrous fleshy rigid pe- 

 rennial, shrubby, much- branched, 1^2 ft. high. Stem and branches 

 angular. Leaves scale-like, distant, subulate, \-\ in. long. Capitula 

 Bubcylindrical, \-\\ in. hmg, narrow, on stout peduncles of ^\ in., 2-5 

 together terminating the branches and short lateral shoots. Calyculus 

 consisting of a few minute scales or obsolete. Involucral bracts 5-6, 

 linear, tapering upwards, striate, \-\ in. long. Florets all tubular, 

 hermaphrodite, 5-10, about double the length of the involucre. 

 Achenes costate, subcylindrical, ranging up to \ in. long, setulose be- 

 tween the ribs. Receptacle alveolate, fimbrillate ; fimbrillee caducous, 

 short.— Z/emia longijiora, DC. Prodr. vi. p. 337 ; Harv. Fl. Cap. iii. 

 p. 316. 



wile Xiand. Abyssinia, Both! (full of a resinous balsamic juice), at elevation 

 of 4,000-7,500 feet. 



Soutb Central. Lake Ngami, Bb. ThMm ! at the junction of the Semokhie 

 with the Shasha Rivers, Baines ! 



Occurs also in the Kalahari region of South Africa. 



40. S. kleinioides, 0. ^ .5". Woody, quite glabrous. Branches 

 robust, marked with the prominences at the base of the leaves, crowded 

 in the lower part, distant above. Leaves fleshy, obovate-oblong, quite 

 entire, subobtuse or acute, callous-mucronate, contracted at the quaei- 

 petiolate base. Heads cylindric-obconical, on short thick pedicelB, 



