Jibsiicia.] xcviii. acanthace^ (clarke). 203 



glabrous.— Lindau in Engl. Pfl. Ost-Afr. C. 373. Adhatoda microphylla, 

 Klotzsch in Peters, Reise Mossamb. 217. 



Mozamb. Bist. Portuguese East Africa : Mozambique Isle, Peters ! 

 The material for this species is in such a state that I can add little to Lindau's 

 account. But there are ripe capsules and the species is certainly a Juslicia. 



53. J. gesnerifolia, Rendle iii Joum. Bot. 1800, 308 (gesneriflora, 

 Rendle, I.e. 414). A woody, small, much branched, pubescent slirub ; 

 branches in. long, angul^-r. Leaves 1 by J in., spathulale-obovoid, 

 green, minutely pubescent on both faces, subsessile. Flowers axillary, 

 solitary, | in. long, corolla-tube much inflated. Lower anther-cell 

 tailed; pollen ellipsoid with 2 longitudinal bands. Capsule -i in. long, 

 4-seeded, glabrous. 



Nile liand. Somaliland : Shebele River, Donaldson Smith ! 

 The name intended by Rendle was gesnerijiora. 



54. J, diclipteroides, Lindau in Engl. Jahrh. xx. 65. Herbaceous ; 

 branches numerous, 8 in. long, pubescent upwards. Leaves up to 1 by 

 4 in., ovate or narrow elliptic, acuminate or obtuse, pubescent; petiole 

 0-i in. long. Flowers axillary, solitary or 2 together ; bracts vei y 

 small. Sepals i in. long, subulate, hairy. Corolla less than J in, long, 

 purple-red. Capsule \ in. long, stalked, 4-seeded, sparsely hairy. — 

 Lindau in Engl. & Prantl, Pflanzenfam. iv. 3 B. 349, and in Engl. Pti. 

 Ost-Afr. C. 373. 



wile iLand. British East Africa : Ukamba, Hildehrandt, 2726 1 Duruma, 

 Hildebrandt, 2331! Taita Mountains, Gregory I and Leikipia, Nyuri River, 

 Gregory ! 



55. J. urbaniana, Lindau in Engl. Jahrh. xx. 04. Small, slender, 

 very rigid shrub ; branches hispid or strigose. Leaves V-J in. long, 

 elliptic or oblong, sparsely hairy; petiole O-^^j in. long. Flowers 1-2 

 in the leaf-axils ; bracts yV-J in. long, obovate or roundish. Sepals 

 ^-\ in. long, linear, minutely hairy. Corolla \-\ in. long. One anther- 

 cell below the other, tailed ; pollen ellipsoid, banded, with 2 stopples 

 and rows of tubercles. Capsule J in. long, 4-seeded, pubescent. — 

 Lindau in Engl. & Prantl, Pflanzenfam. iv. 3 B. 349. 



inie Xiand. Somaliland : Ahl Mountains, Hildebrandf, 860b ! Maid. Hilde- 

 hrandt^ 1402 ! Darror, James Sf Thrupp ! 



50. J, Gendamssa, Linn.f. Suppl. 85. Shrubby, 2-4 ft. high. 

 Leaves 4 by | in., glabrous ; petiole J in. long. Spikes terminal, 4 by 

 I in., almost continuous, lax, often running into a panicle by the 

 development of the cymes in the lower axils ; bracts linear, scarcely \ 

 in. long. Sepals ^ in. long, nearly glabrous. Corolla \ in. long, or 

 rather more, nearly glabrous, white or rose with purple spots; tube 

 very little widened upwards. One anther-cell lower than the other, 

 tailed ; pollen with 2 stopples, banded, without tubercles (or with 



