210 xcviii. ACANTHACE^ (clarke). [Justida. 



72. J. uncinulata, Oliv. in Trans. Linn. Soc. xxix. 130, t. 129, 

 Jig. A . Kootstock woody ; branches 4-() in. long. Leaves J-| by J in., 



elliptic or ovate ; upper petioles thinly hispid. Capsule barely } in. 

 long, hispid near the top, shorter and broader than that of ./. 

 matammensis. — Lindau in Engl. Pfl. Ost-Afr. C. 373. Justicia, sp. n. 5, 

 T. Thorns, in Speke, Nile Append. 543. 



irile 3^and. Somaliland, Mrs. Lort-Phillips ! Uganda, Stuhlrnann, 1334 I 



Mozamba Sist. German East Africa : Kilimanjaro, Smith ! Usambara, Hoist, 

 8950 ! Usagara ; on the Robeho Mountains, 4700 ft., Speke Sf Grant ! 



Var. teriuicapsa, C. B. Clarke. Capsule slender, glabrous. 



Xrile Xiand. British East Africa : Upper Nile, Freeman Sf Lucas, 79 ! Karian- 

 dusi River, near the south end of Lake Elmeteita, 6000-7000 ft., Scott-Elliot, 

 6628 ! Man, 7000 ft., Scott-Elliot, 6852 ! and on dry plains near Lake Naivasha, 

 Scott-Elliot, 6521 ! 



Mozamba Dist. German East Africa : Kilimanjaro ; Marangu, 5000 ft., 

 Volkens, 916 ! Kara'gwe, 5200 ft., Stuhlrnann, 1864 ! Mwansa, on Lake Victoria, 

 at Smith Sound, Stuhlrnann, 4520 ! and without precise locality, Fischer, 32 ! 305 ! 



These small plants, as to leaves, hairs and flowers, agree with J. uncinulata, but 

 the capsules are tho.<e of </. anselliana. The example of Freeman & Lucas is annual, 

 11 in. long, and has small (many abnormal) flowers. 



73. J, crassiradix, C. B. Clarke. Nearly glabrous. Rhizome 

 creeping in swamps, scaly ; proper roots many, long, cylindric, thick. 

 Stems erect, 6—10 in. long. Leaves distant, 2 by J in., obtuse, sessile, 

 erect. Sepals up to J in. long, nearly glabrous. Corolla J in. long. 

 Pollen with 3 stopples, no tubercles. 



Mozamb. Dl»t« British Central Africa : Urungu ; Fwambo, Carson, 62, 68, 

 and 107 of 1893 collection ! 



Var. ? hispida, C. B. Clarke. Whole plant (leaves on both surfaces) hispid. 

 Capsule 5 in. long, hispid at the top. Rhizome not seen in this variety. 



xrile Xiand. 40-60 miles from the coast (Mombasa), Johnston ! 



Xlf ozamb. Slst. British Central Africa : Nyasaland, Shire Highlands, 

 Buchanan, 461 ! 



The habit, leaves, and flowers resemble those of J. crassiradix. 



74. J. Nnttii) C. B. Clarke. Stems 15 in. long, straight, un- 

 divided, sparingly hispid ; internodes 3 times as long as the leaves. 

 Leaves up to 1 by f in., ovate, thinly hispid, base truncate or rounded, 

 tip triangular ; petiole hardly any or in lowest leaves up to y^^ in. long. 

 Peduncles few, penultimate, 1-3 in. long, 2-flowered : bracts \ in. long, 

 linear. Sepals nearly J in. long, linear, minutely and very sparsely 

 scabrous. Corolla nearly J in. long. Pollen ellipsoid ; stopples 2, with 

 one row of tubercles beside each. 



Mozamba I>l!«t< German East Africa : between Lake Tanganyika and Lake 

 Rukwa, 6000 ft., Nutt ! 



This is a distinct, strongly marked species. 



Var. /3. llantyrensis, C. B. Clarke. Stem and leaves very hispid. Leaves up to 

 2 by 1 in. 



Mozamb. Blst. British Central Africa : Nyasalund ; Blantyre, Buchanan, 

 20 ! 165 ! 



