268 c. sELAGiNE.E (rolfe). [Selago. 



the tube. Coioll;i-tube \ lin. long ; lobes roundish-oblong, upper as 

 long as the tube, lower rather longer. 



Mozaxnb. Bist. (leriuan Kast Africa : Lower Plateau, north of Lake Nyasa, 

 Thomson ! 



3. S. tenuicaulis, llolfe. Branches erect, pubescent, about 0-1) 

 in. long. Leaves linear-lanceolate, subobtuse, attenuate into a sliort 

 petiole, pubescent. 4-1) lin. long, somewhat fascicled. Racemes very 

 short, aggregated into a terminal corymb, l-l} in. diam. Bracts linear- 

 oblong, obtuse, pubescent, 1 lin. long. Pedicels adnate to the base of 

 the bract. Calyx campanulate, pubescent, f)-lobed, j lin. long; lobes 

 stiongly ciliate, acute, three times as long as the tube, lower two much 

 broader than the others. Corolla-tube }-| lin. long ; lobes rounded, 

 two upper equalling the tube, the others rather longer. 



XMCoxaxnb. Bist. British Central Africa : Nyasaland ; between Mpata and 

 (oinmencement of Tanganyika Plateau, 2000-3000 ft., Whyte ! 



4. S. Melleri, Rolfe. Plant 9-15 in. high. Branches puberulous 

 or pubescent. Leaves linear-lanceolate, subobtuse, hispidulous, chiefly 

 so on the midrib and margins, o-8 lin. long. Racemes very short, 

 aggregated in loose or congested terminal corymbs, |-2 in. diam. Bracts 

 oblong, obtuse, ciliate, 1 lin. long. Calyx campanulate, minutely 

 puberulous, 5-lobed, 1 lin. long; lobes oblong, subobtuse, ciliate, some- 

 what unequal, nearly twice as long as the tube. Corolla light blue 

 {Meller) ; tube 1 lin. long ; lobes rounded-oblong, half as long as 'the 

 tube. 



Mozamb. Dlst. British Central Africn : Nyasaland ; Manganja Range, Mount 

 Cliiradzulu, 1000 ft. and to the summit, Meller ! 



5. S. blantyrensis, Rolfe. Plant 1-1 J ft. high, much branched. 

 Branches pubescent, densely leafy. Leaves lanceolate-linear, subobtuse, 

 hispidulous-pubescent, 4-8 lin. long. Flowers very shortly pedicelled, 

 aggregated in corymbose panicles, 1-2 J in. broad. Bracts linear-oblong, 

 subobtuse, \\ lin. long, slightly hispidulous. Calyx campanulate, 

 slightly hispidulous, r)-lobed, 1 lin. long; lobes oblong, obtuse, ciliate, 

 subequal, about twice as long as the tube. Corolla-tube 1 lin. long; 

 lobes roundish-oblong, lower half as long as the tube, upper rather 

 shorter. Nutlets J lin. long. 



ItSozaxnb. Bi.st. British Central Africa : Nyasaland ; Blantyre, Buchanan, 

 7009 ! 



6. S. whyteana, Rolfe m Tram. Linn. Soc. seo-. 2, iv. 35. Plant 

 about 1 ft. high, much branched. Branches densely puberulous, densely 

 leafy. Leaves linear, subobtuse, puberulous, 3-7 lin. long. Flowers 

 shortly pedicelled, aggregated in rather dense subcorymbose panicles, 

 ]-4i in. broad. Bracts linear, obtuse, somewhat curved, 1-1^ lin. long, 

 subglabrous. Calyx campanulate, slightly puberulous, 5-lobed, | lin. 

 long ; lobes linear, subobtuse, slightly ciliate, subequal, about as long as 

 the tube. Corolla-tube J lin. long ; lobes roundish-oblong, upper half 



