270 c. SELAGiNE.E (rolfe). [Selago, 



lobes rounded, nearly as long as the tube. — Johnst. Kilimanj. Exp. 343 ; 

 Wettst. in Engl. Pfl. Ost-Afr. C. 3r>S. 



Mozamb. Blst. Germiin East Africa : Kilimanjaro, 11,000 ft., Johnston, 

 147 ' 



11. S. thyrsoidea. Baker in Kew Bulletin, 1898, 159. Plant 

 suberect from a woody base, heath-like ( Whyte). Branches 8-9 in. long, 

 puberulous. Leaves numerous, somewhat fascicled, narrowly linear, 

 subobtuse, |-1| in. long, about \ lin. broad. Inflorescence consisting 

 of numerous short spikes, forming a dense thyrsoid panicle at the apex 

 of the branches, 1^-2 in. long. Bracts linear, subobtuse, incurved, 

 1?T lin. long. Calyx campanulate, f lin. long, subequally 5-lobed ; lobes 

 oblong, obtuse, hirsute. Corolla hlwe {Whyte); tube J lin. long; limb 

 5-lobed, three lower lobes rounded, as long as the tube, upper more 

 oblong and longer. 



BKozamb* Sist. British Central Africa: Nyasalaiid ; Nvika Phitoan, siimnut 

 at 7000 U., Whyte, 144 ! 



12. S. Nyasse^ Rolfe. Plant 6-12 in. high. Branches puberulous. 

 Leaves linear, obtuse, sometimes with a pair of short lateral teeth near 

 the apex, glabrous or puberulous, 2^-0 lin. long. Pacemes very short, 

 aggregated in a short narrow terminal panicle, 1-1 J in. long. Bracts 

 linear, obtuse, slightly ciliate at the base, ll lin. long. Flowers very 

 shortly pedicelled. Calyx campanulate, puberulous, 5-lobed, f lin. long; 

 lobes oblong, obtuse, ciliate, about as long as the tube, the two lower 

 broader than the upper. Corolla-tube h lin. long ; lobes oblong, longer 

 than the tube. 



Mozamb. Blst. German East Africa : higher plateau north of Lake Xyasa, 

 homson ! Portuguese East Africa : mountains to the east of Lake Nyasa, Johnson ! 



13. S. Thomsoni, Rolfe in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxi. 402.. Plant 

 8-12 in. high. Branches puberulous or pubescent. Leaves linear or 

 subspathulate-linear, obtuse, hispidulous, or puberulous, 3-7 lin. long. 

 Racemes very short, aggregated in loose or somewhat congested 

 terminal corymbs, |-1| in. diam. Bracts oblong, obtuse, ciliate, 1 lin. 

 long. Flowers subsessile. Calyx campanulate, puberulous, 5-lobed, 

 I lin. long ; lobes triangular-oblong, subacute, ciliate, as long as the tube, 

 two lower larger than the upper. Corolla-tube broad, | lin. long ; lobes 

 rounded-oblong, as long as the tube. Fruit ^-| lin. long. — Johnst. 

 Kilimanj. Exp. 343; Wettst. in Engl. Pfl. Ost-Afr. C. 358, in part. 



Mozamb. Blst. German East Africa: Kilimanjaro, 9000-11,000 ft., Thomson, 

 35 ! Johnston, 117 ! 



14. S. Welwitschii, Rolfe in Journ. Bot. 1886, 175 {excl. 

 Jlereroland plant). Plant IJ ft. high. Branches puberulous. Leaves 

 linear or linear-lanceolate, obtuse, puberulous, or glabrous, 3-G lin. 

 long. Racemes short, loosely arranged along the branches. Bracts 

 oblong, obtuse, ciliate at the base, 1 lin. long. Flowers subsessile. 



