Pycnostachf/s.] cii. lab[at.+: (uakeii). :)h:} 



longer than the calyx, fleflexed at the middle; lower lip rouiid-navicu- 

 lar, ^ in. long. Stamens reaching to the tip of the lower lip. 



Wile Iiand. British Flast Africa : Hnwenzori. on <xranite, .")()(.H» ft., s, ■,.//. /-V/,../ 

 7621 ! 



25. P. abyssinica, Fresen. ; Benth. in DC. Prod. xii. h;;. a .shrub, 

 with stout woody main branches ; branchlets finely pubescent. Leaves 

 shortly petioled, ovate, acute, crenate, pubescent on both sides, the 

 lower 3-4 in. long and broad. Spikes very dense, reaching a length of 

 o in. and a diameter of 1| in. exclusive of the corollas. Calyx-tube 

 campanulate, finally -J in. long ; teeth very rigid, pube.scent, \ J in. 

 long. Corolla glabrous outside ; lower lip \ in. long. Stamens as long 

 as the lower lip. — Vatke in Linnaea, xxxvii. ;>24 ; Engl. Hochgebirgsfl. 

 Trop. Afr. 3G3 partly; Giirke in Engl. Jahrb. xxii. 144. 



srile Iiand. Abyssinia : on the banks of streams near (londa, Svhinipir, 1351 ! 



2ij. P. Goetzenii, Giirke in Gdt-^eii, Durch Afriha von Ost mic/i 

 West, Sonderahdr. S. A shrub. Branches tetragonous, pubescent. 

 Leaves distinctly petioled, lanceolate, 4-4^ in. long, I^ in. broad at the 

 middle, acuminate, narrowed to the base, crenate, glabrous on botli 

 surfaces. Spikes dense, cylindrical, 2-3 in. long; bracts linear-lanceo- 

 late, ciliate, \ in. long. Calyx-tube globose, pubescent ; teeth su})erect, 

 \-\ in. long, 2-3 times the length of the tube. Corolla small. 



Soutb Central. Congo Free State : Kirunga ^'ol^ano, north of Luke Kivu, 

 in forest, 7500-8000 ft., Gotzen, 98. 



27. P. Exniniy Giirke in Engl. Jahrb. xxii. 145. A shrub, with 

 pubescent branches. Leaves distinctly petioled, oblong-lanceolate, 3-4 in. 

 long, 1-lJ in. broad, acuminate, narrowed to the base, deeply crenate. 

 pubescent above, deeply canescent below. Spikes ovoid-cylindrical ; 

 bracts linear, shorter than the calyx. Calyx-tube tubuloso-campanu- 

 late, pubescent, \-\ in. long; teeth as long as the tube; intermediate 

 appendages membranous, ovate. 



South Central. Congo Free State : West Mpororo; Kayonza, 45(H)-52(XJ (t.. 

 yStuhlmann, 3070. 



Mozamb. Slst. German East Africa : Karagwc ; BukoXa, Stuhlmauu, 3731. 

 Kanesse, west ot the Victoria Nyanza, Stuhlmann, 943. 



28. P. oblongifolia, Baker. An undei-shrub, with strongly 

 quadrangular green glabrous branches. Leaves distinctly petioled, 

 oblong, 4-(*> in. long, 2-3 in. broad at the middle, acute, narrowed to 

 the base, deeply crenate, membranous, green and glabrous on both sur- 

 faces. Spike short, very dense, panicled. Calyx-tul)e campanulate; 

 teeth subulate, rigid, pilose, J -J in. long. Corolla longer than the 

 calyx ; tube abruptly detiexed at the middle ; lower lipoblong-navicular. 

 ^ in. long. Stamens included. 



Nile I.and. British East Africa : Torn district ; in Wmii \'alley. .SVo//-.F//io/.7HH3 \ 

 Mozamb. Bist. British Central Africa : Xyasahma : M.iMika Plateau. r,5(X>- 

 7000 ft., JVhyte ! Nortl> Nyasa, Whide ! 



