250 cxviii. THYMEL^ACEiE ( PEARSON). [PedcUea^ 



long, bearing numerous prominent bract-scars at base and apex ; bracts 

 lanceolate, glabrous, caducous, J- J in . long. Flowers 4-merous ; pedicels 

 about J in. long. Calyx-tube glabrous, with prominent longitudinal 

 ridges,"5 lin. long; lobes oblong, rounded or obtuse at the apex, 

 finely puberulous at the apex, otherwise glabrous, about 1 lin. long^ 

 Anthers oblong. Ovary deeply furrowed at the base. Style stout, a 

 little longer than the ovary, expanding into the broad capitate stigma ; 

 hypogynous disc very short, cup-shaped, irregularly lobed or crenu- 

 late, sparsely villous on the edge. Fruit not seen. — Engl. Pfl. Ost-Afr.. 

 C. 283. 



Wile Iiand. British East Africa ; Masai Highlands, between the Victoriii 

 Nyanza and Lake Baringo, Fischer, 541 ! Uganda : Buddu, Dawe, 71 ! 214 ! 823 ! 

 Buvunia Island, in Lake Victoria, Bagshatve, 606 ! 



3. P. longipedicellata, Gilg in Engl. Jahrh. xix. 25G. Leaves 

 subcoriaceous, elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate, obtuse or rounded at the 

 apex, very shortly petioled, glabrous, 2J-3^ in. long, f-lj in. broad ; 

 primary lateral nerves spreading, much-branched, hardly conspicuous. 

 Umbel terminal, 5-9-flowered, glabrous; peduncle J-| in. long; bracts 

 broadly elliptic, pubescent on the margins, otherwise glabrous, 2-3 lin. 

 long, caducous. Flowers 5-merous ; pedicels §-1 in. long. Calyx-tube 

 glabrous, with prominent longitudinal ridges, -J-i in, long ; lobes broadly 

 oblong, truncate or rounded at the apex, narrowed at the base, pubescent 

 on the margin, 1 J lin. long, 2-2 J lin. broad, reflexed during flowering. 

 Anthers linear. Style stout, rather longer than the ovary ; stigma 

 broad, cup-shaped ; hypogynous disc deeply 4-5-lobed ; lobes oblong or 

 oblong-spathulate, pubescent at the apex, J as long as the ovary. Fruit 

 not seen.— Engl. Pfl. Ost-Afr. C. 'lS?y\ De Wild. Etudes Fl. Katanga, 

 94, t. 26, fig. 8. 



Mozamb. I>lstr. British Central Africa : Xyasaland ; w thont precise locality, 

 Buchanan, 536 ! 



Var. multiflora, De Wild, fttudcs Fl. Katanga, 94, t. 26, fi<?s. 1-7. Leaves more 

 coriaceous than in the type. Umhel 13-16-Ho\vered. Pedicels shorter and calyx- 

 tube longer than in the type. Calyx-lobes somewhat triangular, subacute. 



South Central. Belgian Congo : Katanga ; Lukafu, VerdicJc, 565. 



The author {I.e.) expresses the opinion that this plant may prove to be connected 

 with the type by specimens possessing intermediate characters. 



4. P. polyantha, Gilg in Engl. Jahrh. xxx. 361. A bush 10-1 ft. 

 high. Leaves subcoriaceous, shortly petioled, lanceolate or elliptic- 

 lanceolate, obtuse, glabrous, 4-6| in. long, 1-1| in. broad; primary 

 lateral nerves ascending, much-branched, prominent. Raceme terminal, 

 loose, many-flowered, puberulous, l|—o in. long (including peduncle), 

 with prominent bract-scars at the base. Flowers 4-merous ; pedicels 

 3-4 lin. long. Calyx-tube minutely pubescent on the outside, some- 

 what dilated below the middle, 3-4 lin. long ; lobes ovate-triangular, 

 truncate or rounded at the apex, pubescent without, about 1 lin. long. 

 Anthers linear. Ovary oblong, 2 J-P> lin. long ; style J as long as the 



