828 cxxii. EUPHOiiBiACEiE (prain). [Tannodia. 



velvety, especially on the nerves beneath ; petiole pubescent, J-lJ in. 

 long ; stipules caducous. Flowers in subspicate racemes, 2-2^ in. long, 

 terminating the leafy twigs ; males in pairs or solitary, females solitary ; 

 male pedicel 1-lJlin. long, female pedicel 2J liii. long; bracts lanceo- 

 late, membranous, very small ; bracteoles minute. Male : Calyx ovoid, 

 obtuse, closed in bud, splitting into 2-5 valvate segments, pubescent 

 outside with spreading hairs. Petals 5, less often 4, orbicular, shortly 

 clawed, much shorter than the calyx-segments, pubescent on the inner 

 face with long viscid hairs. Stamens 8-12, outer 5, less often 4, sur- 

 rounded by a ring of glands alternating with the petals and filaments 

 of the outer series ; filaments considerably longer than anthers, clothed 

 in the lower half with long viscid hairs. Female calyx ovoid, much larger 

 than the male ; lobes divided nearly to the base, subspathulate, 3 larger 

 than the remaining 2, pubescent externally. Petals much shorter than 

 the calyx-lobes. Ovary sparingly setose. Capsule 3-coccous. — Holstia 

 tenuifolia, Pax in Engl. Jahrb. xliii. 220. 



Mozamb. Blstr. Gennnn East Africa: Lofia River, 2000 ft., Goetze, 442! 

 Portuguese East Africa: Boruinn, Menyharth, 7941 British Central Africa: 

 Nyasaland: Shiie Highlands; Ruo, 5co^^!E//to^ 8664 ! 



Var. glabrata, Prain in Jouni. Hot. 1912, 128. Leaves oblong, acute, ba«e rounded 

 or trunciite, 3—4 in. long, 1|— 1^ in. wide, quite glabrous on both surfaces. Male 

 flowers as in the type. 



Mozamb. Dlstr. German Eiist Africa : East Usiiiubjira ; between Lungusa 

 and Deremn, 1500-2000 ft., ^Mj^/er, 444 ! Portuguese East Africa : Mozambique; 

 Gorongoza, on the M'Kulumazi River, J'asse, 440! 



The leaves of tliis variety are exactly like those of T. sessilijlora ; the flowers are 

 exactly as in the type. 



3. T. sessiliflora, Prain in Journ. Bot. 1912, 128. A shrub, 6 ft. 

 high; twigs glabrescent or glabrous. Leaves distinctly petioled, mem- 

 branous, oblong, acute or acuminate, base rounded or truncate, margin 

 entire, 3 J in. long, IJ in. wide; nerves 4-.") on each side, the lowest pair 

 quite basal, glabrous when mature, dark green ; petiole glabrous, 1 J in. 

 long ; stipules caducous. Flowers in spike-like racemes 4-5 in long, ter- 

 minating the leafy twigs, males 3 or more to each bract, rather densely 

 glomerate ; pedicels very short ; bracts ovate, concave, minute ; brac- 

 teoles very minute. Male calyx ovoid, subacute, closed in bud, splitting 

 into 2-3 valvate segments, externally sparingly pubescent. Petals 5, 

 very short, orbicular, not clawed. Stamens 8-10, 5 outer, surrounded 

 by a ring of glands alternate with the petals and filaments of the outer 

 series ; filaments shorter than the anthers, glabrous. Female flowers 

 not seen. — Holstia sessiliflora, Pax in Engl. Jahrb. xliii. 220. 



Mozamb. Bistr. German East Africa: Usambara ; Buiti, ^oZ*^, 2377 ! 



48. AGROSTISTACHYS, Dalz. ; Benth. et Hook. 

 f. Gen. PI. iii. 302. 



Flowers dioecious, dichlamydeous. Male : Calyx globose, closed in 

 bud, splitting into 2-5 membranous valvate lobes. Petals usually 5, 



