70 cxLiii. coMMELiNACE.E (clarke). [Aneikmci. 



Capsule i^-celled, ellipsoid, shining, with rounded slioulders, obscurely 

 emarginate, 4-.seedecl. 



xrile Ziand. Somalilancl : Harradigit, James S^ Thnipp ! 



The specimen consists of a panicle with the 3 uppermost leaves. 



1 1 . A. Smithii, (J. B. Clarke. Sparingly pubescent. Roots 

 clustered, thick, several thickened at the end. Stems csespitose, erect, 

 5 in. high, often divided, the flowering with several well-developed 

 leaves. Leaves small, broadly ovate, subacute, the largest seen Ij by | 

 in. Inflorescence termiiml, Ij by J in., dense; peduncle 1-1 J in. 

 long ; main rhachis well marked ; bracts at the base of the primary 

 branches -f-^ in. long, ovate or obovate, obtuse, somewhat scarious; 

 similar small empty bracts on the lower half of the primary branches. 

 Flowers very small ; pedicels and sepals obscurely pubescent, 



irile Kand. British East Africa : Lake Rudolph, Do.ialdson Smith ! 



12. A. dregeanum, Kunth, Enum. iv. 7;>. Sparingly hairy. 

 Stems 12-1 J^ in. long, suberect, frequently branched. Leaves 4 by 

 |-TtV in., oblong-elliptic or subovate, lower with a quasi-petiole, \-\ in. 

 long, all (but occasionally the topmost) shortly acuminate at the base. 

 Panicle \\ by f-1 in., dense, nearly glabrate. Sepals i-J in. long. 

 Petals small, blue. Fertile stamens usually 3. Capsule \ by J in.^ i^f 

 thin, shining, usually 2-celled, shoulders rounded. Seeds 2-1 in each || 

 cell, pale, stony. — C. B. Clarke in DC. Monogr. Phan. iii. 229, and in * 

 Dyer, Fl. Cap. vii. 1 o. Lamjirodithyros dre(ieanns, Hassk. in Peters,, 

 Reise Mossamb. Bot. r)29. 



Mozaxnb. Dlst. Portuguese East Africa : Lower Zambesi ; Tete, Kirk! 

 Also in the North-Eastern parts of South Africa. 



13. A. PJicholsoni, C. B. Clarke. Leaves 3^ by 1 in., broadly 

 elliptic acuminate at either end, when mature thinly hispid on both 

 surfaces, those near the top of the stem with a pseudo-petiole I in. long. 

 Peduncle 1-2 in. long, terminal, patently hispid. Panicle H by j-1 in., 

 very dense ; cyme-peduncles very numerous and (as the pedicels) hispid ;. 

 bracts minute. Calyx small, nearly glabrous. Petals very small, bright 

 blue in the dry specimens. Capsule \ in. long, 2-celled, 4-seeded. 



IVXozamb. X>ist. British Central Africa : Rhodesia; on the road from Missala 

 to Luia Biver, Nicholson ! 



14. A. Petersii, C. B. Clarke in DC. Monogr . Fhan. iii. 225. 

 Thinly hairy. Stems 12-18 in. long, sometimes branched in the upper 

 part. Leaves up to 3J by |-f in., lanceolate. Panicle 2 by H in., 

 rather loose ; primal y blanches not whorled ; in several cases a second J 

 penultimate panicle makes the inflorescence appear as dichotomous. I 

 Sepals \-\ in. long, nearly glabrous. Petals blue. Capsule i-4- in., I 

 normally 2-celled with 2 seeds in each cell, minutely glandular pubescent, « 

 less papery than in most of the section Lamprodithyros. — Durand & 

 Schinz, Conspect. Fl. Afr. v. 431 ; K. Schum. in Engl. Pfl. Ost-Afr. C. 



