LXXXYIT. SCROPnULAEIA^CE^. 271 



salver-sliaped, with a slender, straight or slightly-curved tube ; 

 limb spreading, subequally 5-lobed. Stamens 4, included; 

 anthers 1-celled. Capsules straight, with coriaceous valves, 

 opening when ripe elastically. — DQ. ^rod. a. p. 495. 



Mostly scabrous, rigid herbs, drying black. Lower leaves opposite, 

 upper alternate ; floral bract-form. Flowers in terminal, dense or inter- 

 rupted bracteate spikes. — 2 Cape species, dispersed. 



34. STRIGA, Lour. 



Calyx tubular, ribbed, 5-toothed or 5-fid. Corolla-tube 

 slender, incurved above ; the limb 2-labiate, upper lip entire 

 or emarginate or 2-fid, lower 3-fid. Stamens and capsules of 

 Buchnera. — DC. Frod. x. p. 500. 



Scabrous herbs, drying black ; sometimes root-parasites. Lower leaves 

 opposite, upper alternate, commonly linear and entire, rarely toothed. 

 Flowers in terminal spikes, purple or scarlet. — 4 Cape species, dispersed. 



35. CYCNIUM, E. Mey. 



Calyx 2-bracteolate at base, with a long tube, 5-toothed. 

 Corolla-tube straight or slightly curved ; limb ample, spread- 

 ing, the upper lip very wdde, emarginate or 2-fid, lower deeply 

 3-fid, the lobes ovate, entire or undulate. Stamens included, 

 didynamous ; anthers 1-celled, obtuse. Capsules somewhat 

 fleshy, straight, acute. — DC. Frod. x. p. 504 ; Thes. Cap. t. 49, 

 50. 



Rigid, scabrous herbs, di'ying black. Leaves opposite or the upper al- 

 ternate, toothed or reduced to scales. Flowers large and handsome, axil- 

 lary or racemose. — 5 or 6 species, Eastern and at Natal. 



36. RHAMPHICARPA, Benth. 



Calyx bell-shaped, 5-fid. Corolla-tube slender, much ex- 

 serted, straight or curved ; limb of 5 broadly ob ovate, sub- 

 equal lobes, or the 2 uppermost connate in a greater or less 

 degree. Stamens 4, didynamous, included ; anthers obtuse. 

 Capsules ovate, laterally compressed, obliquely mucronate or 

 rostrate, with coriaceous valves. — DQ. Frod. x. p. 504; Thes. 

 Cap. t. 57. 



Erect herbs, drying black. Leaves opposite, the upper alternate, narrow, 

 entire or pinnatisect. Flowers racemose, pedunculate ; corolla in the only 

 Cape species {R. tuhulosa) purple or pink. — Eastern district and Natal. 



37. HYOBANCHE, Thunb. 



Calyx-lobes 5, linear-spathulate, 2 anterior cleft nearly to 

 the base, 3 back ones connate nearly to the middle. Corolla 

 tubular-clubshaped, incurved, galeate at apex, obhquely and 



