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XXII. ALISMACE^. 



1. LIMNOPHYTON Miq. ; Benth. & Hook. f. Gen. PL iii. 

 p. 1005. 



1. L. obtusifolium Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. iii. p. 243 (1855); 

 Micheli in DC. Mon. Phan. iii. p. 39 (1881); Durand & Schinz, 

 Consp. Fl. Afr. v. 487. 



IcoLO E Ben'GO. — Inner perianth-leaves rose-white, anthers yellow ; 

 fruits obliquely obovate, anteriorly crested, leaves long-stalked ovate 

 or triangular-sagittate, lobes acute, with obtuse or acute apex, 

 glaucescent like the scape and scarcely exceeding the flowering spikes. 

 Plentiful at the muddy marshy edges of Lagoa de Funda, near 

 Funda, along with Desmatdhus^ Cijperus articulatus, etc. 13 Sept., 

 1854. No. 3010. 



XXIII. JUNCAGINE^]. 

 1. TRIGLOCHIN L. ; Benth. & Hook. f. Gen. PI. iii. p. 1012. 



1. T. bulbosum L. Mant. p. 226 (1771); Micheli in DC. Mon. 

 Phan. iii. p. 99(1881); Durand & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afr. v. 

 p. 490. 



HuiLLA. — A bulbous herb, with greenish flowers. Plentiful in 

 boggy pastures and on the banks of the river of Lopollo, and near 

 Ohai (Hai). In fl. and fr. Nov. Dec. 1859, Jan. 1860. No. 3017- 



2. T. striatumRuiz&Pav.,Fl.Peruv. iii. p. 72(1802); Micheli 

 I.e., -p. 101 ; Durand & Schinz, I.e., p. 491. 



MdSSAMEDES. — A perennial herb, a foot long, leaves flattened, rather 

 thick, herbaceous-green and erect like the smooth slightly rounded 

 scape. Perianth-leaves almost greenish, orbicular-ovate, somewhat 

 concave, thick and fleshy. Capsules obtusely trigonous (the alternate 

 carpels becoming aborted), trilocular, loculi one-seeded. Seeds erect, 

 straight, narrow-elliptical, polished, white, with raphe extending from 

 the hilum to the apical chalaza. Rather rare in brackish swamps with 

 SalicorneEe, Cre.sm and Scirpoidese, near Aguadas, between Mossamedes 

 and Cavalheiros not far from the sea. In fr. end of June, 1859. 

 No. 3016. 



XXIV. APONOGETOXACEiE. 



1. APONOGETON Thunb. ; Benth. & Hook. f. Gen. PI. iii. 

 p. 1013. 



1. A. abyssinica Hochst. ex A. Rich. Tentam. Fl. Abyss, ii. 

 p. 351 (1851) ; Engl. Bot. Jahrb. viii. p. 270 (1887); Durand <k 

 Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afr. v. p. 491, 



PUNGO AxDONGO. — A tubcrous acaulescent herb, with floating 

 leaves, and golden-yellow or white scented flowers borne on a long 

 scape 2 to 3 inches above the surface of the water. Fruits green. 

 Tubers eaten by the natives. Floating on ponds near the banks of the 

 river Cuanza, near Sansamanda, and elsewhere. In fl. and immature 

 fr. middle of Feb. 1857. No. 3011. 



