3ß4 ^- Knuth. — Geraniaceae. 



tibus; laciniae usque 6 cm longae et 8 mm latae; petiolus lamina I Y2~plo longior, 

 rigidus, subhirsutus. Pedunciili scapiformes, plerumque unus solitarius, basales, folia 

 2-plo superantes, 25 — 30 cm longi, 2 — 3 mm crässi, stricti, indumento duplici e pube 

 tomentosa densa glandulosa et pilis sparsioribus longis patulis albidis obsiti, 7 — 1 0-flori. 

 Bracteae e basi triangulär! lineari-acuminatae, acutae vel acutissimae, usque i mm 

 longae et 2 — 3 mm latae, pilis canescentibus subsericeo-subhirsutae. Flores foliis prae- 

 cociores, pedicellati pedicellis 2 — 12 mm longis hirsuto-pubescentibus. Caljx pilis canes- 

 centibus dense tomentoso-pubescens; calcar 4^/2 — 51/2 cm longum, sub sepalis ampliatum; 

 sepala lanceolata, acuta, 7 — iO mm longa, 2 — 2741^111 lata. Petala sepalis 2 — 3-plo 

 longiora, usque 2 2 mm longa et 6 mm lata, e basibus angustatis lingulato-obovata, apice 

 rotundata, integra, sordide lutea. — Fig. 45. 



Tropisches Ost-Afrika: Ukinga, auf dem Bulongwa-Berge an flachen rasigen 

 Abhängen um 2000 m (Goetze, Njassa See u. Kinga-Gebirgs-Exped. a. 1899 n. 1224 



— Typus in herb. Berol. !). Kyimbila im BundaU- Gebirge, 1500 m (Stolz a. 1907 

 n. 100!). Unika auf dem Igele Pass, 1900 m (Fromm-Münzner a. 1909 n. 279!). 



— Blühend September. 



70. P. Zeyheri Harvej in Harvey et Sonder, Fl. Gap. I. (1859 — 1860) 276. — 

 Geraniospermum Zeyheri 0. Ktze. Rev. gen. I. (1891) 95. — Floriferum 35 — 70 cm 

 altum. Caulis fere nuUus, ornatus stipuHs persistentibus, 20 — 50 mm longis, 

 lineari-acuminatis acutissimis vel saepe subulatis, pube brevi tomentosis et pilis longis 

 nonnullis sparsim obsitis. Folia 3 — 7, omnia basalia; lamina glabra, in lacinias fili- 

 formes 1 — 5 cm longas scissa, 7 — 20 cm longa, 8 — 15 cm lata; petiolus laminae 

 circ. aequilongus, mox paullo longior, mox pauUo brevior, fere gracilis, glabrescens vel 

 glaber. Pedunculi scapiformes, 1( — 3), basales, folia 1^4 — 2^/2-, saepe 2-plo superantes, 

 plerumque 30 — 40 cm alti, satis graciles, sicut stipulae indumento citato duplici ±: 

 dense obsiti, 15 — 25-flori. Bracteae lineari-lanceolatae, acuminatae, acutae, 7 — 10 mm 

 longae, 2 — 2^/2 mm latae, subhirsutae. Flores pedicellati, pedicellis 4 — 20 mm longis 

 tomentoso-subsericeis. Calyx subsericeo-tomentosus; calcar 3 — 4 cm longum, sub sepahs 

 vix ampliatum; sepala lineari-lanceolata, acuta, 9 — 12 mm longa. Petala sepahs 1^/2 — 

 2Y4-PI0 longiora, usque 16 — 20 mm longa, e basibus unguiculatis anguste obovata, 

 apice rotundata, integra, albida vel purpurea(?). 



Transvaal: Crocodile River und MagaUesberg (Burke et Zeyher in herb. 

 T. C. Dublin, Hook., Sond., Berol. — Typus!). Pretoria (Kässner!). Witwatersrand 

 (Hutton a. 1894 n. 901 !). Boshveld bei Menaarsfarm (Rehmann, Exs. Afr. austr. 

 a. 1875 — 1880 n. 4851 !). Hoogeveld bei Heidelberg (Wilms, Fl. Afr. austr. a. 1 883 

 n. 188!). Ohne Standortsangabe (Fehr a. 1892!). — Blühend November bis De- 

 zember. 



71. P. flabellifolium Harvey in Harvey et Sonder, Fl. Cap. I. (1859 — I86O) 

 277; Szyszyl. Polyp. Rehmann. (I888) 10. — Geraniospermum flabellifolium 0. Ktze. 

 Rev. gen. I. (1891) 94. — Floriferum 35 — 60 cm altum. Caulis fere nullus, apice 

 stipuHs persistentibus ornatus. Folia 2 — 5, omnia pseudo-basaha; lamina firme papyracea, 

 supra glabra, subtus ad nervös prominentes sparsim pubescens, ambitu cordato-semiorbi- 

 cularis, basi latissime angulata vel fere retusa, apice rotundata, palmatim zt profunde 

 lobata lobis acute grosse dentatis, saepe 10 — 15 cm longa et 15 — 20 cm lata; petiolus 

 quam lamina (verisimiliter) 1 Y2"Plo longior, robustus, usque 20 cm longus, ± dense 

 pubescens. Pedunculi scapiformes, l( — 3), iDasales, folia 2-plo superantes, usque 50 cm 

 longi, zb pubescentes, duas umbellas superpositas (an semper?) gerentes. Umbella 

 inferior 20 — 25-flora, superior floribus minus numerosis praedita. Bracteae e basi lan- 

 ceolata acuminatae, acutae, 8 — 10 mm longae, 2 mm latae, subhirsutae. Flores pedi- 

 cellati; pedicelU 8 — 18 mm longi, pihs albidis patulis hirsuti. Calycis calcar 2V2 — 3 cm 

 longum, sub sepalis parum ampliatum, tomentoso-pubescens, quam pedicelli manifeste 

 crassius; sepala anguste oblonga vel lanceolata, acuta, 8 — 10 mm longa, tomentoso- 

 subsericea. Petala sepalis 1 1/2 — 2-plo longiora, 14 — 17 mm longa, e basibus ungui- 

 culatis late obovata, apice rotundata, integra. 



