Pelargonium. 369 



lineari-acuminatis, acutis vel acutissimis, pubescenübus vel hirsutis, demum glabrescenti- 

 bus. Folia 3 — 6, omnia basalia; lamina saepe 7 — 9 cm longa et lata, subtus ad 

 venas pilosa, in lacinias permultas lineares aeutas pinnatiscissa ; petiolus quam laminae 

 diameter 2 — 4-plo longior, sparsim longe patule pilosus. Pedunculi scapiformes, 1 — 3, 

 basales, folia 2 — 3-plo superantes, 30 — 40 cm alti, pilis longis patulis pubescentes 

 vel hirsuti, 15 — 25-flori. Bracteae lanceolatae, aeutae, 8 — i mm longae, 2 — 3 mm 

 latae, pilis albidis hirsutae. Flores pedicellati; pedicelli 2 — 20 mm longi, pilis albidis 

 subhirsuti. Calyx pilis vix longis pubescens; calcar 2^2 — ^^2 ^-^ longum, sub sepalis 

 vix ampliatum; sepala lanceolata, acuta, 8 — \0 mm longa. Petala lutea, purpureo- 

 striata, sepalis n/2 — i Y4"P^° longiora, usque \3 — 17 mm longa, e basibus unguicu- 

 latis cuneata, in segmenta lineari-filiformia profunde scissa. 



Baumsteppenregion der Kaffernländer: Winterberg (Eckion et Zeyher 

 n. 524 — Typus!). Van Staadensberg bei Uitenhage (Zeyher nach Harvey). Grahams- 

 town, Howison's Poort (Glass in Mac Owan, Herb, austro-afric. a. 1894 n. 1704!). 

 Koudveld, auf den Sueemo-Bergen (Bolus, Austro-afric. a. 1872 n. 2579!). — Blühend 

 Dezember. 



Nota. Species cum affini P, Bowkeri in genere distinctissima est foliis et petalls lineari- 

 scissis. 



80. P. Bowkeri Harvey in Harvey et Sonder, Fl. Cap. H. (1861 — 1862) 592, The- 

 saurus Gap. II. (1863) 14 t. 121; Bot. Mag. XG. (1864) t. 5421. — Tuber magnum, sub- 

 rotundum vel ovatum, usque 4 cm crassum, solitarium vel 2 — 3 superposita. Caulis brevis, 

 fere nullus, carnosus, apice ornatus stipulis persistentibus circ. 15 — 20 mm longis lineari- 

 acuminatis. Folia basalia, pilis albidis tenuiter adpresse pubescentia; lamina 12 — 30 cm 

 longa, ambitu lanceolato-linearis, bi- vel tripinnatipartita pinnis suboppositis alternisve 

 numerosis; pinnulae lineari-filiformes, integerrimae , aeutae; petioli 10 — 16 cm longi. 

 Stipulae lanceolatae^ acuminatae. Pedunculus scapiformis, foliis longior, 30 cm vel ultra 

 altus, teres, patenti-pilosus, 12 — 1 8-florus. Bracteae oblongo-lanceolatae, villosae. Pedi- 

 celli bracteas parum superantes. Petala profunde biloba lobis fimbriato-multifidis, viridi- 

 lutescentia; duo superiora oblonga, concolora; tria inferiora cuneata, basi purpurea. — 

 Fig. 46. 



Von der Baumsteppenregion der Kaffernländer bis Natal und Oranje- 

 Freistaat: Trans-Kei-Gebiet (Bowker; Gooper nach Harvey — Typus!). — Drakens- 

 berge (Medley Wood, Golonial Herb. Fl. Natal a. 1899!). — Oranje- Freistaat, bei 

 Harrismith auf den Bergen Bester's Vlei um 2000 m (Bolus, Austro-Afric. a. 1893!). — 

 Blühend August. 



Nota. Species valde affinis est P. caffro, sed bene distincta esse videtur foliorum am- 

 bitu et laciniis filiformibus. 



Sect. IV. Otidia (Lindl.) Harvey. 



Otidia Harvey in Harvey et Sonder, Fl. Gap. I. (1859 — 1860) 278. — Otidia 

 (gen.) Lindl. ex Sweet, Geran. I. (1820—1822) 98; Eckl. et Zeyh. Enum. I. (1836) 68. 



A. Herbae elatae, 20 cm et ultra altae, caule crasso carnoso 

 excelsae. Rami hornotini moderatim ramosi, pro rata tenues 

 et a caule manifeste distincti. Pedunculi pedicellis plerumque 

 2V2 — '4-plo longiores et elati. Folia non usque ad rhachim 

 veram pinnatifido-incisa. — Typus P. carnosum. 



a. Umbella non vel rarissime contracta. 



a. Calyx vix vel non marginatus. Pedicelli albo-setoso- 



pilosi 81. P. carnosum. 



ß. Galyx manifeste albo-marginatus. Pedicelli indumento 



molli obsiti 8 2. P. ferulaceum. 



b. Umbella contracta, pseudo-capitata. Galycis calcar bre- 



vissimum 83. P. polycejphalwm. 



A. Engler, Das Pflanzenreich. lY. (Embryophyta siphonogama) 129. 24 



