Cephalocroton. 



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lineares, patulae, pilosae. Capitulum florum <j \ mm fere diametiens, pedunculum 

 tomentosum aequans; pedicelli Q ad basin inflorescentiae 3 — 4, 5 — 6 mm longi. 

 Sepala (j 1 sparse pilosa, ovata, acuta, Q dense tomentosa, utrinque pinnatim 2 — 3- 

 laciniata; stamina 6 — 8; ovarii rudimentum columnare, apice dilatatum, lobulatum ; 

 ovarium tomentellum; styli basi in columnam tomentosam connati, apice longe liberi, 

 valde laciniato-parüti. 



Ostafrikanische Steppenprovinz: Mossambik 

 Boden (Peters!). 



7. C. Püschelii Pax in Engler's Bot. Jahrb. XLIII. (1909J 8 4. — C. mollis var. 

 pilosus Schinz in Sched. — Frutex ad \ m altus; rami ramosi, pilis stellatis aspero- 

 pilosi. Folia subsessilia vel petiolo brevissimo, dz 5 mm longo suffulta, 2V2 — 6 cm 



Sena , auf fruchtbarem 



Fig. 4. Cephalocroton Püschelii Pax. A Ramus floriger. B Flos <$. C Flos Q. (Icon origin.) 



longa, \ — 3Y2 cm l ata > ovata vel ovato-lanceolata, basi obtusa, apice obtusa vel sub- 

 acuta, juvenilia dense vestita, demum glabrata et tantum secus nervös et marginem 

 pilis stellatis adspersa, aspero-scabrida, sordide viridia; stipulae minutissimae, valde 

 tomentosae. Capitulum florum q 1 \ mm diametiens vel majus, longe pedunculatum, 

 pedunculo \ i / 2 — 2V2 cm l° n g° suflultum; pedicelli Q ad basin inflorescentiae 4 — 5, 

 6 — 7 mm longi, vel hinc inde nulli. Flores aurei, odoratissimi. Sepala (j 1 ovato- 

 triangularia, acuta, 2 mm longa, fere glabra, Q densissime stellato-villosa, utrinque 

 profunde pinnatim 4 — 6-lacinulata ; stamina 5 — 7; ovarii rudimentum columnare, bi- 

 lobum vel bipartitum, apice non dilatatum; ovarium tomentellum; styli basi in colum- 

 nam parce pilosam connati, deinde longe liberi, valde laciniato-parüti. Capsulae calyce 

 valde indurato involucratae valvae \ cm fere longae, stellato-pilosae. Semen globosum, 

 griseum. — Fig. 4. 



