422 xcn. scrophulariace^ (hemsley and skan). [Bhamphicarpa. 



long, 5| lin. broad. Capsule obliquely ovoid, \ in. long including the 

 short acute beak, 3J lin. broad, dehiscing along the upper suture only. 

 Seeds oblong, somewhat angular, \ lin. long, tuberculate. — li. Meyeri, 

 Schweinf. in Hohnel, Lakes Rudolf and Stefanie, ii. 857. Cycnium 

 Meyeri-Johannis, Engl. Pfl. Ost-Afr. C. 361, not of Engl. Hocbgebirgsfl. 

 Trop. Afr. 388. 



Mozamb. Kist. German East Africa : Kilimanjaro, 6500-15,700 ft., Teleki, 

 Meyer, 266, Evhnel, 139, Volkens, 1919 ! 



5. R. Albersii, Skan, An erect branched undershrub upwards of 

 1 ft. high ; stem obscurely quadrangular, lj lin. thick or more, glabre- 

 scent below, rather densely covered with short slender spreading hairs 

 above; upper internodes 1-1^ in. long ; branches opposite, subterete, 

 pubescent. Leaves opposite or subopposite, very shortly petiolate, 

 cuneate-oblong, i| in. long, J— \ in. broad, obtuse, shortly white-pilose 

 especially on the nerves beneath, entire below the middle, crenate- 

 sevrate above, rather thick ; teeth 3-5 on each side. Flowers few, in 

 the axils of the uppermost leaves. Pedicels about 1 lin. long; brac- 

 teoles linear, \\ lin. long, acute. Calyx campanulate, 3f lin. long, 

 10-ribbed, sparingly hispid chiefly on the ribs ; lobes narrowly deltoid, 

 li-lJr lin. long, f-1 lin. broad at the base, acute, erect. Corolla pale 

 lilac ; tube 12-18 lin. long, puberulous, slightly gibbous about 2 J- lin. 

 from the apex ; limb about f- in. in diam. Ovary obliquely ovoid, 1| lin. 

 long, 1 \ lin. broad, compressed; style 2J lin. long, somewhat clavate 

 above. — Cycnium Albersii, Engl, in Engl. Jahrb. xxxvi. 231. 



Mozamb. 3>ist. German East Africa : Usambara ; Mgrema, near Kwai, 

 about 5300 ft., Albers, 419 ! 



6. R. veronicaefolia, Vatke in Linncea, xliii. 312. An annual? 

 hispid herb. Leaves similar to those of certain forms of Veronica longi- 

 folia, the lower shortly petiolate, the upper sessile, mostly opposite, 

 oblong-linear, somewhat obtuse, up to 3Jin. long and 1\ lin. broad, 

 more or less pinnatifid-incised at the base, coarsely serrate above, entire 

 at the apex ; upper floral leaves linear, quite entire, cuspidate, puber- 

 ulous on both sides, then glabrate. Pedicels up to 1 lin. long. Calyx- 

 tube longer than the pedicels ; lobes ovate, acuminate, about 2 lin. long 

 and f lin. broad. Corolla rose ; tube 1-1J in. long, glabrous, gibbous 

 2J lin. from the limb; limb \\ in. in diam.; upper lip ernarginate. 

 Capsule obliquely ovoid, beaked. — Cycnium veronicifolium, Engl. Pfl. 

 Ost-Afr. C. 361. 



Nile Land. British East Africa : Ukamba ; by the River Tiwa, Hildehranclt, 

 2753 ; near Pemba River, Kdssner, 351 ! 



mozamb. U>ist. German East Africa : Usambara ; Duga, Hoist, 3217 ! 



Hoist's specimen, determined by Dr. Engler, differs slightly from Vatke's 

 description. Its leaves are not more than 2 in. long, the calyx-lobes are only l-§- Hi), 

 long, and the corolla-tube is distinctly puberulous. 



7. R. suffrutieosa, Skan. An erect sparingly branched herb or 

 undershrub up to 3|- ft. high ; branches f-1 lin. thick, obscurely 



