460 xcn. sciiophulariace,e (hemsley and skan). [Bartsia. 



Flowers about \ in. in diam., solitary in the axils of the reduced leaves, 

 pairs not overlapping each other, often distant ; peduncles shorter than 

 the calyx, without bracteoles. Calyx about o lin. long, distinctly 

 ribbed ; lobes nearly equal, longer than the tube, ovate-oblong, obtuse, 

 thickened at the margin and with or without one or more denatures. 

 Corolla pubescent outside, very obliquely campanulate, longitudinally 

 veined ; tube shorter than the limb, abruptly curved at the top ; limb 

 almost equally 5-lobed ; lobes broad, rounded. Anthers bearded. 

 Capsule oblong, about \ in. long, hairy, truncate. Seeds very numerous, 

 oblong, longitudinally 7-winged on the back ; wings broad, conspicuously 

 transversely ribbed. — Bartsia abyssinica, Hook. f. in Journ. Linn. Soc. 

 vii. 209, scarcely of Hochst. ex Benth. in DC. Prodr. x. 545. 



Upper Guinea. Cameroons : Cameroon Mountain, 7000-9000 ft., Mann, 

 1264! 1986! 



Although evidently closely allied, we are of opinion that the Cameroons plant is 

 specifically different from the Abyssinian. 



3. B. abyssinica, Hochst. ex Benth. in DC. Prodr. s.. 545. Perennial, 

 very hispid, l-2£ ft. high. Stems densely branched in the inflorescence ; 

 branches suberect ; internodes very short. Leaves subsessile, thick, 

 rigid, spreading, crowded, oblong-lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, 1— If 

 in. long, largest \ in. broad, obtuse, base rounded, crenatures numerous. 

 Flowers about \ in. in diam., densely crowded. Calyx-lobes unequal, 

 anterior longer with two or three crenatures, shorter than the tube. 

 Corolla pubescent outside ; tube less abruptly curved than in B. Mannii 

 and lobes more strongly veined. Anthers bearded. Capsule ovoid, 

 pubescent, about \ in. long. Seeds longitudinally winged ; wings with 

 faint transverse ribs. — Alecira abyssinica, A. Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss, ii. 

 118 ; Schweinf. Beitr. Fl. Aethiop. 98. 



Wile Land. Abyssinia: Mount Seholoda, Schimper, 356 ! 1531! 



4. B. petitiana, Hemsl. Perennial, hispid, slender, 6-18 in. high, 

 but usually less than a foot. Stems simple. Leaves sessile, rigid, 

 oblong, oblong-lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, |— £ in. long, ascending, 

 obtuse, rounded or cordate at the base, and usually with 5-7 crenatures 

 on each side. Flowers about \ in. in diam., pairs overlapping ; pedicels 

 shorter than the calyx. Calyx-lobes nearly equal, about as long as the 

 tube, entire, broad, rounded. Corolla pubescent, less oblique than in 

 B. Mannii ; tube relatively longer and less abruptly curved at the top ; 

 lobes rounded, nearly equal. Capsule 4-5 lin. long, hairy. Seeds 

 broadly winged. — Alectra petitiana, A. Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss, ii. 118. 



Nile Land. Abyssinia: Wojerat, Petit, 216! Ankober, Roth, 460! and 

 without precise locality, Schimper, 719 ! 



IVXozamb. Dist. Kilimanjaro : above Mamba, Vollcens, 780 ! British 

 Central Africa : N.yasaland ; Nyika Plateau at 7500 ft., McClounie, 60 ! 



There is a specimen at Kew from the Cameroon Mountain, at 8000 ft. 

 (Johnston), which may be this species. Engler (Hochgebirgsfl. Trop. Afr. 384) 

 unites B. petitiana with B. abyssinica. 



