Streptocarpus.] xcv. gesxerace.e (baker and clarke). 511 



The statement "ovary glabrous" (in DC. Monogr. Phan. v. 151) is wrong so far 

 as Buchanan 410 is concerned. 



20. S. Smithii, C. B. Clarke. Stem-leaves (blade) 1£ by fin., 

 i-ounded at the base, hairy on both surfaces ; nerves 7-8 pairs. Calyx- 

 lobes ovate, triangular at the tip which has no gland. Otherwise as 

 S. Yolkensii, Engl. 



lYTozumb. Dist. German East Africa: Usambara; Umba Valley, Smith! 

 The four species (17 to 20) are very closely allied. 



21. S. nobilis, C. B. Clarke in DC. Monogr. Phan. v. 155. Stems 

 up to 3 ft. high. Leaves (blade) 3-4 by 2 in., rounded at the base, thin 

 membranous, sparsely pubescent on the upper surface, nearly glabrous 

 on the lower; nerves 10 pairs ; petioles 2 in. long. Peduncles forming 

 an elongate panicle, 8 in. long ; cymes many-flowered, much and loosely 

 branched. Calyx ^-i in. long ; lobes nearly linear. Corolla f in. long ; 

 tube subcylindric. Capsule 2 in. long, hairy. 



Upper Guinea. Senegambia : Landouman Country, Heudelot 728 ! 



22. S. lagosensis, C. B. Clarke. Stem 18 in. long. Leaves (blade) 

 5-6 by 2-2|- in., rounded or obtriangular at the base, sparsely hairy on 

 the upper surface, nearly glabrous on the lower ; margin crenulate- 

 serrate ; nerves 18 pairs ; petiole 3| in. long. Peduncles from axils less 

 than 1 in. apart, so that the whole inflorescence is level-topped, 4 in. 

 long; cymes laxly many-flowered; pedicels 4— J in. long, with many 

 gland-tipped hairs. Calyx nearly 4/ in. long ; lobes oblong-linear with- 

 out a gland at the tip, with many gland-tipped hairs. Corolla § in. 

 long (perhaps more), violet-blue ; tube subcylindric. Filaments cylin- 

 dric, glabrous ; pollen 40 by 20 fi, narrow-ellipsoid. Ovary very hairy ; 

 style with many gland-tipped hairs. Capsule (not ripe) 2 in. long, 

 hairy. 



Upper Guinea. Lagos : specimen cultivated at Kew from seeds collected 

 " 100 miles above Lagos " Foster ! 



23. S. Saxorum, Engl, in Engl. Jahrb. xix. 154. Small under- 

 shrub ; stem becoming almost woody, glabrate. Leaves (blade) f-1 by 

 h in., thick, very hairy on both surfaces ; margin subentire ; base often 

 cuneate ; nerves 6 pairs ; petioles ^— | in. long. Peduncles from the- 

 upper axils solitary, 5 in. long, l-flowered, nearly glabrous. Calyx ^ in t 

 long ; lobes ovate, not tipped by a gland, clothed by many many-celled 

 hairs, few gland-tipped. Corolla 1 J in. long, blue ; tube \ in. long, sub- 

 cylindric ; 3-lobed lip much exceeding the 2-lobed lip. Filaments 

 glabrous not dilated. Ovary very hairy. Capsule 2 in. long — Engl, 

 in Engl. Pfl. Ost-Afr. C. 363, t. 43, fig. K— M. 



Mozamb. Dist. German East Africa : Usambara, Hoist, 3388 ! Kwa. 

 Chiropa, Hannington ! 



