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lanceolatis, corolla externe lepidota quam sepalis + 9-plo longiore, 
anthere loculis triangularibus, filamentis basin versus — stylo 
tenui filiformi ultra stamina exserta, fructus alatu 
Hab. agga Mountain 
Perennial, branches suconient oe _ those in “ns 
ecimen seen 14-18 cm. long. Lea oblon vate 
pat ype narrowing gradually to te abet ; ya 24 to 
early 4 cm. long, 1°3 to nearly 2 cm. broad, lepidote below, less 
pace prt ee aioe and grossly crenate-dentate, un- 
dulate ; petioles + 1:2 cm. long, lower — often about 2 cm., 
upper i internodes much hie Flowers borne on pedicels + 2mm. 
long. Calyx 1:5-2 mm. long, sepals lanceolate, pedicels = lower 
part of nae + covered with —— scales. Corolla mpet- 
shaped, about 1:6 cm. long, m r less — Steal, 
Fruit winged, n 5 em. long, a little ieee than lon 
Hemacanthus 8. Moore. Acanthacearum e tribu Ruelliearum 
genus novum. Calyx pin oblongus, 5-angulatus, apice 5- 
lobus haud contractus. Corolle tubus cylindraceus, superne leviter 
ampliatus a, nequague Stra eat ; limbi lobi 5, subeequales, sesti- 
vatione contorta? Stamina 4, ASIEN filamenta per paria 
infra 5 tubu 
affixa, longe exserta; anther oblonga, pe equalibus, onic, 
muticis ; pollinis grana spheroidea, faviformi-insculpta et revera iis 
Satamocraters is stmilia. Discus inconspicuus. Stylus longe exsertus; 
stigmatis lobus posticus obsoletus; ovula quove in loculo 2.— 
Suffrutex humilis? Folia parva, integerrima. Flores majusculi, 
axillares, solitarii, parvibracteolati. 
H. coccineus 8. Moore.  Foliis oblongis - oblanceolatis 
obtusissimis minute lepidotis petiolis circa 0:2 l 
tomentosis fultis, pedunculis foliis Sic sceihdees juxta medium 
r 
dentis vivide coccines tubo extus hirsuto-pubescente limbi lobis 
amplis obcordatis, ovario oblongo, stylo calycem fere 8-plo exce- 
dente. 
Hab. Somali-land. 
FE enti tantum mihi obvii ramuli subteretes, 0°12-0°15 cm. 
diam., Sails minute puberuli vel ew ntes. Folia 0°8-1-2cm. 
long., 2°5-4:0 cm. lat. Pedunculi 0-5 cm. long., ascendentes. 
Bracteole lineari-subulate, puberule, 0-3 em. long. Calyx in toto 
a divisus ; lobi calycis integri triangulari-deltoidei, acuti, 
0-2 cm. long., margine ped gossypini. Corolle tubus deorsum 
angulatus, fere usque 2°5 cm. long., 0:25 cm. diam., sursum 
gradatim usque ad 0-6-0-7 cm. amplificatus ; limbi 3-0 cm. diam., 
lobi vix 1°5 cm. long., glabri. Filamenta ad 0°6 cm. ea basin 
tubi inserta, 8-5 cm. long., dimidio inferiore per paria connata; 
a “s 35 i long. Ovarium sursum leviter attenuatum, 
pubescens, 0°6 cm. long; stylus fere Gabe 4-0 cm. long.; stig- 
matis aca svelubns 0°3 em. long., filiformis. Capsula ? 
