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ENUMEKATIO ACANTHACEARUM HERBARII 



WELWITSCHIANI ANGOLENSIS. 



Auctoke S. Le M. Moore. 



(Continued from p. 270.) 



Neuracanthus, Nees. 



N. decorus (sp. nov.)-Herba peremiis radice crassiuscula 

 pluricaulis, caulibus pcdalibus erectis pubescentibus dernum leie 

 glabris, foliis subsessilibus rigidulis oblanceolato-obovatis unm- 

 tissime denticulatis subtus conspicue reticulars vix glabris, SP 1 ™ 

 subsessilibus vel foliis deficientibus pedunculitis de f n ™ u * ,?f 

 5 cm. longis, bracteis ovatis breviter acummatis flavidojillosul s 

 calycis villosuli labiis fere ajqualibus lobis altar* f^« 

 lanceolatis aoutis, corolla, labio postico breviter 2-lobo lob s ovataa 

 obtusis antico vix integro limbo extus pdos longos stngosos ferente 



tubo basi dilatato, capsula ignota. , mnmiim ^ 



Hab. In collinis ropestribus duinetosis inter lacum magnum de 



Ivantala et Quilongues rarior. (No. 5057.) nhscure 



Folia usque ad 9-0 cm. long, et 2-5 cm. U,iqi otacure 



subtus flavescente viridia. Pedunculi ad 6-0 ™' l W-j£^ 



circiter 1-0 cm. long, et 0-6 cm. lat. Corolla albido-purpurascens, 



1*0 cm. longitudine. 



Species insignis cum nulla comparabms. 



N. scaber (sp. nov.)-Caule valido ramoso mterdum ri nodes 

 tumido fere omnlno glabro, foliis firm* breviter J eta ^°^£ 

 ovato-lanceolatis brevissime apiculatis utnnque Rugose hn.mo 

 pilosis nonnunquam fere glabris obscure f^XXc^afo 

 vel terminalibus abbreviate subglobosis, ^» ^^ £ ue 

 vel ovato-lanceolatis apice acuminatis ac revera mduratis con i 



nervosis extus pilosis vel vix glabris ^^V^^Jf^oto labio 

 aqualiter lobati lobis lineari-lam.eo atis a— ^ X5>k>nga 

 postico 2-dentato antico breviter 3-lobo, capbuia 

 apice breviter rostrata nitida 2-sperma. ,^ 



Hab. In collinis edit, agri Loandensis prope Boa I 



50G4, 5125, 5128, 5171.) uolvcephala. Folia usque 



Herba suffrutescens radice ^^W^ m 



ad 6-5 cm. long, et 3-5 cm. l^.^o nm 1" et 2-5 cm. lat. 

 0-5 cm. long., validi. Spic* circiter 2-0 cm. ^£ Uo 



Bractea. ad 1-5 cm. long., P «^ ' £ ^ rulescentes. 



b^quilaterales. Flores ex albo-lacteo palhd^ .me * ^ 



Calyx sub tiore 1-3 cm. long., lobi -8 c m. 1 on-, u P 

 lateralibus paullo brevioribus. Capsula 8 icm. io o- . bus ^ 



X. Lmrii, Wight proxima, sed fohis, biacteis 



ccelo diversa. , . Person's and Klotzscli's 



time of the P«W lcatl0 " ™ m A ?S * Four species from 

 ImracavthH* was known from Africa. 1 



At the 

 papers no Neui 



this continent have now been described. 



