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omic desinentibus obscure puberulis vel glabris carnosulis, 
is paucis abbreviatis subspheeroideis deusifloris, bracteis lineari- 
iaseolntia obtusis villosulis, bracteolis ovatis valde compressis 
prominule reticulato-nervosis fuscis villosulis, calycis bracteolas 
plus quam semiequantis utrinque pubescentis lobis anticis alte 
connatis, corolle bracteas vix excedentis tubo sursum parum 
ampliato ibique extus pubescente, limbi lobis intus setulosis, 
lamentarum pars libera fere omnino glabra pars counata piloso- 
puberula, antheris basi eee calcaratis 
Angola, Mossamedes, in the ary river-bed and ravines of 
the barren sandy hills near fazenda ‘‘ Boa Vista,” about 200 ft. 
above sea-level, Nov. 1900; John Gossweiler, No. 77 in Herb. Mus. 
rit. 
Foliorum lamina 8-0-3°5 cm. long., 1:0-1°:4 cm. lat. ; _ 
0-6-1:0 em. long., microscopice puberuli. Cyme modo 2°0 cm 
long. et 1°5 cm. diam. Bractew (sc. ramulorum brevium fori: 
gerorum folia) circa 1:0 cm. long., egre 0°2 em. lat., costa media 
prominula. Bracteole pill ultra 1-0 cm. long., dorso carinulate. 
Calycis 0°8 em. long. lobus hype oblongus, reliquos manifeste 
superans, plurinervis, 0-2 cm. lat. Corolle rubre tubus 1:0 cm 
long., deorsum 0°1 cm. ipso oak limbo 0°83 cm. diam. ; limbi 0°7 cm 
diam. lobi extus minute pubescentes — oe pancia longis validis 
preediti. Anthere 0:2 ¢ mes ng. Ovarium glabrum, circa 0°15 cm. 
long. — circa 1:0 cm faa pabescen ns. Capsula ? 
Very near P. seh S. “Moore, but certainly distinct from 
it on account of the shorter and broader leaves, the villous cymes, 
the more compressed bracteoles, the longer calyx with its posticous 
lobe soc broader than is that of P. . Lapidagatis, and the shorter 
ae — peepee = aes 
in petiolum ipsi 'lamainge tandem fere wquilongum an spr antaio, oynnls 
e tomentosis deinde gbresceutibus illis aianscstate oblongis 
chs secon gs ek acc culato- ose dorso carinulate fusce 
brevioribus, calycis crete wabeueetsis seats practeola ha ud 
en brevioris lobis antiois alte _Connatis, corolle tubo practeolis 
pube scente, filamentis 
ong 
pobictliies antheris a ioe calcaratis. 
Hab. Angola, Mossamedes ; John Gossweiler aoe Mus. Brit.). 
liorum lamina 1°0-1-6 em. long., 0°7-1:2 cm. lat., earnosule, 
obscure a petioli bande circa 1-0-1:2 cm . long. C 
1-8-1'5 om. long., 15-20 cm. lat. Bractew 0-6 cm. long., 0°2 ou 
lat. Bracteole 0-8 em. lon ng. gy 0-65-0°7 em. long, lobus 
posticus paceman Sbiongdlt 0°16 cm. lat., cog) reliqui latior. 
Corolle verisimiliter rubre tubus ie 0:8 em. long., in long 
tudinem eminenter nervosus; lobi extus siberalt” intus glabri, 
circa 0°5 em. long. Anthere vix 0:2cm.long. Ovariu m 0:15 om. 
