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Grumilea saltiensis, sp. nov. Fruticosa, novellis puberulis 

 exemptis fere omnino glabra, foliis majusculis oblongo-ovatis bre- 

 viter euspidato-acuminatis apice aeutis basi in petiolum longum 

 extenuatis tenuiter coriaceis pag. inf. suramum obscure puberulis 

 costis secundariis utrinque circa 12 proximalibus patentissimis 

 paucis distalibus arcuato-ascendentibus omnibus prope marginem 

 dichotomis, stipulis parvis inferne connatis ovatis acuminatis ferrti- 

 gineo-puberulis mox glabris diuscule persistentibus, iioribus m 

 cymis congestis pedunculatis plurifloris paniculam terminaleni quam 

 folia breviorem constituentibus dispositis, pedicellis brevissirois 

 incrassatis, calycis tubo (ovario) subsphseroideo piloso limbum 

 cyathiformeni breviter dentatum aequante, corolla tubo cylindnco 

 calycem 2£-plo excedente faucibus albo-villosis lobis 4 quam tubus 

 paullo brevioribus oblongis obtusis extus puberulis, antheris sub- 

 inclusis vel exsertis, disco incrassato, stylo incluso exsertove ramis 

 brevibus spathulatis*, bacca parva sphseroidea calyce coronata levi 

 2-sperma, seminum albumine carnoso ruminato. 



Hab. Toro, Mpanga Forest, also forest near Isuuga; Bagshaice, 

 1006, 1092. 



Gaulis sat robustus statu juvenili aliquanto complanatus, in 

 sicco fusco-olivaceus. Foliorum limbus 120-170 X 5-5-8*0 cm., 

 glandulis pellucidis creberrime donatus, fac. sup. olivaceus vix 

 nitidulus, altrinsecus dilute viridis; costa centralis (ut costulas) fac 

 sup. impressa satis tenuis, fac. inf. basin versus fere 0*15 cm. lat., 

 omnimodo prominens ; petioli 30-4-0 cm., stipule 0'6-0'9 cm. 

 long. Panicula florescens 40-7 cm. long, et totidem diam., 

 fructescens vero ex exemplario unico mihi obvio 130 X 100 cm. 

 Flores albi vel lutei. Pedicelli 013 cm., calycis tubus 0*1 cm., 

 limbus 01 cm., corolla tota 0-45 cm., tubus 0-25 cm., lobi 2 cm. 

 long. Filamenta nunc brevissima, sc. 0-05 cm. long., nunc 0*15 cm. 

 long.; antherje oblongse, obtusse, circa 01 cm. long. Stylus nunc 

 0-15 cm. nunc 0*25 cm. long. ; rami 0*1 cm. long. Bacca sicca 

 0-6 x 055 cm. 



Known by the leaves, the entire acuminate stipules, the panicu- 

 late congested cymes, &c. 



This appears to be a heterostyled species. In spite of the 

 difference in colour of the flowers noted by Dr. Bagshawe, I can 

 see no reason to separate the two specimens described above. 



Composite. 



Vernonia pumila Kotsch. & Peyr. PI. Thin. 37, tab. 17a. 



Hoima, Unyoro ; Bagshawe, 947. 



The specimens now to hand permit of a fuller diagnosis than 

 has hitherto been the case. Thus the roots, frequently \ cm. in 

 width, expand distally into tubers which may reach 4*5 cm. m 

 length, and in breadth 0-6-0-8 cm. Interesting, too, are the barren 

 leaf-bearing shoots, of which the slender stem— about 10 cm. long- 

 is very sparsely provided with leaf- scales similar to those of the 

 flowering shoots. The leaves themselves, crowded at the end of 

 the stem, are sessile, oblanceolate, very obtuse, callous- toothletted 

 at the margin, scabriduious-puberulous on the upper face and grey 



