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sat laxis in paniculam gracilem terminalem folia longe excedentem 

 dispositis, bracteis imis folia mentientibus sed quam ea multo 

 minoribus reliquis maxime imminutis linearibus, pedicellis calyce 

 brevioribus, calycis florescentis parvuli campanulati hispiduli intus 

 calvi lobis inter se fere asquahbus lanceolatis acutiusculis calyce 

 fructescente parum aucto erecto superne 10-nervoso, corollae medi- 

 ocris tubo valde curvato inferne tenero superne subito dilatato labii 

 postici lobis 4 brevibus obtusissimis labio antico posticum excedente 

 cymbiformi. 



Hab. Matopo Hills. No. 1024. 



Planta saltern 30 cm. alt* Folia 4*0-5-0 cm. long., 30-4-0 cm. 

 lat. (raro adusque 6'0 cm. lat. et tunc late rotundata), juniora circa 

 2-0 X 2-0 cm., basi 3*5-nervia ; petioli modice 3-5-75 cm. long., 

 graciles, albo-pilosi. Panicula circa 12'0 cm. long., minute glan- 

 duloso-pubescens adjectis pilis paucis strigosis albis ; verticilla- 

 strorum stipites 10-1 -5 cm. long. Bractese imse petiolatse. in toto 

 1*0 cm. long. ; reliquas 0-3-0-5 cm. Pedicelli tandem modo 0-2 cm. 

 long. Flores violacei. Calyx florescens 0-25 cm. long. ; liujus 

 lobi 1-5 cm. Calyx fructescens 0*45 cm. long., antice manifeste 

 gibbosus. Corollse tubi pars tenera 0-4 cm. long., 0-075 cm. lat.; 

 pars ampliata 0*4 x # 3 cm. ; labium posticum 0-2 cm. anticum 

 0'6 cm. long. Filamenta breviter connata. Nuculae ovoidese, 

 brunneae, leviter nitescentes, 0-1 cm. long. 



aconitifl 



the leaves are quite different and the flowers smaller. 



This is not a good member of the section, inasmuch as the ripe 

 calyces show no sign of turning downward ; but I do not kuow 

 where else to put it. 



Achyrospermum parviflorum, sp. no v. Herbaceum caule 



erecto sursum ramoso subtereti primo minute fulvo-tomentello dein 

 pubescente puberulove, foliis ovatis acuminatis a basi rotundata 

 subito vel paullo magis gradatim in petiolum sat longum gracilem 

 haud alatum attenuatis margine serrato-crenatis membranaceis pag. 

 sup. praeter costas puberulas necnon pilos strigosos albos sparsos et 

 altrinsecus costas minute pubescentes glabris, spicastris brevibus 

 oblongis terminalibus vel ramulos laterales breves coronantibus, 

 verticillastris a me scrutatis 5-iIoris, bracteis late ovatis brevissime 

 cuspidulatis apice ipso obtusiusculis minute glanduloso-pnbescenti- 

 bus margine ciliatis, calyce recto extus pubescente fructificante 

 parum aucto limbo plane bilabiato labii antici lobis inter se omnino 

 liberis quam postici majoribus omnibus anguste lanceolatis obtusius- 

 culis, corollee parvse tubo breviter exserto supine mgre amplificato 

 extus pubescente labio postico rotundato emarginato antici lobo in- 

 termedio late oblongo-obovato brevissime bifido, stylo incluso, stig- 

 matis lobis ambobus brevissimis, nuculis puberulis harum squa- 

 mellis se ipsas excedentibus spathulatis vel oblongo-obovatis mar- 

 gine terminali longiuscule ciliatis. 



Hab. Budongo Forest, Unyoro ; Bagshawe, 927. 



Foliorum limbus solemniter 6-0-9 4 cm. x 2-5-5-0 cm. (accedunt 

 folia alia minora juvenilia + 2-5 x 1'3 cm.), glandulis pellucidis 



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