ALABASTRA DIVERSA 333 



eminentes etsi tenues ; petioli adusque 3-5 cm. long., sed saepe 

 breviores. SpicaB 6-0-10-0 cm. long. ; internodia sua inferiora 0*5- 

 1-0 cm. long. Folia floralia 0*6-0-8 cm. long., in sicco griseo- 

 viridia. Bracteaa 0*35 cm. long. Calyx 0*5 cm. long. Corollas 

 tubus albus, 0-75 cm. long., 0*135 cm. diam. ; limbus coeruleus, 

 ejus labia circa 0*75 cm. long. Filamenta vix adusque 1-0 cm. 

 exserta; antherae oblongae, 0*2 cm. long. Discus 0*05 cm. alt. 

 Ovarium anguste ovoideum, compressiusculum, glabrum, 0*14 cm. 

 long. Stylus glaber, circa 1*5 cm. long. 



A very distinct species, easily recognized by its slender spikes 

 of small blue flowers. 



The pollen-grains have some minute echinulations around the 

 pores, otherwise they are quite smooth. 



Isoglossa rungioides, sp. nov. Herba ascendens deorsum 

 lignosa caule sursum bene foliato tetragono ad nodos aliquanto 

 tumido secus lineas duas pubescente aliter glabro vel fere glabro, 

 foliis ellipticis vel ovato-lanceolatis apice cuspidato- vel breviter 

 caudato-acuminatis basi in petiolum brevem acuminatis in sicco 

 viridibus tenuiter membranaceis fac. sup. fere glabris fac. inf. in 

 costis pubescentibus, floribus in spicis oblongis saepissime ramulos 

 breves brevissimosve terminantibus dispositis, bracteis amplis 

 arete imbricatis flores occludentibus obovatis apice acuminatis 

 margine late scariosis dorso pubescentibus, bracteolis ovato-oblongis 

 acuminatis calycem excedentibus margine scariosis, calycis lobis 

 lineari-lanceolatis (postico paullo latiore) acutis margine ciliatis, 

 corollae tubo calyce paullulum breviore amplo labiis tubum fere 

 duplo excedentibus labio antico ad J- lobato labio postico ovato 

 breviter 2-dentato, antherarum loculis inaequialtis, capsula oblongo- 



ovoidea acuta 1-3-sperma. 



Hab. Forest near the Ngusi Eiver, Lake Albert Edward : also 



near Hoima, Unyoro ; Bagshawe, 1361 and 1461. 



Folia ± 10*0 cm. long., 4-0-7-0 cm. lat. ; costae secundaria} 

 utrinque circa 8, utrobique eminentes; petioli adusque 25 cm. 

 long., sed saepius breviores. Spicae solemniter 1*5-2-5 cm. long. 

 Bracteae 0*8-0-9 cm. long., summum 0*7 cm. lat., margine ciliatae. 

 Bracteolae 0*6 x 0*225 cm. Flores albi palato rubro-lineato. Calycis 

 lobi 0*4-0*45 cm. long. Corollae tubus 0*35 cm. long., 0*22 cm., 

 diam., labium anticum 0*6 cm. long., hujus lobi (quorum laterales 

 paullo longiores necnon angustiores) 0-15-0*2 cm. long. ; labium 

 posticum 0*55 cm. long. Antherarum loculi lineari-oblongi, 0*1 cm. 

 long. Pollinis grana normalia. Discus 0*05 cm. alt. Ovarium 

 ovoideum, juxta apicem puberulum, 0*175 cm. long. Stylus pube- 

 rulus, circa 0*6 cm. long. Capsula 0*7 cm. long., 0*35 cm. lat., 



sursum puberulus. 



Nearest /. substrobilina C. B. CI. but quite different with its 

 scarious-edged bracts among other features. The habit and appear- 

 ance are those of some Rungias, hence the trivial name. 



Adhatoda Bagshawei, sp. nov. Frutex l-|-metralis ramulis 

 prolixis tetragonis cortice cinereo mox obductis florentibus rari- 

 foliosis, foliis longe petiolatis ellipticis obtusis basi gradatim 

 extenuatis in sicco viridibus membranaceis supra fere glabris 



