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CONTRIBUTIONS to SOUTH AFRICAN A SCLEPIADOLOGY. 



By B. ScHLECHTER. 

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11. Gomphocarpus macropus, n. sp. Adscendens, pedalis et 

 ultra; caule valido simplici vel parum ramoso densius foliato; 

 foliis patentibus ovatis acutis vel acuminatis, brevissime pilosis, 

 supra scabridis,' subtus pallidioribus, 8-5 cm. longis, infra medium 

 2-3 cm. latis, petiolo brevi, 0-5-0-8 cm. longo; floribus in umbella 

 terminali subglobosa multiflora, pedunculo validiusculo piloso, folia 

 multo excedente, pedicellis pilosis, c. 2 cm. longis; calycis seg- 

 mentis lanceolatis acutis, pilosis, 0-5 cm. longis ; corollae lobis 

 refiexis ovatis obtusiusculis, extus apice pilosis, intus glabris, 

 0-9 cm. longis, medio 0-5 cm. latis; corona? foliolis eis G. crispi 

 E. Br. simillimis, e basi rhomboidea in laminam circuitu lanceo- 

 latam obtusiusculam dilatatis, margine medio utnnque dente brevi 

 porrecto apice acuta in stigmatis marginem depresso prteditis, 

 gynostegium excedentibus, pro magnitudine corolla3 tamen brevi- 

 oribus; antheris basin versus valde dilatatis, appendice hyalino 

 ovato obtuso apice in stigma inflexo, marginibus loculorum breviter 

 excisis ; polliniis compressis in caudiculas breves divaricatas apice 

 dilatata glandula basi insertas, transeuntibus. 



In graminosis prope Lynedock (Natalias), alt. 4000-5000 ped., 

 24 Febr. 1892, leg. J. M. IfW, No. 4514. In colle prope Mooi- 

 Bivier (Natalia?), alt. 4000-5000 ped., 31 Jan. 1894, leg. J. M. 

 Wood, No. 5374. 



In G. macropus we have before us a species which combines the 

 habit of G. aliens Dene, with the aspect of the flowers of G. crispus 

 R. Br. From the latter, however, it may easily be distinguished by 

 the larger flowers, the anthers, and the pollen masses. As far as 

 yet known to^tfte, this species occurs only in the collections of Mr. 

 Wood, who describes the colour of the flowers in No. 4544 as "yellow 

 with white stripes." G. macropus has rather larger flowers than its 

 allies. 



12. Schizoglossum atrorubens, n. sp. Herba erecta 40-60 

 cm. alta ; caule stricto tomentoso, satis dense foliato ; foliis erectis 

 linearibus acutis scabris, dense pilosis, subtus glabrescentibus 

 pallidioribus, marginibus revolutis, basi in petiolum brevissimum 

 angustatis, internodia excedentibus, 4-6 cm. longis, 0-2-0-6 cm. 



patentibus 6-8-floris, folia a?quantibus vel excedentibus, pedunculo 

 pedicellisque 2-3-plo brevioribus (0-5-0-8 cm. longis), tomentoso- 

 pilosis; calycis segmentis lanceolatis acutis dense pilosis, corolla 

 duplo brevioribus ; corolla? lobis erecto-patentibus ovatis obtusi- 

 usculis, marginibus refiexis, extus glabris, intus medio pilosis, 

 0-4 cm. longis, medio 0-2 cm. latis ; corona? foliolis erectis oblongis 

 obtusis, gynostegium a?quantibus, intus ligula paulo longiore lanceo- 

 lata obtusiuscula, alte adnata, apice libera inflexa ornatis ; antheris 

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