﻿oblongis marginibus cartilagineis basi vix ampliatis, appendice 

 hyalino transverso obtusissimo, apiee in stigma inflexo, marginibus 

 loculorum rotundato-emarginatis ; polliniis illis S. umbelha'i Schltr. 

 simillimis, sed glandula minori. 



In clivis montis Baziya (Kaffrarise), alt. 4000 ped., flor. Febr. ; 

 leg. R. Bauer, No. 767. 



Amongst the other Schizoglossums known to me this species 

 may be recognised by its habit, the proportionately long-pedunculate 

 flower -umbels, and the very distinct corona-scales, which in their 

 shape seem to approach those of S. parvulum Schltr., a species 

 otherwise very different, and belonging to quite a different section, 

 on account of its distinct pollinia. The colour of the flowers (dark 

 purple) is in the dried specimens, and most likely the same in the 

 living flowers. 



13. Schizoglossum pachyglossum, n. sp. Simplex, erectum, 



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foliis patentibus vel erecto-patentibus lineari-lanceolatis breviter 

 acnminatis, marginibus revolutis, basi subhastato-truncatis, brevis- 

 sime petiolatis, 2-5 cm. longis ; floribus in fasciculis vel saepius cymis 



ad apicem caulis, pedicellis filiformibus gracilibus, patentibus in- 

 sequilongis , cal\cis segmentis lanceolatis aeutis pilosis, corolla 

 subduplo brevioribus; corollae lobis erecto-patentibus ovatis obtusis 

 glabris, 0-3 cm. longis; coronse foliolis carnosis erectis, e basi ovata 

 apicem versus angustatis, rotundatis, vel conspicue bilobis, intus 

 ligula sequilonga lineari obtusa vel breve biloba acutis ; anthera 

 -iii. •■}■■.:'.■!.-■. ... . ' ' ' .. :.. ..: ■■■■ . 



versus paulo ampliatis, appendice hyalino transverso obtusissimo, 

 in stigma inflexo, marginibus loculorum rotundato emarginatis ; 

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divaricatis, brevibus, glandula oblonga apice obtusa basi truncata 



In Natalia (loco ineerto), J. M. Wood; J. Thode. In terra 



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Dec. 1893, J. M. Won,l, No. 5383. Bestero Vlev. pr. Witzies Hoek, 

 alt. 5600 ped., Dec. 1893, //. G. bhnuujan, No. 1881 ; H. Bolus. 



In its habit this species resembles more the S. fasciculate 

 (E. Mey.) Schltr. than any other species, although in the structure 

 of the flowers it is quite distinct. The stem is very leafy, and 

 towards its summit densely covered with the small brownish or 

 yellowish flowers, which are either arranged in fascicles or in 

 shortly pedunculate umbellate cymes. The corona-scales are very 

 fleshy, either entire at the apex or shortly bilobed; but such vari- 

 ations are not uncommon in Schizoglossum, as I have sometimes 

 observed in the same plants flowers with entire corona-ecales, and 

 others with bifid ones. These differences, and the length of the mid- 

 lobe and the ligula inside, seem, however, to be the only noteworthy 

 variations ; the shape and arrangement of the ligula? on the inner 

 surface seem to be always pretty constant. 



14. Schizoglossum parvulum, n. sp. Tenellum, erectum, 

 15-20 cm. altum ; caule flaccido, basi glabrato apicem versus velu- 



