Staavia] an enumeeation of the bruniace^ 31 



flowers are difficult to distinguish, unless carefully dissected, from 

 certain species of Pseud oh ceckea. 



8. S. NUDA Brongniart in Ann. Sci. Nat. viii. 379 (1826) ; 

 Sonder, I. c. Brunia verticillata -■' Linn. f. Supp. 156 ; Thunb. 

 Prod. 41 ; Willd. Sp. PL i. 1142 ; E. Meyer in Drege, Zwei Pfl. 

 Doc. 169. B. aloijecuroides Presl, I. c. (not Thunb.). 



Coast Eegion.— Worcester Div. : Dutoit's Kloof, 3000-4000 ft., 

 Drege, a \ Drege, aa\ Drege, h\ Swellendam Div.: Zondereinde 

 Eiver, Niven, 19 ! Cascade Eiver, Niveii ! 



Without Locality. — Nelson, Herb. Brit. Mus. ! 



9. S. GLOBOSA Sonder, I. c. S. ciliata Brongn. oj). cit. 380 ? 

 Phylica trichotoma Thunb. Prod. 187. P. glohosa Thunb. Diss. 8. 

 P. elongata Willd. ex Sonder, I. c. 



Coast Kegion. — Paarl Div. : French Hoek Kloof. A specimen 

 in Herb. Brit. Mus., but v^ithout collector's name. 



Without Locality. — B, Broiun & Masson, Herb. Brit. Mas., 

 Herb. Forsyth, Keiu ! 



Owing to the plant's unique resemblance to certain Phylicas, 

 it is only by careful dissection that its affinity can be ascertained. 

 Sonder states that the species was also gathered by Thunberg at 

 Genadendal, a locality remarkably rich in types representative of 

 this Order. Thunberg's descriptions are not in accord with his 

 specimens, but Dr. 0. Juel, of Upsala, has courteously informed 

 me that the description of Staavia globosa Sonder tallies with 

 specimens named Phylica trichotojiia and P. globosa in Herb. 

 Thunberg. 



10. S. Zeyheki Sonder, op. cit. 323. 



Coast Eegion. — Caledon-Swellendam Div. : Eocks on moun- 

 tains near Appel's Kraal, Zondereinde Eiver, Zeyher, 2648. 



I am unacquainted with this species, and hence quote Sonder 

 for the locality ; according to him the plant is not unlike a 

 Phylica or Stilbe vestita Berg. 



X. LINCONIA 



Linn. Mant. 216 (1767) ; Swartz in Ges. Naturf. Fr. Berl. 

 Mag. V. 85 (1810) ; DC. Prod. ii. 45; Brongn. op. cit. 382 ; Sonder, 

 op. cit. 317 ; Hooker, op. cit. 672; Niedenzu, op. cit. 135. 



Key to Species. 



■■■ Leaves linear to linear-oblong. 



Leaves 12-18 mm. long ; flowers exceeding the leaves 



(1) alopecuroidea. 

 Leaves 5-10 mm. long ; flowers shorter than the 



leaves (2) cuspidata, 



'•'''' Leaves ovate-oblong. 



Leaves 3-4 mm. long; flowers slightly exceeding the 



leaves (3) thymifolia. 



* Thunberg's specimen of Brunia verticillata is referable to this species, 

 and not to PscHdobccckea virgata Brongn. 



