Corchoo-us] xxv. tiliacEjE. 101 



No. 1397- Abundant around artificial ponds near Imbondeiro dos 

 Lobos ; fl. and fr. July 1858. No. 1392. In muddy places flooded in 

 summer, near Penedo, frequent ; in ripe fr. August 1854. No. 13926. 

 An erect herb of 3 to 4 ft. In damp places between Mubebem and 

 Quicuxe, fl. and fr. July and August 1858. No. 1393. In damp places 

 at the borders of deserted fields, near Bemposta ; fl. and fr. July 1858. 

 No. 13936. 



Golungo Alto. — In bushy places along streams between Cambondo 

 and Trombeta, but not common ; fl. and young fr. June 1855, No. 1399. 

 By ditches of the road to Ambaca, Cambondo ; fl. and young f r. July 



1855. No. 13996. 



Ambaca. — In damp spots (at the time drying up), at the sandy banks 

 of the river Lucala, near Passagem do Lucala ; fl. and fr. Oct. 1856. 

 No. 1391. 



Benguella. — An undershrub, becoming woody at the base, with 

 slender ascending-erect branches. In damp sandy bushy places be- 

 tween the city of Benguella and the river Catumbella ; fl. and young fr. 

 June 1859, not common. No. 1396. 



Huilla. — In grassy tall-bushy rather shady places, along the river 

 Erne and around the great lake Ivantala ; fl. and sparing fr. Feb. 1860. 

 No. 1398. 



3. C. fascicularis Lam. Encycl. Meth. ii. p. 104 (1786) ; Masters, 

 I.e., p. 263. 



Golungo Alto. — Prostrate, branched from the crown of the root ; 

 branches elongate. Rather rare, in muddy places flooded in summer 

 dried up at the time of gathering, between Cambondo and Trombeta ; 

 fr. June 1855. No. 1394. 



4. C. Antiehorus Raeusch. Nomencl. Bot., edit. 3, p. 158 (1797) ; 

 Masters, I.e., p. 263. 



Cape de Verde Islands. — St. Vincent ; in dry basaltic rocky places 

 near Praia da Gale, sporadic ; fr. Sept. 1853. No. 1395. 



5. C. aeutangulus Lam. Ency. Meth. ii. p. 104 (1786); Mast., I.e., 

 p. 264. 



Golungo Alto. — A biennial prostrate herb ; stems more or less 

 reddish ; sepals 5 ; stamens 8, golden-yellow as well as the anthers and 

 style. Not uncommon in places left after cultivation and along the 

 banks of the rivers Quiapoze and Coango, near Sange ; fl. and fr. June 



1856. No. 1403. In the Governor's garden, August 1855. [No speci- 

 men separated for the British Museum.] No. 14036. In grassy marshy 

 places near Camilungo ; fl. and young fr. March 1856. No. 1405. An 

 erect herb, £ to 2 ft. high. In damp sandy places, flooded in the rainy 

 season, in Sobato Cabanga Cacalungo, sparingly ; fl. and fr. Feb. 1855. 

 No. 14056. At the grassy shady banks of the river Delamboa, Sobato 

 Bumba ; not yet .fully developed, March 1855. No. 1406. Varzea 

 grande do Coango ; fr. end of May 1856. No. 4646. 



Ambaca. — In damp fields near the hills between Quibinda and Izanga ; 

 fr. Oct. 1855. No. 1404. 



6. C. tridens L. Mant. PI. alt. p. 566 (1771) ; Masters, I.e., p. 264. 

 Native name " Quisanana "or " Quijanana." See Welw. Apont. 



p. 559, under n. 138. The tops of the stems and the leaves are 

 eaten with palm oil by the negroes nearly throughout Angola. 



Golungo Alto. — Frequent in dampish sandy grassy places near 

 Praia de Zamba grande; fl. and fr. Nov. 1857. No. 1400. At the 



