130 XXVII, CYPERACE, [ Lipocanpha 
with Ascolepis, Dec. 1856 ; and sunny marshes in the presidium, and 
near Quilanga ; Feb. 1857. No. 6774. Marshes at Catete ; Feb. 1857. 
No. 6785 (in part). 
Huiria.—Very plentiful in sandy-clayey fields after a crop of 
Sorghum ; growing with many other Scirpoideze and species of Erio- 
cauion, forming dense cushions ; April and May 1860. No. 6775. 
7. L. multibracteata C. B. Clarke, lc. 
Ascolepis pusilla Ridl., U.c., p. 164 pro parte. 
Huitia.—Plentiful in fields after the Sorghum harvest; end of 
May 1860. No. 6773. 
12. ASCOLEPIS Nees; Benth. & Hook. f. Gen. Pl. iii. p. 1054. 
1. A. protea Welw. in Trans. Linn. Soc. xxvii. p. 75 (1869) ; 
©. B. Clarke in Durand & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afr. v. p. 652. 
Punco Anponco.—Heads a splendid snow-white. In the higher 
rocky somewhat spongy pastures of the presidium near Tunda Quilombo. 
Plentiful in fl. Nov. and Dec. 1856. No. 1667. 
Houiiia.—Plentiful in rather damp rocky pastures, growing with 
Isoetes huillensis and Commelinacez in lofty places at Empalanca. In 
fl. and fr. Feb. and April 1860. No. 1671. Spongy wooded meadows 
near Lopollo ; April 1860. Cox. Carp. 1063. 
Var. f£. bellidiflora Welw., J.c., p. 76; C. B. Clarke, Le. 
Antrolepis leucantha Welw., l.c., p. 77. 
A. leucocephala Welw. Apont. p. 578 (nomen in nota 3). 
Puneo AnpDoNnGo.—Plentiful in rather spongy places among gigantic 
rocks on the heights near Tunda Quilombo in the presidium ; begin- 
ning of Jan. 1857. No.1667). Flowers asplendid snow-white. Very 
plentiful on spongy slopes grown with short herbage at the foot of 
huge rocks, Barrancos de Catete ; in fl. and fr, Jan. and Feb. 1857. 
No. 1668. 
HviiLa.—Heads a splendid snow-white, very elegant. Plentiful in 
rather damp shortly herb-grown pastures between Lopollo and Nene 
on the way to Humpata ; in fl. and fr. May 1860. No. 1672. 
Var. y. santolinoides Welw. in Trans. Linn. Soc., Lc. ; C. B. 
Clarke, fc. 
Antrolepis sulphurea et A. suntolina Welw. Apont. l.c. (nomina). 
Puneo AnDonco.—Heads sulphur-coloured or golden, resembling 
when alive those of species of Santolina. Very plentiful in marshy 
places, and in the spongy slopes and meadows of the presidium, 
especially near Catete ; in fl. Jan. and Feb., in fl. and fr. March 1857. 
No. 1664. Heads yellow. Damp spongy meadows on the river Cuanza 
near Sansamanda ; in fl. and fr. Jan. 1857. No.1665. Flowers sulphur- 
coloured, sometimes rather pale. Very plentiful in wet spongy places 
and spongy short-grassed slopes near the foot of the rocks of the 
presidium ; in fl, and fr. Jan. 1857. No. 1666. Damp pastures of 
the presidium near Catete; in fr, Feb. 1857. Coty. Carp. 1073. 
Marshy meadows at Catete; June 1857. Con. Carp. 1074. Marshy 
meadows on the river Cuije ; March 1857. Con. Carp. 170. 
HuiLua.—Heads bright orange-yellow. Rather rare growing in 
somewhat spongy lofty meadows with species of Disa, at Morro de 
Lopollo at 5300 feet elevation ; and in damp pastures near Lopollo ; 
in fl. Feb. 1860. No. 1673. 
