10. 
introrsim crasso-apiculatis dorso valde convexis ventro planis rae Rem 
ffi in ibusque ad apices alato-dentatis, antheris membranis inflexis late 
ovatis obtusis vel subacutis terminatis, stylo spe late — pentagono 
centro depresso. 
Habitat —East Tropical Aftica: Blantyre, Buchanan 43; ena ands 
Buchanan 603; Manganja Hills, Kirk; Esvamho,: S. of: Lako. -Tan- 
ganyika, . Dansbh 62. 
- Caulis ultra pedem altus, 11-3 lin. crassus: Foliorum inetsale 3-4 lin. 
longi, lamine 2-34 poll.longz, 3-14 poll. late. Peduneuli 0-10 lin. 
i 21—4 lin. longa. j 
81—41 lin. longa, 2 lin. lata. Corolle lobi 10-13 lin. longi, Skal lin. 
lati. Corene lobi 13-2 lin. longi. Staminwm columna 3 lin. 
This is similar to X. spathulatum, Schum. in general appearance, but 
the flowers are larger, the coronal lobes reach to the top of the ohkim or 
slightly — it and are different in form. 
162. Asclepias amabilis, N. E. Brown [ Ascl iuel caule gracili 
erecto simplici sparse puberule vel subglabro, foliis erectis sessilibus 
vel subsessilibus linearibus acutis. margin ibis revolutis -scaberulis, 
umbellis 2-9 pedaneulatis 5-6 floris, pedunculis pedicellisque unifariam 
late ovatis acutis extùs minute et parse puberulis pallide v e intus 
glabris albidis, ‘corona j^" Tobis" udo ^ m colu æ basin 
exortis et columnae apicem singes tentato ect pr 
cum dentibus parvis erectis ad angulos interiores intus dits 
basi truncatis, antheris membranis inflexis ovatis obtusis terminatis, 
stylo apiee depresso-truncato pentagono. 
Habitat.—East tropical Africa, Fwambo, S. of Lake Tanganyika, 
Carson, 35, 55. 
Caulis 1-13 ped. altus, 3—1 lin. s Folia 13-3 poll. longa, 
lin. Pedunculi 1-21 pur ongi. Bractee 2-3 lin. longs. 
Pedicelli 8-12 lin. longi. Sepa ei lin, longa. aigi UN lin. 
diam., lobis 4—44 lin. longis, 5i Tu atis. Corone lobi 1j lin. longi. 
ng» 
Staminum columna, 14 lin. lon 
63. Tachiadenus continentalis, Baker |Gentianes] ; herbaceus, 
enis glaber, caulibus gracilibus erectis simplicibus vel fureatis, foliis 
oppositis sessilibus parvis ascendentibus lanceolatis vel oblongo-lan- 
ceolatis, calycis segmentis oblongo-lanceolatis acuminatis dorso carinatis, 
corolla albidz tubo eylindrico calyce 2-3-plo longiori, limbi lobis ovatis 
valde votó genitalibus in tubo inclusis, staminibus supra medium 
tubi inse 
psc are Lake 'Tanganyika, .4. Carson (33 of 1894 
collection). 
Caulis pedalis et ultra. Folia hd Hin lata. Calyx 6-9 lin. longus. 
e meg expansus 2 poll, dia 
his fine genus, hitherto s mE to be confined to Madagascar, 
| to t p Continental flora, Nearly allied to 7, Miu Griseb, 
“164. Ipomea( (Orthi : ik ker [Convoliulaces]; ; 
erennis - caulibus - Subrectis ! pübsecotibus [s breviter peti tiolatis 
is integris facie viridibus pilis p eis longis“ 
