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BOTANY OF SOCOTRA. 



List of endemic species in the phanerogamic flora of Socotra — continued. 



Remarks, Affinities, &e. 



Acantiiack.'E — continual. 

 Trichocalyx obovatus, Balf. fil., 

 ,, orbiculatus, Balf. fil., 



Anisotes diversifolius, Balf fil., 



Rhinacanthus scoparins, Balf. fil. 

 150 Anca/anthus paiicifolius, Balf. fil., . 



Eobolinm striatum, Balf. fil., . 



Dicliptera effusa, Balf. fil. 

 ,, ovata, Balf. fil. 

 Hypoestes pubescens, Balf. fil. 



Selagine.*. 

 Cockburnia socotrana, Balf. fil., 



VERBENACEiB. 



Ucelocarpus socotranus, Balf. fil., 

 Olerodemlron galeatum, Balf. fil., 

 ,, leucopliloeum, Balf. fil. 



Labiate. 



Orthosiplion ferrugineus, Balf. fil., . 

 1G0 Lavandula Nimmoi, Bcnth., 

 Leueas virgata, Balf. fil. 

 Lasiocarys spiculifolia, Balf. fil. 

 flagellifera, Balf. fil. 



Teucrium prostratum, Balf. fil., 



,, petiolare, Balf. fil., . 



Genus Anomalum. 

 Wellstedia socotrana, Balf. fil., 



Illecebracfjb. 

 Haya obovata, Balf. fil. , 



Lochia bracteata, Balf. fil., 



Amarantace^. 



Aerua microphylla, Moq. 

 ]70 ,, revoluta, Balf. fil. 



Thyme l«ace«. 

 Lasiosiphon socotranus, Balf. fil. , 



Santalace*. 

 Osyris pendula, Balf. fil., 



Eui'IIORBIAt'E*. 



Euphorbia leptoclada, Balf. fil. 

 ,, socotrana, Balf. fil. 



,, obcordata, Balf. fil. , 



,, Schweiufurthii, Balf. fil. 

 ,, oblanceolata, Balf. fil. 



„ arbuscula, Balf. fil., 



v Near Justicia. 



i Two other species known — one Arabian, the other east tropical 

 \ African. The Socotran species has also a distinct variety. 



With some American affinities. 

 I Only one other species known, which is widely dispersed in tropical 

 I Asia and Africa, The Socotran species has also a distinct variety. 



Allied to the Mediterranean Globularia. 



With strong south American affinities. 



Allied to the African C. myr icoides and C. pilosus, Benth. and Hook. 



Perhaps allied to 0. somalensis, Vatke, a Somali-land plant. 

 Allied to the Aden L. setifera, T. Anders. 



/Allied to T. Polium, Linn., a plant of Mediterranean and Oriental 

 I regions. 

 Has alliance with T. luxifolium, Schrcb., a south Spain plant. 



Quite aberrant genus. Allied to Verbenacese or Boraginese. 



Annual. Allied to the monotypic Tlleccbruin of Europe and north 

 Africa. 

 f Allied to Gymnocarpos, a monotypic genus, reaching from Canary 

 \ Islands to Scindh. 



Differs markedly from generic type. 



Has curious dimorphism in staminate flowers. 



Allied to E. cuneata, Vahl from Arabia. 



( Allied to the Canary Island E. aphylla, Brouss. We have referred 

 I another form to this as a variety. Possibly it is a distinct species. 



