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identification of a Socotran with a south African plant in this genus, which 

 comprises such very local forms. 



This Socotran plant we brought to England living, and it flowered at 

 Kew in June 1881. 



2. K. farinacea, Balf. fil. in Proc. Roy. Soc. Edin. xi. (1882), 512. 



Caulescens glauca caule subtereti saspe procumbente ; foliis obovato-orbicularibus integris 

 sessilibus subfarinaceis ; inflorescentia terminali bipartim corymboso-paniculata compacta; 

 corollas tubo £— f^ poll, longo ; staminibus corollis vix asquilongis ; squamulis linearibus 

 obtusis integris ; carpellis tubo corollse asquilongis. 



Glauca. Caulis erectus v. primum procumbens 6-12-pollicaris transverse rugosus subteres. 

 Folia 1^-2 poll, longa circa 1 poll, lata omnino obovato-orbicularia integra apice obtusa 

 interdum eraarginata sessilia late inserta, juniora farinacea. Inflorescentia terminalis com- 

 pacta corymboso-paniculata rhacbi glauca quadrangulari vix alata ; bracteolas minutas sub- 

 ulatas ; pedicelli \ poll, longi. Calyx ^ poll, longus ad medium 4-fidus, segmentis triangul- 

 aribus incrassatis concavis erectis. Corolla flammea, tubo \ - f 2 poll, longo glabro, 

 limbi lobis oblongis ellipticis £ poll, longis acutis apice brunneo-punctatis. Stamina 

 corolla? vix"a3quilonga. Squamulce lineares apice obtusas et rotundatas integras albas ^ poll, 

 longas. Carpella tubum corollas asquantia glabra angusta ; ovarium \ poll, longum in 

 stylum persistentem gradatim attenuatum. 



Socotra. Common on the limestone plains of the higher parts of the 

 island. B.C.S. n. 521. Schweinf. n. 753. Hunter n. 15. 

 Distrib. Endemic. 

 A distinct species of the upper plains, occupying the crevices rotted in the 

 limestone. It is now growing at Kew. 



3. K. robusta, Balf. fil. in Proc. Roy. Soc. Edin. xi. (1882), 512. 



Caulescens erecta valida glauca ; Eoliis ad apicem caulis crassi aggregatis late insertis spathul- 

 atis magnis integris; floribus in terminales tbyrsoideos paniculos dispositis ; corollas tubo 

 circa 1 poll, longo ; staminum filamentis tubo corollas brevioribus versus apicem abrupte 

 attenuatum ; squamulis latis suborbicularibus integris ; carpellis corollas asquilongis. 



Erecta robusta ramosa pedalis v. sesquipedalis. Caulis validus teres griseus rugosus basi saspe 

 1£ poll. diam. Folia 1£-2| poll, longa 1-1£ poll, lata ad apices ramorum evoluta elliptica 

 v. oblonga obtusa sursum angustata basi in petiolum brevem attenuata glauca marginibus 

 rubescentibus. Inflorescentia terminalis paniculata glauca ; pedicelli £ poll, longi. Calyx 

 4-partitus segmentis acumiaatis £ poll, longis glabris v. sparsim glandulosis. Corolla 

 cinnabarina, tubo 1\ poll, longo angusto subglabro, segmentis \ poll, longis \ poll, latis 

 oblongis cuspidatis. Stamina exserta. Squamulce rotundatas subcrenatas ^ poll, longas. 

 Carpella 1£ poll, longa glabra ; ovarium f poll, longum. 



Socotra. On the plains at the east end of the island only. B.C.S. n. 151. 



Distrib. Endemic. 



A very clearly marked species. Of this one we brought home living speci- 

 mens ; one of these has flowered in the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, 

 and from it our description is taken. 

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