APOCYNACE^ AND PRIMULACEJE 



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florihus folia sujjerantihiis in axillis singulis, cahjce piiberuloy 

 corolla ultra f lohata glabra, coronce suhsimplicis squamis in* 

 teriorihus lanceolatis staminum dorso adnatis et ibi plica in- 

 cumhentihus basi 2ttrinque dente rectangulo {squamis coronce 

 exterioribus) appendiculatis, antlieris apice obtiisis incrassatis. 

 Kikuyu District, near the base of Kenia, 5,200-6,500 feet. 



Apocynace^ 



99. Acokanthera Schimperi (Hochst.). Btli. et Hook. 



Ngongo Bagas, 6,250 feet. A so-called ' Morio ' tree, whose 

 inspissated sap is 

 used for poisoning 

 arrow-heads. The 

 tree has a spheri- 

 cally shaped crown 

 of leaves, and weeds 

 will not grow be- 

 neath it. The blos- 

 soms have an ex- 

 ceedingly agree- 

 able, aromatic 

 scent. The poison 

 is identical with 

 the Wabaio of the 

 Somal, which is 

 prepared partly 

 from another closely 

 related species {A. 

 Oicabaio), and partly from this. 

 100. Adenium Speciosum, Fzl. 



Growing on bare rock on the route from Lake Kudolf to 

 Lake Stefanie, and on Mount Nyiro. 



BLOSSOM AND LEAF OF 

 THE ' ADENIUM SPECIO- 

 SUM.' NATURAL SIZE. 



G. S. 



Primulace^ 



101. Lysimachia Quartiniana, A. Kich. 



Ndoro, Northern Kikuyu, 6,350 feet. 



