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aequalibus, anticis 2 obovatis, ovatis, suborbiculatis v. oblique triangularibus, non raro 

 inaequilateris et lateraliter appendice instructis, posticis ovatis, subrhombeis, rhombeo- 

 orbicularibus v. semiorbicularibus, omnibus acutis v. apiculatis. Stamina tubi co- 

 rollini basi imae adnata, inferne subrecta, in parte 2 / 5 — V a inferiore et sub antheris 

 libera, caeteruin connata, plane glabra v. apice parce pilosula. Stylus ad basin in- 

 crassatam pilosulus, raro glaber, rectus subrectusve. Capsula 4— 8 mm longa, sub 

 apice 2 — 3 mm diametro. Semina elliptica v. breviter elliptica 0,4 mm longa. 



Habit at in Africa australi. 



Obs. I. In varietate ß speciem propriam agnovissem, nisi specimina a Mund 

 collecta lobis corollinis suborbicularibus, androeceo subincurvo, stigmate sub anthesi 

 parum revoluto, coronula pilorum collect, ad basin antheraruin sita, sed floribus 7 mm 

 longis, stigmate in flore deflorato profunde diviso revolutoque et coronula ex androeceo 

 prodeunte exornata essent. 



Obs. II. Dobrowskia serratifolia et ex descriptione Candolleana et ex icone 

 speciminis originarii (Burchell n.796) a Prof. Oliver delineata et cum Capsula origin. 

 mihi donata a M. debili diversa non est. 



Sectio II. Dobroivskya Urb. 

 (Char. cf. supra.) 



3. Monopsis tenella Urb. perermis, caulibus procumbentibus ad basin 

 radicantibus 20 — 70 cm. longis; foliis alternis, oppositis v. verticillatis, 

 satis nuraerosis v. superioribus subparcis internodia plerumque subae- 

 quantibus, lanceolatis v. anguste lanceolato-linearibus integris v. utroque 

 margine dente solitario serratis; floribus ad apicem caulium v. ad medium 

 quoque 1— parcis interrupte dispositis, longe pedunculatis; calycis tubo 

 breviter obovato-obconico v. turbinato pilis curvato-erectis minute pilo- 

 sulo v. raro patenti-setuloso ; corolla caerulea 10 — 14 mm. longa, petalis 

 anticis cum posticis vix 0,5 mm. longe connatis; Capsula obovato-turbi- 

 nata. 



Lobelia tenella Thunbg. Prodr. 40. 

 Dobrowskya tenella Sond. I. c. p. 549 (cum synon.). 

 Dobroivskya scabra var. ß. Dregeana et y. glabrata Sond. I. c. (cum 

 synon.). 



Caules simplices v. ramosi, glabri v. scabrido-pilosiusculi, striati v. angulati. 

 Folia subsessilia v. sessilia, inferiora rotundata, ovata v. linearia, integra v. utroque 

 margine 1 — 2 serraturis praedita, superiora 0,8 — 2« longa, 1 — 2,5 mm lata acuta v. 

 breviter acuminata in margine calloso v. saepius etiam in facie scabrido-pilosula. 

 Pedunculi interdum folio materno perpaullum adnati 2 — 6 cm longi, minute pilo- 

 suli v. subglabri; prophylla basi v. paullo supra basin pedunculorum, quam fol. caulinum 

 2 — 3-plo breviora anguste linearia v. lineari-subulata Calycis lobi lineares acuti v. 

 lineari-subulati, 3 — 4,5 mm longi corollae V 4- V 3 partem aequantes integri. Corolla 

 dorso densissime brevissimeque pilosula, petalis 2 anticis superne ovato-oblongis v. 

 ellipticis, posticis in parte 73— 2 A snperiore liberis, lobis ovatis v. ovato-triangularibus 

 acutis v. apiculatis. Stamina corollae basi ima adnata, anticum usque supra medium 

 liberum, caetera basi ima connata, dein vix usque ad medium et iterum sub antheris 

 soluta, superne intus et ad margines dense papilloso-pilosa. Stylus manifeste sigmoideo- 

 curvatus; Stigmata saepe usque supra medium soluta et arcte revoluta. 



Jahrbuch I. ic 



