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Lachnopylis oppositifolia Hochst. Flora 26: 77. 1843; C. A, Sm. Kew Bull. 1930: 

 24. 1930. 



Nuxia dentata R. Br. ex Benth. in DC, Prodr. 10: 435. 1846; Bale, in Thiselton-Dyer, 

 Fl. Trop. Afr. 4 1 : 513. 1903. 



Cholo District: Nswadzi River, on river flood-banks, tree 4-6 m. high, flowers 

 white, native name (Chinyanja) Nsambi, 840 m., Sept. 27, 1946, 17850. Wide- 

 spread in the eastern side of tropical Africa, extending south to Natal and 

 Zululand. 



Lachnopylis cf. goetzeana (Gilg) Greenw. ex Burtt Davy, Check-Lists For. Trees 

 & Shrubs Brit. Emp. 5 1 : (Tanganyika Terr.): 112. 1940. 

 Nuxia goetzeana Gilg, Bot. Jahrb, 30: 375. 1901; Bak. in Thiselton-Dyer, Fl. Trop. 

 Afr. 4 1 : 514. 1903. 



Mlanje District: Mlanje Mountain; Luchenya Plateau, frequent on edges of 

 primary forest, tree up to 10 m, high, leaves smooth, shining, somewhat convex, 

 flowers white, 1890 m., July 8, 1946, 16733. 



L. goetzeana has been recorded before only from Tanganyika Territory, and 

 if this determination is correct will be new to Nyasaland; but the genus requires 

 revision, and the determination must be accordingly taken only with a good deal 

 of caution. Further, it must be decided whether L. goetzeana is a southern variant 

 of L. congesta (R. Br. ex Fresen.) C, A. Sm. or a distinct species. Some material 

 of L. congesta will no doubt come here, but accurate and final naming is at pres- 

 ent scarcely possible. 



Lachnopylis sambesina (Gilg) C. A. Sm. Kew Bull. 1930: 17. 1930. 



Nuxia sambesina Gilg in Engl. Pflanzenw. Ost-Afr. C: 312. 1895; Bak, in Thiselton- 

 Dyer, Fl. Trop. Afr. 4 1 : 514. 1903. 



Zomba District: Zomba Plateau, several trees in a relic clump of rain-forest, 

 tree 8 m. high and 30 cm, in diameter at breast-height, leaves pale brownish- 

 floccose beneath, convex, flower-buds only, 1820 m., May 31, 1946, 16143. Nya- 

 saland and S. Rhodesia (and ? Tanganyika Territory). 



Lachnopylis viscosa (Gibbs) C. A. Sm. Kew Bull. 1930: 17. 1930. 

 Nuxia viscosa Gibbs, Jour. Linn. Soc. Bot. 37: 454. 1906. 



Kota-kota District: Nchisi Mountain, plentiful in rain-forest, tree to 20 m. high 

 and 50-60 cm. in diameter, trunk deeply fluted, in bud only, 1650 m., July 30, 

 1946, 17061; ibid., frequent in rain-forest, tree up to about 25 m. high and up to 

 about 50 cm. in diameter at breast-height, flowers white, 1500 m., Sept. 11, 1946, 

 17618. S. (and ? N ) Rhodesia; now new to Nyasaland. 



Buddleja salviifolia (L.) Lam. Encyc 1: 513. 1785; Bak. in Thiselton-Dyer, Fl. 

 Trop. Afr. 4 l : 516. 1903; Marquand, Kew Bull. 1930: 198. 1930. 



Lantana salviifolia ("salvifolia") L. Syst. Nat. ed. 10. 2: 1116. 1759. 



Mlanje District: Mlanje Mountain; Luchenya Plateau, amongst rocks in grass- 

 land, not common, shrub 1.5-2 m. high, leaves dull pale green above, grey be- 

 neath, flowers purple, very fragrant, 2150 m., July 3, 1946, 16646; ibid., plentiful 

 in forest regrowth, shrub 3-6 m. high, leaves rugose, grey beneath, branches 

 erect, flowers lilac-coloured, fragrant, 1750 m., July 5, 1946, 16665. North Nyasa 

 District: Nyika Plateau, frequent on forest edges and in second-growths, tree or 

 shrub up to 8 m. tall, leaves p'ale green above, grey beneath, flowers pale lilac, 

 very fragrant, 2440 m., Aug. 11, 1946, 17166. Uganda to South Africa. 



