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PLANTS COLLECTED IN NYASALAND 



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flowered herb with aromatic leaves, 2740 m., Dec. 24, 1930, B. D. Burtt 3046. E. slope 

 of Nyiragongo, Nov. 1937, Lebrun 8735. (See also Burtt 2875 under Uganda, below.) 

 RUANDA-URUNDI: Kisozi, June 19, 1934, Lejeune 170. 



ANGLO-EGYPTIAN SUDAN: Imatong Mountains, Loyoru, frequent on edge of forest, 

 herb 45 cm. high, flowers mauve, 2320 m., Dec. 29, 1935, A. S. Thomas 1781. 



UGANDA: Western Province, Kigezi District: Muhavura, W. face, straggling herb in 

 grass, flowers pink, 2290 m., without date, Eggeling 1039. Mount Mgahinga, common in 

 bamboo zone, usually near bushes, aromatic spreading and ascending herb 30-60 cm. high, 

 flowers blue, 2440-2740 m., Oct. 22, 1929, Snowden 1575; ibid., drier parts of swampy 

 meadow, frequent, shrubby, 60 cm. high, flowers deep mauve, 2130 m., Dec. 19, 1933, A. 

 S. Thomas 1063. Behungi, in bamboo zone, frequent, aromatic undershrub, prostrate, or 

 woody stems ascending to 60 cm., lilac flowers in whorls, 2440 m., Dec. 23, 1933, A. S. 

 Thomas 1181. "Summit," mountain road, Kigezi, in Bamboo zone, nearly prostrate herb, 

 very fragrant, flower purplish, 2440 m., June 4, 1938, Tothill 2741. Kachwekano, short 

 grassland, herb 30 cm. high, with purple flowers, 2130 m., May 1939, Purseglove 710; 

 ibid., in permanent pasture, herb 22-35 cm. high, flowers pink, very aromatic, native name 

 (Lukiga) ejoji, 2130 m., May 1949, Purseglove 2827. ? Kigezi District or Belgian Congo: 

 Gahinga Volcano, on exposed lava outcrop, local, pink flowered herb, 3200 m., Dec. 10, 

 1930, B. D. Burtt 2875. Eastern Province, Mbale District: Mount Elgon, short grass by 

 roadside, aromatic herb 30 cm. or more high, with blue flowers, 2440-3050 m., Oct. 21, 

 1916, Snowden 435 (Herb. Kew., Herb. Mus. Brit.); ibid., Butandiga, in thickets, flowers 

 pink, 2130 m., Jan. 1918, Dummer 3698; ibid., Bulambuli, in bamboo zone, semi-procumbent 

 herb 60-90 cm. high, flowers purple, aromatic, 2740 m., Nov. 12, 1933, Tothill 2392; ibid., 

 edge of forest among short grass, 60 cm. high, flowers purple, 2740 m., Aug. 1934, P. M. 

 Synge S. 1093 (Herb. Mus. Brit.); ibid., Gabaralome, in heather zone, very common herb, 

 flowers mauve, 3170 m., Dec. 14, 1938, A S. Thomas 2687. Without locality, R. Fyffe 

 16/15. 



KENYA COLONY: Rift Valley Province, Ravine District: Two days march from Eldama, 

 1898, A; Whyte Ml. Nakuru District: Grown at Scott Labs, from root from Molo, in open 

 woodland and light bush country, 2440 m., Sept. 7, 1932, V. A. Beckley 2009. ? Rift 

 Valley Province, Naivasha District; or Central Province, Fort Hall District: Aberdare 

 Mountains, 1905, Sir Evan James s. n. Kinangop, W. Aberdares, growing in scrub, pro- 

 cumbent herb to 15 cm., flowers purplish, Dec. 1929, /. R. Dale 2157 (TYPUS speciei in 

 Herb. Kew.); ibid., in and on edge of forest, leaves aromatic, calyx dark purple, flowers 

 pale purple, 2440 m., Dec. 20, 1930, Miss E. R. Napier 621; ibid., in shade of forest, herb 

 with rather trailing habit, flowers pale purple, aromatic, 2440 m., Dec. 21, 1930, Miss E. 

 R. Napier 639; ibid., in grassland and on edge of forest, herb about 60 cm. high, flowers 

 pinky-mauve, aromatic, 2440 m., Dec. 28, 1930, Miss E. R. Napier 708; ibid., crevices 

 among rocks above river, up to 45 cm. high, aromatic, thyme-scented, flowers pink-mauve, 

 2680-2710 m., Apr. 1938, Chandler 2225. ? Rift Valley Province, Trans-Nzoia District; 

 or Nyanza Province, North Kavirondo District: Mount Elgon, flowers purple, 2440 m., Oct.- 

 Nov. 1930, Lugard 40 (Herb. Kew., Herb. Mus. Brit.). ? Rift Valley Province, Nandi Dis- 

 trict; or Nyanza Province, North Kavirondo District: Nandi District, 1898, A. Whyte C. 

 Second day from Nandi, 1898, A. Whyte D3. Central Province, ? District: Mount Kenya, 

 2440 m., Feb. 1914, G. St. J. Orde Browne s.n. (Herb. Mus. Brit.); ibid., 1899, H. J. 

 Mackinder s.n. (Herb. Mus. Brit.); ibid., in forest with bamboo and trees, 3050 m., Oct. 

 1927, W. Lyne Watt 1153. Central Province, Kiambu District: Limuru, aromatic herb 30-60 

 cm. high, flowers purple, 2130 m., June 5, 1918, Snowden 565 (Herb. Kew., Herb. Mus. 

 Brit.); ibid., in grass and bushland, to 60 cm., flowers rose, 2130 m., Feb. 1915, Dummer 

 1652 (Herb. Kew., Herb. Mus. Brit.). Nyanza Province, Kericho District: Sotik, 1889, F. 

 J. Jackson s.n. (Herb. Mus. Brit.); ibid., 1830 m., Oct. 31, 1932. /. McDonald 2015. Masai 

 Province, Naivasha District: mau Forest, 1889, E. J. Jackson s.n. (Herb. Mus. Brit.). 

 ? Province and District: Without locality, Feb. 2, 1907, H. Powell 57; E. A. Meams 2331 

 (Herb. Mus. Brit.); 1980-3050 m., herb, common on Aberdares and Kenia, E. Battiscomhe 

 550. 



TANGANYIKA TERRITORY: Northern Province, Moshi District: Above Marangu, 3200 

 m., Oct. 1893, Volkens 1172 (Herb. Mus. Brit.). Bismarck Hill, Marangu, Kilimanjaro, 2000 

 m., Jan. 1, 1913, Grote 3924. Kilimanjaro, Maschame, 1520-1830 m., Aug. 1925, Haarer 

 11/20/34 (2); ibid., above Rongai, Kimengalia stream, on grassy slope above upper scrub- 

 forest, growing in thick grass, small herb, flowers mauve, 2440 m., Dec. 1, 1932, C. G. 

 Rogers 158 (Herb. Kew., Herb. Mus. Brit.); ibid., S.E. side, 2800 m., Jan. 13, 1934, 

 Schlieben 4543b (Herb. Mus. Brit.); ibid., Bismarck Hill, among grasses in semi-shaded 

 places in Philippia excelsa-Hagenia abyssinica woodland on rocks in mountain ravines 

 at higher altitudes, range 2440-3350 m., a perennial mat-plant with purple flowers and 



