Contributions to the African Flora. 
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A very curious and interesting little plant which does not fit well into 
any of the existing sections. It has the two leaves with the solitary 
central flower of the § Sphaeroidea, but the leaves do not form fleshy 
corpuscula. Connate at base and for about half or a little more of their 
length on one side, on the other side they are free and spread out in a 
fan-like manner at the apex, embracing the sessile flower at the base. 
Plate XXI. A, fig. 1, flower; 2, gynsecium ; 3, pair of leaves viewed 
dorsally ; 4, the same viewed laterally. 
M. DiVERGENS, Kensit, n. sp. (§ 2 Subquadrifolia). 
M. foliis patentihus vaginato-connatis ohtusissimis ; florihus solitariis 
hreviter pedwiculatis ; fetalis imrpureis ; stylis 6 linearihus longe 
acuminatis. 
Herba subacaulescens ramosa ad 7 cm. alta ; rami breves saepissime 
4-foliati ; folia divergentia vaginato-connata triquetra oblonga obtusissima 
integerrima epunctata viridia 3 '5-5 cm. longa, 1-1*2 cm. crassa (ab angulo 
lateral! ad angulum carinalem metiente) : flores solitarii breviter pedun- 
culati, pedunculis 2-bracteatis 1"8 cm. longis ; calyx in pedunculum 
attenuatus, segmentis oblongis obtusis inter se subsequalibus 1 cm. longis ; 
petala 2-seriata linearia basin versus angustata apice emarginata inter se 
subsequilonga purpurea 3 cm. longa, 0-2 cm. lata ; stamina omnia fertilia, 
filamentis albis 0'5-0"7 cm. longis ; ovarium supra convexum 0*5 cm. 
diam., stylis 6 linearibus longe acuminatis ultra stamina exsertis 0*8 cm. 
longis. 
Hab. : Cape Colony, Matjesfontein, fl. July, N. S. Pillans, 949 ! (in « 
herb. Bolus). 
This is near M. brevipes, Schltr., but differs in having triquetrous 
leaves which are usually shorter than in that species, longer calyx 
segments, longer petals, and slender styles exceeding the stamens. 
M. INTEUSUM, Kensit, n. sp. (§ 2 Subquadrifoha). 
M. e basi ramulosum ; ramis brevibus 2-4:-foliatis ; foliis basi connatis 
turgido-triquetris obtusis ; floribus solitariis pedunculatis pedunculis ad 
4 cm. longis ; calyce basi leviter intruso ; petalis purpureis ; ovario supra 
semi-globosum ; stylis 5 subulatis erectis. 
Herba humilis 6-7 cm. alta e basi ramulosa ; rami robusti breves 
vaginis foliorum delapsorum onusfci, ramulis 2-4-foliatis ; folia basi connata 
turgido-triquetra obtusa integerrima vel rarius apice leviter 2-loba sub- 
glauca vel viridia transverse tenuiter albo-lineata insequalia ad 5*5 cm. 
longa, 0"9 cm. diam. ; flores solitarii ad 4 cm. diam. pedunculati, pedunculis 
gracilibus teretibus basi 2-bracteatis ad 4 cm. longis ; calyx basi truncatus 
leviter intrususque politus 0*8 cm. diam., segmentis subovatis inter se 
subaequalibus ca 0*6 cm. longis ; petala 1-seriata subobtusa purpurea 
