NEW SPECIES OF ALEPIDEA. 
By Mrs. R. Pott, Botanist of the Transvaal Museum. 
Alepidea jenkinsii Pott , sp. nov. 
Planta glabra, 4-5 dm. alta. Caulis angulatus, foliatus, apicem versus 
paniculato-vel corymboso-ramosus, ramis 2-5-5 cm. longis, bracteatis, 
paten tibus vel adscendentibus. Folia radicalia 4-8, petiolata ; petiolus 
complanatus, basin versus latior 3-4 -5 cm. longus ; lamina 2-4 -5 cm. 
longa, 9-11 mm. lata, oblonga, apice obtusa vel subacuta, basi rotundata, 
margine serrato-setosa, setis remotis ; caulina ovato-lanceolata, acuminata, 
amplexicaulia, auriculata, setis rigidis ; folia ad basin caulis 4 -5-6 -5 cm. 
longa, ad apicem caulis 12 mm. longa. Capitula plurima, 12 mm. diametro. 
Involucri segmenta 10, inaequalia, rigida, acuminata, carinata, alba. 
Calycis-dentes minuti, ovati, acuminati. Styli longi, graciles, acuminati, 
calycis-den tibus majores. Fructus muricatus. 
Plant glabrous, lj-lf ft. high. Stem angular, leafy throughout, but 
leaves getting gradually smaller, paniculately or corymbosely branched 
towards the apex ; branches spreading or ascending, bracteate, 1-2 in. 
long. Radical leaves 4-8, petiolate ; petiole flattened, broadening towards 
the base and clasping the base of the stem, lj-lf in. long ; blade oblong, 
base rounded, apex obtuse or subacute, {-If in. long, in. broad, 
margin serrate-setose, serratures distant. Cauline leaves linear-oblong, 
acuminate, amplexicaul, auriculate, serrate-setose, setae rigid ; lower 
leaves lf-2J in. long, gradually getting smaller, the highest being only 
just J in. long. Involucre J in. in diameter of 10 rigid, unequal, acuminate, 
keeled, white segments. Calyx-teeth minute, ovate, acuminate, Styles 
long, slender, pointed, much exceeding the calyx-teeth. Fruit muricate. 
Transvaal ; Middelb urg ; Jenkins, 9859 in Transvaal Museum Her- 
barium ; flowering November. 
This new species is nearest A. longifolia E. Mey, but the basal leaves 
are shorter and cordate or rounded at the base and the involucres are 
smaller. 
The type is in the herbarium of the Transvaal Museum. 
Alepidea basinuda Pott, sp. nov. 
Caulis erectus 23-46 cm. altus, angulatus, distincte scaberulus, pauce 
foliatus, basin versus nudus, superne corymobosoramosus, ramis paucis, 
adscendentibus, distincte scaberulis, 2 -5-4 -5 cm. longis. Folia radicalia 5-7, 
glabra, rosulata, patentia, petiolata ; petiolus complanatus, 1 -2-1 -9 cm. 
longus lamina elliptica, obtusa vel subacuta, 2 -5-3 -7 cm. longa, 1 -2-1 -9 cm. 
lata, margine dentata vel serrato-setosa ; lamina caulina remota, adscen- 
dentia, glabra, ovato-lanceolata, amplexicaulia, auriculata, dentato-setosa, 
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