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NOVITATES AFRICANAE 
discus annularis crenulatus ; ovarium conico-convexum, stylis subulatis 
acuminatis, 0-3 cm. longis. 
Cape Province: South-Western Region; Robertson, Miss N. English 
(National Botanic Gardens, No. 23 ) 3 ). 
Described from living plants which grew luxuriantly and flowered 
freely at Kirstenbosch during November and December of 1919. 
M. Wordsworthiae, L. Bolus, M. curvifolio affine, sed ramis elongatis prostratis, 
saepissime reptantibus, petalis pluri-seriatis, staminibus subdiffusis 
differ!. 
Glaberrima, caule abbreviate, ad 3 cm. alta, ramis primo caespitosis, 
dense foliosis, demum elongatis, internodiis ad 4-5 cm. longis; folia 
basi connata, erecto-incurvata, apice recurvata, vel patentia, vel recur- 
vata, semi-teretia, acuta vel acuminata, rubro-apiculata, 1-5 — 2-8 cm. 
longa, 0-3 — 0-5 cm. lata; flores 5-meri solitarii, ad 2-7 cm. diam., 
brevissime pedunculati ; ' calyx turbinatus, segmentis subaequilongis 
ovatis acuminatis, tribus ampliate membranaceo-marginatis; petala 
pluriseriata, interioribus paullo brevioribus, linearia obtusa, e medio 
attenuata, ad 1-1 cm. longa, ad 0-2 cm. lata; staminodia pauciora, 
staminibus aequilongis; stamina numerosa, filamentis medio vel infra 
medium barbatis, antheris luteis; discus annularis crenulatus; ovarium 
valde convexum, stylis subulatis acuminatis, 0-3 cm. longis. 
Cape Province: South-Western Region; Caledon Div., Sir Lowry’s 
Pass, alt. ca. 1500 ft., R. Wordsworth (National Botanic Gardens, 
No. 
Allied to M. curvifolium, Haw. but differs widely in habit of growth, 
the creeping branches elongating considerably, as well as by the petals 
being in several series and the somewhat diffuse stamens. 
Described from specimens which have flowered freely at Kirsten- 
bosch in May, June and even July for the last three years. 
M. Vanzijliae, L. Bolus, glabrum, ramis elongatis reptantibus, internodiis 
1-5 — 6 cm. longis, ramulis abbreviatis confertis, dense foliatis; folia 
patentia vel patenti-erecta, apice incurva, triquetra acuminata viridia, 
inconspicue pellucido-punctata, ad 5-5 cm. (saepius 3 — 4 cm.) longa, 
medio 0-6, infra medium 1 cm., lata; flores solitarii 5-meri, ad 6 cm. 
diam., pedunculati, pedunculis teretibus, 3 — 5 cm. longis; calyx tur- 
binatus, segmentis subaequilongis lanceolatis acutis, tribus membranaceo- 
marginatis, 1 — LI cm. longis; petala 4-seriata linearia acuta, inferne 
gradatim attenuata, saturate aurantiaca, 1 — 2-5 cm. longa, 0-1 — 0-3 cm. 
lata; stamina conferta, filamentis glabris atro-rubris, antheris luteis; 
discus inconspicuissimus; ovarium supra concavum, stylis incurvis, 
globose subulatis, saturate rubro-purpureis, 015 — 0-2 cm. longis; 
capsula globose turbinata, supra convexa, 2-1 cm. longa diametroque. 
