NOVITATES AFRICANAE 
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Cape Province: South-Western Region; Worcester, Dorothy van Zijl 
(Bolus Herbarium, No. 17141). 
Described from plants which dowered freely during the spring of 
1920 and 1921 in Mrs Dorothy van Zijl’s garden, Claremont, near Cape 
Town. 
The dowers of this species are among the most richly coloured known 
to me. The deep orange-red of the petals has the glow of burnished 
copper, and the dark red dlaments and yellow anthers enhance the 
brilliancy. 
M. brakdamense, L. Bolus, M. sessili affine, ut videtur, sed caule decumbente, 
ramulis 2 — 4 foliatis. foliis longioribus, supra haud concavis, differt. 
Fruticulus rigidus glaberrimus ramosissimus, ramis ramuliscjue de- 
cumbentibus confertis, ad 23 cm. longis vel ultra, 0-6 cm. diam., 
ultimis brevissimis 2-folia tis vel, 2 foliis junioribus additis, 4-foliatis; 
folia connata per dimidium longitudinis, medio subteretia, apicem 
versus triquetra, apiculata, supra plana vel subconvexa, viridia, 
saturate viridi-punctata, ad 0-7 cm. longa, medio 0-4 cm. lata, 0-5 cm. 
diam. ; flores solitarii 5-meri, ad T3 cm. diam., pedunculis ad 0-3 cm. 
longis; calyx turbinatus, segmentis inter se subaequilongis, ovatis, vix 
0-4 cm. longis, tribus membranaceo-marginatis apiculatis; petala I 
2-seriata subaequilonga linearia, apicem versus vix ampliata, obtusa vel 
subacuta, roseo-purpurea, ad 0-5 cm. longa; staminodia staminaque 
conferta, filamentis albis, interioribus medio dense barbatis, 0-2 cm. 
longis, exterioribus infra medium barbatis, 0-3 cm. longis, antheris 
luteis; discus annularis crenulatus; ovarium supra convexum, stylis 
subrdatis acuminatis, 0- 1 cm. longis. 
Brakdam, N. S. Pillans, 5757. 
This appears to be near M. sessile, Thunb., unknown to me except 
from the description given by Sonder in the Flora Capensis. The longer 
leaves which are not concave above and which are usually in solitary 
pairs on the ultimate branchlets, and the decumbent stems (or branches) 
distinguish this species. 
Described from specimens which flowered in Mr N. b. Pillans 
garden, Rosebank, June 1921. 
M. amicorum, L. Bolus (§ Tumidula), epapulosum glaberrimum, 30 40 cm. 
altum ; rami ramulique adscendentes, 0-5 cm. diam. vel ultra, internodiis 
0-6 — 1-5 cm. longis; folia fere erecta, vel unum paris incurvum, connata 
per 0-3 — 0-4 cm., fere teretia, supra plana, acuta apiculata, basi levitei 
angustata, glauco-viridia, saepe purpurascentia, 2-5 4 cm. longa, 
medio 0-5 cm. lata, 0-7 cm. diam.; flores bi-ternati 5-meri, ad l - 5 cm. 
diam., odorati, pedunculis 1 — 1-5 cm. longis, omnibus supra medium 
2-bracteatis ; calyx globose turbinatus, segmentis inter se subaequilongis, 
