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NOVITATES AFRICANAE 
subinfundibuliformis, glabra, splendide Hava, 27 cm. longa, fauce circa 
075 cm. diam., apice circa 12 cm. diam.; fil amenta dimidio superiore 
parce puberula, interiore carinata, interioribus dentatis, dente lato 
rotundatoque ; ovarium glabrum, 0'4 cm. longum, stylis dimidio 
superiore parce puberulis. 
Cape Province: South-Western Region; Clanwilliam Div. near 
Clanwilliam, P. A. Mader, 2141. 
Allied to 0. Meyeri, Sond. in the § Xanthotrichae, but differs in 
the leaflets not being obovate, in the longer petioles, and in the 
beautiful yellow corolla. 
Mesembrianthemum Wilmaniae, L. Bolus ( Ficoideae-Mesembrieae ). Epa- 
pillosum subacaulescens, radice tuberoso, ramis dense 8 — 10-foliatis, 
foliis basi connatis, 3-quetris acutis, floribus solitariis, brevissime 
pedunculatis, 5-meris, petalis dilute roseis, stylis subulatis setaceo- 
acuminatis. 
Glabrum, radice 1‘5 cm. diam.; folia patenti-erecta, altero sub- 
falcato, carina leviter excentrica, glauco-viridia, apiccin versus rosea, 
ubique dense punctata, punctis parvis, sature viridibus, 3 — 4 cm. longa, 
basi 0’8 — 1 cm. lata, 07 — 0’9 cm. diam.; pedunculus basi 2-bracteatus, 
bracteis 12 cm. longis; calyx clavatus subcompressus, segmentis inter 
se fere aequalibus, lanceolato-subulatis acuminatis, interioribus anguste 
membranaceo-marginatis, 0 - 8 — 1 cm. longis, basi 0 - 4 — 0’6 cm. latis ; 
petala 2 — 3-seriata subaequilonga vel pauca intima breviora, linearia, 
basi paullo attenuata, obtusa, 17 — 19 cm. longa, 0‘2 — 0’25 cm. lata; 
staminodia cum staminibus collecta, apice patentia, acuminata, inferne 
albida, superne straminea, ad 1 cm. longa; stamina 6 — 7-seriata, 
fllamentis omnibus barbatis, 0'4 — 1 cm. longa ; glandulae parvae 
atrovirides ; ovarium convexum 5-lobatum, 0’4 cm. diam.; styli erecti, 
0‘5 cm. longi, basi 075 cm. lati. 
Griqualand West: Kalahari Region; Hay Div., Papkuil, fl. Aug., 
G. L. Lawson. Exact locality uncertain, Maria Wilman. Flowered 
in the National Botanic Gardens, Kirstenbosch, June 1915, No. -yfA 
Epapillose subacaulescent ; root tuberous; branches 8—10-leaved; 
leaves crowded, connate at base, 3-quetrous acute ; flowers solitary, 
very shortly pedunculate, 5-merous ; petals pale rose pink ; styles 
subulate, setaceously acuminate. 
M. opulentum, L. Bolus. Epapillosum caulescens, foliis breviter connatis 
erectis, apice uncinatis, 3-quetris, floribus 3-natis 5-meris, pedunculis 
omnibus bracteatis, calycis segmentis subaequalibus, petalis roseo- 
purpureis, stylis gracilibus. 
Fruticulus glaber, ramis decumbentibus, ramulis floriferis erectis; 
folia conspicue punctata, punctis crebris, 0'5 — 0'6 cm. longa, 02 cm. 
