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THE GENUS XYSMALOBIUM 865
Scrubby slopes of Lushington Mtn., near Stockenstrom, Dec. 1884,
Sculli/ 169
9. X. angolense, n.sp. Root tuberous. Stem striate, at first very
pubescent, eventually almost glabrous. Leaves elongate-lanceolate,
subhastate at base, slightly glaucous below, margin subrevolute and
denticulate. Peduncles and pedicels shortly hairy. Umbel 6-16-
flowered. Sepals pale yellow (teste Welwitsch), lanceolate-ovate,
subglandular at apex. Petals pink (sordide violacei, Welwitsch),
shorter than the sepals, slightly bearded within, ovate, obtuse,
emarginate, united below to the gynostegium. Corona-scales ovate,
triangular, obtuse. Gynostegium much longer than the anthers
(which distinguishes this species from all others). Leaves 10-16 cm.
long, 2 cm. broad ; petiole 3 mm. Peduncles 2 cm. and pedicels
1-2 cm. long. Sepals 7-8 mm. Flowers 1 cm. in diameter.
Huilla, 14°-1G° lat. austr. : in pascuis humidis de Catumba versus
Ohai, Jan. Febr. 1860, Welwitsch 4171 ! freq. in paludosis juxta
rivulas prope Huilla et Humpata, Welwitsch 4170 !
10. X. iNvoLucRATUM Dcuc. in DC. Prod. viii. 519. — Eastern
Districts and Natal, common. Albany, Macowan 654! Cooper 472!
2736! Ze>iher\ Riet fontein, 25 Oct. 1813, BurchellAUll Kreili's
Country, ;ioH'/c(?r ! Bazija, Nov., alt. 2-2500 ft., Baurm^l Mrs.
Barber 36 ! 83 ! In graminosis clivis montis Carrie, Griqualand
East, Dec, 5000 ft., Tyson Herb. Norm. 546 ! Natal, Inanda,
Wood 364 ! Sanderson 373 ! Gerrard 1801 ! Mooi Eiver, alt. 4000
ft., 28 Dec, Wood 4063 !
11. X. Holubii, n. sp. Root woody, tuberous (secondary roots
also tuberous). Stem finally nearly glabrous, at first crisply hairy.
Leaves rather fleshy, subcylindrical, not scabrid at margin, linearelongate.
Umbels pedunculate, 25-30 flowered. Bracts ligulate.
Sepals not half as long as petals, concave, eventually reflex. Petals
(albido lilacini, Welwitsch) reflex, lanceolate-ovate, subacute. Coronascales
short, peltately affixed, circular at base, with minute alternate
squamellte. Gynostegium narrowest at base of anthers, subcylindrical.
Capsule elongate, fusiform, glabrous. Leaves 10-20 cm.
long, and 3 mm. broad. Peduncles 1 cm. ; pedicels 5-6 mm. long.
Petals 3 mm. long. — Leshumo Valley, Ilohth ! Huilla, in colUbus
dumetosis herbidisque rarior propo Lopollo, Dec. 1859, Welwitsch
4175!
Excluded Species.
X. (jrandifiorum Br. = Pachij^ms fjrandiflorus E. Mey.
The following species are unknown to me :
A'. Ileiideliitidnuin Dene, in DC. Prod. viii. p. 520.
X. sessile Dene., id. p. 519.
X. ! liwjuajorme Harv. MS. ; Journ. Linn. Soc. xiii. 50.
X. prunclloides Turcz. in Bull. Soc. Imp. Nat. Mosc. xxi. 255
(1848).