Stems 2 ft. or more. Leaves opp., lanceolate-ovate, cordate, 2-3½ in.
long. Umbels 4-6 fl., lateral on peduncles up to 6 in. long; cor.
rotate-campanulate, 1 in. diam.; lobes ½ in. long, fringed on one
margin; corona ¼ in. long, winged. Foll. 2.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur Ghattas).
=A. semilunata= _N.E. Br._
Stems 2-5 ft. high. Leaves whorled below, opp. above, linear or
lin.-lanceolate, 4-7 in. long. Umbels lateral on 1 in. long peduncles;
cor. lobes ⅓-½ in. long, reflexed; corona toothed. Foll. half-moon
shaped, 2½-3 in. long, inflated, echinate.
Bahr El Jebel (Madi); Belgian Congo (Niamniam-land: Wando).
=A. flavida= _N.E. Br._
White-tomentose shrub, 3-4 ft. high. Leaves opp., linear, 1½-3 in. long.
Umbels 4-6 fl., lateral. Cor. white (?), lobes reflexed, ¼ in. long,
fringed on one margin; corona dull purple. Foll. ellipsoid, bristly when
young.
Red Sea Prov. (coast, 21° N.L.).
=A. macrantha= _Hochst._
Stem 9-18 in. high. Leaves opp., lin.-lanceolate, acuminate, 3-10 in.
long. Umbels 3-6 fl., lateral and terminal on peduncle 3-11 in. long;
cor. scarlet or yellow, rotate; lobes ½ in. long; corona yellow. Foll.
usually solitary, lanceolate, 3-4 in. long.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land: Ibba River); Mongalla Prov. (Yei
River).
=A. Phillipsiæ= _N.E. Br._
Woody, densely pubescent shrub. Leaves opp., linear, 1½-3½ in. long,
margins very revolute. Umbels lateral, 3-6 fl.; peduncle ½-¾ in. long;
cor. white, deeply-lobed; lobes ¼ in. long, reflexed, fringed on one
margin; corona with 5 falcate teeth. 2 Foll., 2 in. long, lanceolate.
Darfur Prov. (J. Marra, 7,200-9,000 ft.).
453 =Margaretta rosea= _Oliv._
Perennial herb, 12-18 in. high. Leaves opp., linear to lanceolate,
acuminate, 2-5 in. long. Umbels 3-4 in a corymb at top of the stem, and
sometimes one from the node below, each 7-16 fl., on peduncles ½-3 in.
long; cor. lobes ⅙ in. long, erect; corona toothed. Foll. often
solitary, ab. 3 in. long.
Mongalla Prov. (Yei River); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land).
454 =Cynanchum polyanthum= _K. Schum._
Pubescent, fleshy twiner. Leaves opp., ovate, acute, cordate, 2-3½ in.
long; petiole 1-2 in. long. Umbels 10-30 fl., compound, peduncle 1-1½
in. long; cor. lobes ¼ in. long; corona tubular half its length and with
5 entire or bifid teeth. Follicles 2 in. long, glabrous.
Mongalla Prov. (Yei River).
455 =Sarcostemma viminale= _R. Br._
Succulent, almost leafless shrub with switch-like, sometimes twining
shoots. Umbels many-flowered, lateral or terminal, sessile. Fl. small,
greenish-white or yellow; corona double, minute. Foll. 2.,
lin.-lanceolate, 2½-4 in. long.
Nubia (Wadi Tui between Suakin & Berber); Bahr El Ghazal Prov.
(Niamniam-land).
456 =Pentatropis cynanchoides= _R. Br._
Slender twiner. Leaves opp., oblong to ovate, ½-1½ in. long, fleshy.
Umbels 3-6 fl., subaxillary; cor. purplish-green, 5-lobed; lobes linear
from triangular base; corona with acute apex. 2 Foll., lanceolate,
beaked 2-3 in. long.
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