Small diffuse viscid-pubescent herb. Leaves ovate or oblong, incised-
dentate, pinnatifid or dissected, ¼-1 in. long, lower opp., upper alt.
Fl. in upper axils of leaves; calyx 5-partite, minute; cor. ⅙ in. long,
white, tube not dilated, lobes small, 2 smaller; st. 4, included; style
shortly 2-lobed. Caps. ovoid, minute.
Near Wadi Halfa (between Korosko & Derr); Dongola Prov. (Debba); Near
Khartoum Prov.; White Nile Prov. (El Ehs).
638 =Lindenbergia abyssinica= _Hochst._
Glandular-pubescent or pilose perennial. Leaves opp. or upper alt.,
broadly-ovate, cuneate to subcordate, ½ in. long, coarsely crenate-
dentate. Fl. in leafy terminal, secund racemes; cor. ⅔ in. long,
2-lipped, postichous lip 2-lobed, antichous 3-lobed. Caps. ovoid, ⅓ in.,
pubescent.
Red Sea Prov. (Suakin, Erkowit, Khor Tamanib, Wadi Omareg).
639 =Stemodia serrata= _Benth._
Small branched viscid glandular-pubescent herb. Leaves opp. or
verticillate, rather crowded, oblong or lanceolate, up to 2 in. long,
serrate above middle. Fl. crowded in leafy spike-like racemes; bracts 2,
near calyx, which is 5-partite, ¼ in. long; cor. bluish, slightly longer
than calyx, 2-lipped, upper emarginate, lower shortly 3-lobed. Caps. ¼
in. long, 4-furrowed.
Fung Prov. (Fazoghli); White Nile Prov. (J. Arashkol); Nuba Mts. Prov.
(J. Kurun); Upper White Nile Prov. (Kaka woodstation).
640 =Limnophila gratioloides= _R. Br._
Marsh herb, usually 5 in. high. Leaves verticillate and opposite,
submerged leaves in filiform segments, upper gland-dotted, linear to
elliptic-oblong. Fl. axillary on ½ in. long glandular-pubescent
pedicels; calyx 5-partite, glandular, small; cor. white, ab. ⅓ in. long;
st. 4, each pair or only lower pair of anthers cohering. Caps. minute.
White Nile & Upper White Nile Provinces (Debeiker to Hillet Abbas); Bahr
El Ghazal Prov. (Jur Ghattas & mouth of Bahr El Arab).
641 =Moniera calycina= _Hiern._
Gland-dotted glabrous herb, 6-12 in. high. Leaves opp., lanceol. to
ovate, 1¼ in. long, crenate-serrate, solitary; calyx 5-partite, ¼ in.
long, larger in fruit; cor. white, ⅓ in. long, 2-lipped, upper
emarginate, lower deeply 3-lobed. Caps. ⅙ in. long, ellipsoid, gland-
dotted.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo-land: Dukutu).
=M. floribunda= _T. Cooke._
Small gland-dotted scabrid herb. Leaves linear to narrowly oblong, ½-2½
in. long. Fl. axillary, solitary or in pairs; calyx 5-partite, ab. ¼ in.
long; cor. blue or violet with yellow throat, ⅙ in. long, upper lip
emarginate, lower 3-lobed. Caps. ellipsoid, minute.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur Ghattas & Gir in Bongo-land); Mongalla Prov.
(Gameiza woodstation).
=M. punctata= _Skan._
Small glandular-punctate herb; stem quadrangular. Leaves linear or
lin.-lanceolate, sessile, ab. 1 in. long. Fl. axillary, solitary,
subsessile; calyx under ¼ in. long; cor. ⅙ in. long, shape as above.
Caps. globose, minute.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur Aggada & Jur Ghattas).
642 =Dopatrium luteum= _Engl._
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